Now playing Next Lifestyle Poo found in an Austrian mine shows we ate blue cheese 2,700 years ago Having analysed the DNA in the preserved excrement, scientists were surprised to find Europeans were making blue cheese nearly 3,000 years ago. 14/10/2021
Now playing Next Austria Alexander Schallenberg replaces Kurz as Austria's new chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigned on Saturday amid a corruption scandal. He has denied any wrongdoing. 11/10/2021
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Now playing Next Austria Austrian leader Kurz battles to stay on amid bribery allegations Sebastian Kurz received the backing of his conservative party but the Greens, a junior partner in the coalition, have questioned his ability to stay on the job. 08/10/2021
Now playing Next Experiences Watch as runners race down the world’s most notorious ski slope The Descent is a 350 metre race down the world’s toughest ski slope in the beautiful Austrian Alps. 07/10/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austria leader allegedly used public cash for positive media coverage Prosecutors confirmed earlier they are investigating Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and nine others in a bribery probe. 06/10/2021
Now playing Next Austria 'More than surprising': Communists win local election in Austria Communist candidate Elke Kahr told reporters that the magnitude of the municipal election result was "more than surprising". 27/09/2021
Now playing Next Austria Trial starts over 'super-spreader' COVID outbreak at Austrian ski town The case is the first of 15 lawsuits filed by plaintiffs from Austria and Germany, accusing the authorities of not responding quickly enough to COVID-19 outbreaks in Ischgl and other resorts in the province of Tyrol. 17/09/2021
Now playing Next Destinations What do you do with a ski resort when there's no snow? When climate change cut the ski season short and visitor numbers dwindled, this tiny Austrian town turned its attention to making the most of the summer. 16/09/2021
Now playing Next Austria The EU promotes the virtues of train travel with the 'Connecting Europe Express' Travelling throughout Europe only by train has its difficulties, but the EU and its members are highlighting the environmental virtues of this form of transport with the 'Connecting Europe Express', a train that is currently crisscrossing the continent. 16/09/2021
Now playing Next Austria Man hid his mother's body in cellar to get her benefits, say police Police said based on the post-mortem no evidence of foul play was found. 10/09/2021
Now playing Next Experiences This European capital is the world's biggest urban vineyard This European capital city produces more wine than any other in the world 08/09/2021
Now playing Next Austria Sebastian Kurz reelcted to People's Party leadership Only three of the 536 delegates voted against Kurz continuing to lead the party. 28/08/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austria's ex-vice chancellor convicted of 'Ibizagate' corruption The former leader of Austria's far-right party has been given a 15-month suspended prison sentence for corruption linked to the Ibizagate scandal. 27/08/2021
Now playing Next musica Benjamin Bernheim stuns at the Salzburg Festival with an intimate recital On stage, the tenor Benjamin Bernheim often incarnates the role of the lover and he remained true to this at his recital at the Salzburg Festival singing songs from Brahms to Britten and praising love to the highest tones. 26/08/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austria's president and chancellor clash over sheltering refugees Opposing views were voiced this week in Austria regarding the refugee crisis. Chancellor Kurz made it clear that he is against accepting additional Afghans whereas president Van der Bellen says "It's the EU's responsibility to provide shelter". 25/08/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austrian chancellor says he's against taking in more Afghan refugees Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said that his country had already taken in enough refugees from Afghanistan. 22/08/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austrian prosecutors charge first suspect over Vienna terror attack Austrian officials have charged a 25-year-old Chechen man with terrorist offenses, linked to the Vienna attack in November. 20/08/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austrian town mulls removing soldiers' memorial after Nazi revelation The western Austrian town of Imst is reportedly planning to remove a memorial to three soldiers who were members of the Waffen SS during World War II. 13/08/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Privacy watchdog files more than 400 complaints related to cookies Online privacy protection NGO Noyb is bringing websites that don’t respect personal data to book over alleged rule breaches. 12/08/2021
Now playing Next no comment Crashed train “Murtalbahn” recovered from River Mur At the border between Salzburg and Styria, the crashed train “Murtalbahn” was recovered from the River Mur on Friday 6 August. At the beginning of July, the train crashed into the rootstock of a fallen tree and derailed. 07/08/2021
Now playing Next Austria Russian convicted for Vienna murder of Chechen blogger The 43-year-old victim, an ex-policeman and YouTube critic of Ramzan Kadyrov’s regime in Chechnya, was shot in the head on an industrial estate last year. 06/08/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austria postpones deportation of Afghan man after ECHR ruling The ECHR considers that an expulsion under the current conditions could constitute a violation by Vienna of the European Convention on Human Rights. 03/08/2021
Now playing Next Austria Seventeen students injured after train derails in Austrian Alps A train carrying dozens of schoolchildren derailed in the Austrian Alps, causing one carriage to fall on its side into a river. 09/07/2021
Now playing Next Austria Former Austrian vice-chancellor faces 'Ibizagate' corruption trial The former vice-chancellor of Austria is facing the start of a corruption trial on Tuesday, two years after the news of the so-called 'Ibizagate' scandal broke. 06/07/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austrian man bitten by neighbour's python while on the toilet An Austrian man was bitten by his neighbour's escaped python while on the toilet at his own home. 05/07/2021