A man cleaning out a house in southern Austria made a jarring discovery: a live Second World War hand grenade with the pin removed and replaced with a piece of wire.

Two men were found dead today in southern Austria, and police said they apparently froze to death in the cold weather.

Continuing heavy snow fall in Austria’s Alpine regions raised the risk of avalanches today and prompted urgent safety warnings to hikers and skiers to avoid the areas deemed most prone to snow slides.

SWISS authorities began evacuating parts of the small town of Brienz yesterday, as the death toll from flooding in Europe rose to 43.

Swiss authorities started to evacuate parts of the small Alpine town of Brienz today, as the death toll from flooding in Europe rose to 43.

DNA tests released yesterday showed that a couple detained on suspicion of murder were most likely the parents of at least three of four murdered children found at an apartment complex in southern Austria.

DNA tests released today showed a couple detained on suspicion of murder were most likely the parents of at least three of four murdered children found at an apartment complex in southern Austria.

Authorities have revealed the long-time partner of a Graz suspect is the father of two infants found in a freezer in southern Austria.

Mourners today laid flowers and lit candles at an apartment complex in southern Austria where police found four dead babies – two stuffed in a freezer and two sealed in concrete-filled buckets.

THE bodies of four slain infants have been found at an apartment complex in southern Austria.

Snow fell throughout Austria overnight causing disruptions on major roads and knocking out power to thousands of people.

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Heavy snowfalls have been blamed after two British school buses crashed in Austria.