German minister of consumer affairs Renate K?nast has ordered Deutsche Bahn to pay damages in future to passengers on seriously delayed trains, reports the taz (in German). The German people have not yet begun, though, to say they need a man who can make the trains run on time.
Euro 2004 - Unsurprisingly, UEFA have turned down the Welsh FA’s bid to have Russia disqualified from the tournament after a player failed a drugs test. Wales may still appeal the decision.
It takes two to sambo - Stefan Geens explains how Swedes reproduce through binge drinking
Stomach cancer rates are dropping across Europe, according to a new study.
No avian influenza in Hamburg, reports wire service AFP (link in German). The woman in question appears to be afflicted with, em, human influenza.
Kafka’s Spam - Chris Lightfoot reports on how easy it isn’t to report spammers under the Communications Privacy Directive
According to CNN International, health authorities in Hamburg are examining two women (one of whom had recently returned from Thailand) for signs of avian influenza. Though the authorities stated it was ‘very unlikely’ that either woman was infected, the news was enough to send shares in Lufthansa down a bit. According to German wire service dpa (link in German), definitive test results are expected some time this evening.
RT? News reports that the European Commission is expected to find tomorrow that Ryanair’s Charleroi airport deal with the Walloon government is illegal. Such arrangements will not be ruled illegal per se, but will be subject to significant limits of scope and time. We shall all have to wait to see what effect the ruling will have on the future of cheap air travel.
The final report of the Hutton Inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly and the dispute between the British Government and the BBC is available to read online.
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