40 Amazing Photos Capture Everyday Life of Germany During WWII.H
Some aspects of life in Germany changed immediately upon the outbreak of war on 1 September 1939; others changed more slowly. Germany did not fully mobilize at first. In fact, it was not until 1943 that Germany focussed its economy…
Brutal Winter of 1978: 35 Amazing Photos of the Blizzard in Northern Germany From December 1978 to January 1979.H
On December 28, 1978, a combination of a low pressure system from the Mediterranean Sea, which brought moisture and mild temperatures, and a high pressure system from Scandinavia, which featured frigid temperatures, collided over the Baltic Sea, unleashing what was…
45 Wonderful Photos That Capture Street Scenes of East Berlin in the 1970s.H
Existed from 1949 to 1990, East Berlin consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors became West Berlin, strongly associated with West Germany, while East Berlin was the de facto capital of…
Few expected Britain to boom but the GDP figures will worry the Treasury.H
Summer slowdown raises questions of whether Reeves’s bleak outlook in the run-up to the budget hindered growth It was hardly surprising that the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, declared herself “not satisfied” with the news that the UK’s GDP expanded by a measly…
‘It’s just not right!’ Question Time audience fury at Labour’s business-clobbering taxes.H
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds blasted over tax rises in the Chancellor’s Budget. Question Time: Audience member berates Labour’s tax policies Labour’s business tax raids have been condemned by a Question Time audience, with one woman telling Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds…
UK economic growth slows to 0.1% as budget jitters and high interest rates take toll.H
Blow to Rachel Reeves as first quarter under Labour shows services and manufacturing struggled in run-up to budget The UK economy slowed to a near-standstill in the third quarter as uncertainty surrounding Labour’s first budget and high interest rates weighed…
Starmer Greenlights £1.8bn Council Tax Hike While Benefiting from One of UK’s Lowest Rates.H
John O’Connell of the Taxpayers’ Alliance said it was “particularly shocking” that politicians including the PM were immune or shielded from such tax rises. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has has slapped households with a…
30 Vintage Black and White Photos Capture Streets of Hamburg in the Early 1970s.H
Heinrich Klaffs began taking pictures in 1970. From 1972 to 1974 he worked as a freelance photographer for a daily newspaper, then became an editor until 2010. From St. Georg to Speicherstadt and Deichstraße, these photographs of the streets of…
31 Stunning Black and White Photos of Europe in the Fifties Through a Soldier’s Lens.H
It all started in December 1954, when the then 22-year old soldier Bill Perlmutter boarded a troopship to Germany, to start his new assignment as a photographer for the U.S. Army. The first images from Perlmutter’s Rolleiflex were taken during…
Keir Starmer twice refuses to rule out rise in employers’ national insurance.H
PM says it was ‘very clear’ in Labour manifesto that government would not raise taxes on working people Keir Starmer has twice refused to rule out a rise in employers’ national insurance contributions in the budget, stressing Labour’s manifesto promise…