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Avalanches in the Alps kill nine ahead of school holiday ski season

Heavy snow and 75 mile per hour winds battered the slopes as rescues were carried out this weekend.

6 Feb

Austria: Dramatic footage shows moment skiers were buried by Christmas avalanche

The avalanche, which swept across a ski trail near the town of Zuers, covered 500 metres of the trail near the Trittkopf mountain.

27 Dec 2022

Get jabbed or fined - Austria's controversial call in its fight against Covid

This month it will become the first European country to impose a mandatory vaccination programme for all its citizens aged over 18.

2 Feb 2022

Thousands of festive holidays axed after threat of quarantine for UK travellers

Austria to enter full national lockdown and bring in mandatory vaccinations

Austria orders Covid lockdown for unvaccinated people only

Austria and Netherlands back into lockdown measures as cases rise across Europe

Sebastian Kurz: Austrian leader quits amid corruption probe

Vienna gunman was jailed for trying to travel to Syria and join IS

Vienna terror attack: What do we know so far?

Vienna: At least two dead and several injured in 'terror attack'

Base jumper rescued from cliff in Thailand after getting stuck 200m above ground

Ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz tops exit polls in Austria snap poll

Artist transforms football stadium into lush forest to warn of deforestation

Austria’s chancellor Sebastian Kurz ousted in no-confidence vote