Retail sales in Germany declined by an adjusted 3.1% last year compared with 2022, according to an initial estimate from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) published on Friday. Without adjustment for inflation, the decline came in at 2.4%. The d…
Flood alerts and warning issued for Stort, Ash and Cam rivers in Bishop’s Stortford, Hadhams and Uttlesford
Flood alerts for the River Stort in Bishop’s Stortford and Stansted and the River Ash in the Hadhams have been issued after heavy rain overnight – and a more serious flood warning is in place for the Upper Cam from Newport to Littlebury. Just two days …
Pensthorpe in Fakenham submits plans to create ‘Island Walk’ with high bridges and boardwalks
Visitors to a picturesque nature reserve may soon be able to observe the beauty of the park from a new perspective. Pensthorpe in Fakenham is proposing a series of high bridges, decks, walkways, and boardwalks raised into the tree canopies, with vistas…
German economy minister returns home after farmers block island ferry
Robert Habeck, Germany’s vice chancellor and economy minister, finally made it to the German mainland early Friday, hours after angry farmers prevented him from exiting a passenger ferry travelling from a North Sea island. “Mr Habeck arrived home safel…
Phil Spencer breaks down discussing late parents who died in horror car accident
By Aisha Nozari Phil Spencer broke down in tears speaking about his parents’ death in a new interview. Anne Spencer, 82, and her 89-year-old husband Richard died in August when their car careered into a Kent river while they were on their way to a pub …
US runs of out money to help Ukraine
White House representative of the National Security Council John Kirby says that the US has run out of money for new military aid to send to Ukraine and won’t get more unless Congress approves the draft$61bn package . Kirby said that there are no avail…
Angelina Jolie’s brother James Haven is ‘protecting’ her kids after messy Brad Pitt split
By Mollie Quirk Angelina Jolie’s brother James Haven has opened up in a candid way about “protecting” her kids after she split from Brad Pitt. Brad and Angelina, who split in 2016, share six children from their marriage. Their kids include 22-year-old …
Bundeswehr begin deployment to flood district earlier than planned
Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, are beginning their deployment in the flood area in the state of Saxony-Anhalt on Friday, a few days earlier than originally planned. The soldiers are on their way and work will begin by midday at the latest, a s…
Washington Post says Kyrgyzstan “worrisome example of democracy’s global retreat”
By bne IntelIiNews What is unfolding in Kyrgyzstan “offers a worrisome example of democracy’s global retreat and the smothering of press freedom”, The Washington Post’s editorial board wrote on January 4 in an opinion piece. The newspaper cautioned: “C…
German eyewear pioneer Günther Fielmann dies at 84
Günther Fielmann, the businessman who changed the face of the German eyewear trade, has died at the age of 84, the Fielmann Group announced on Friday. Fielmann died in his sleep in the presence of family at his home in Lütjensee in the north-western st…