Place: Austrian Alps

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general

Book review: Nazi horrors replaced by brutal Soviets for piano player

Incarcerated in Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps Zuzana Ruzickova somehow survived and went on to create the complete recordings of her beloved Bach, writes James Lawless.

fashion and beauty

Lend me your ear: How body piercing became a fashion statement

travel

A walk on the wild side in the Austrian Alps

world

Five climbers die in Austrian Alps

motoring

Massive Mercedes GLE will munch up the miles

world

Bionic John strides into a bright mobile future

Skiers in training die in avalanche

Two prospects from the US ski team have been killed in an avalanche while skiing near their European training base in the Austrian Alps.

Mon, 05 Jan, 2015

Last surviving von Trapp family singer dies in Vermont

Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member and second-eldest daughter of the musical family whose escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for The Sound of Music has died. She was 99.

Mon, 24 Feb, 2014

Last surviving member of Trapp Family Singers dies, aged 99

The last surviving member of the famous Trapp Family Singers made famous in The Sound Of Music died this week at her home in the US. Maria von Trapp was 99.

Sun, 23 Feb, 2014

Protect your skin

Bring your body in from the cold this winter with a good cream to protect against dehydration or dryness.

Sun, 18 Nov, 2012

Work, rest, or play the ultimate balancing act

Enough was enough.

Fri, 08 Jun, 2012

No change in Dutch prince's condition

Dutch prince Johan Friso remains in a stable but life-threatening condition five days after he was buried by an avalanche in the Austrian Alps, it was revealed today.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2012

Bavarian Passion play

JOHN GALLIGAN Travel has teamed up with British over 50s operator SAGA Holidays to create a 14-night tour of Europe, which will incorporate a visit to the Oberammergau Passion Play in Bavaria.

Sat, 13 Mar, 2010

Freak weather chaos across Europe

IF you think the weather is bad here – spare a thought for our European neighbours.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2009

Austria: Six hurt in landslide-hotel collapse

Six people were injured, one seriously, when a landslide caused part of a hotel in the Austrian Alps to collapse early today, authorities said.

Mon, 09 Apr, 2007

207 died in Austrian Alps last year

Austria’s mountains claimed 207 lives in 2005, exceeding the yearly average of 189, the national mountain rescue organisation said today.

Sun, 26 Mar, 2006

Prosecutors probe deadly cable car accident

German prosecutors today said they had opened their own criminal investigation into a cable car accident in the Austrian Alps that killed nine German skiers.

Wed, 07 Sep, 2005

Hunter's body found buried in avalanche

The body of one of three hunters missing since an avalanche in the Austrian Alps early last month has been found, it was reported today.

Sun, 20 Mar, 2005

Skier dies in Austrian Alps avalanche

Avalanches killed a skier and seriously injured two others in the Austrian Alps today after experts warned that recent storms have created unstable conditions ripe for more snow slides.

Mon, 20 Dec, 2004

Anger as cable car fire village awaits verdict

Witnesses to a cable car inferno that killed 155 people at a resort high in the Austrian Alps awaited the end of an 18-month-long trial with a mixture of anger and resignation today.

Wed, 18 Feb, 2004

O'Sullivan walks to new world 5,000m record

GILLIAN O'SULLIVAN took Irish race walking to a new level at the national championships on Saturday when she cruised to a new world 5,000m record in 20 mins 02.60 secs, knocking a full 10 seconds off the old mark set by Kerry Saxby-Junna of Australia in Hobart six years ago.

Mon, 15 Jul, 2002

British schoolgirl clinically dead after sledging accident

A British schoolgirl is clinically dead after a sledging accident in the Austrian Alps.

Tue, 20 Feb, 2001

Woman and two rescuers die in avalanches

A woman climber and two men trying to rescue her have been killed in a double avalanche in the Swiss Alps.

Mon, 05 Feb, 2001