UK energy suppliers to spend £500m to cushion pain of rising bills.H
Exclusive: Government helps to broker deal involving 12 suppliers following winter fuel payment cuts Energy suppliers will spend £500m helping customers with their energy bills this winter, after the government helped broker a deal involving 12 of the biggest companies…
UK’s longest-serving MPs issue joint plea for Commons to reject assisted dying bill.H
Diane Abbott and the Conservative Sir Edward Leigh, mother and father of the House, say law has been rushed Britain’s longest-serving MPs, Labour’s Diane Abbott and the Conservative Sir Edward Leigh, have issued a joint call urging the Commons to reject…
Amazing Photographs Capture Everyday Life in East Berlin in the Mid-1980s.H
The first time Harf Zimmermann visited East Berlin’s Hufelandstrasse neighborhood, he sensed it was unlike any other neighborhood he’d known in East Germany. Linden trees lined the streets, as did many privately-owned shops, an unusual sight in a socialist state….
After the Fall: Haunting Photographs Document the Scene Inside Hitler’s Bunker and the Ruins of Berlin.H
William Vandivert photographed for LIFE from the late 1930s through 1948. In April, 1945, as Russian and German troops fought — savagely, street-by-street — for control of the German capital, it became increasingly clear that the Allies would win the war in…
Pioneering Female Photographer Marianne Breslauer’s Stunning Photography From the 1920s to 1930s.H
Marianne Breslauer (November 20, 1909 – February 7, 2001) was a German photographer, photojournalist and pioneer of street photography. She belonged to a generation of women photographers who managed to take advantage of the freedom afforded them by the Weimar…
Tories warn worst is yet to come as inflation rises after Rachel Reeves’ Budget.H
Inflation has jumped to 2.3% in sharpest increase for two years. Shadow chancellor Mel Stride warned the impact of the Budget would push up inflation. (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves’ budget will hike inflation further amid its sharpest increase for two years, Shadow…
UK sends £7.2bn abroad 40 years after Live Aid – do they know we’re not rich anymore? H
Band Aid was a rare point of light in the 1980s, a decade when Margaret Thatcher, Arthur Scargill, AIDS, crack and the Cold War made everyone more miserable than we remember today. On July 13, 1985, Live Aid briefly brought…
Berlin der 1930er Jahre in zeitlosen Vintage-Fotos.H
Die 1930er Jahre waren eines der turbulentesten Jahrzehnte für Deutschland. Das europäische Land war bereits durch die Schulden aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg gelähmt und sah sich nach den Auswirkungen des Börsencrashs an der Wall Street noch härteren Zeiten gegenüber. Angesichts…
40 Fascinating Photos of Germany in the 1970s.H
Germany is a country in Central Europe. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and…
32+ faszinierende Vintage-Schwarzweißfotos erfassen das Leben in Berlin im Jahr 1970.H
Diese Fotografien von Berlin im Jahr 1970 wurden von Heinrich Klaffs aufgenommen. Damals war Berlin noch durch den Kalten Krieg isoliert und durch die Mauer geteilt, die das Leben in der Stadt prägte. Rückblickend war es fast wie eine Stadt von einem anderen Planeten. Heinrich Klaffs begann 1970 mit dem Fotografieren. Von 1972 bis 1974 arbeitete er als freiberuflicher Fotograf für eine Tageszeitung und wurde dann bis 2010 Redakteur. Für weitere faszinierende Bilder sollten Sie unbedingt seine Flickr-Seite oder Website besuchen.