The great-granddaughter of Richard Wagner, Hitler's favourite composer, has vowed to investigate her family's links with the Nazis in a move that could be bitterly opposed by other members of the dynasty.

Katharina Wagner, 31, an opera stage director, feels she has a duty to do what previous generations have avoided. "When I was growing up, I was repeatedly confronted with this topic," she said. "Was my grandmother Hitler's lover? To what extent was my father embroiled with Hitler? No one in the family ever spoke about it. If my sister and I don't ask the questions, who then will?"

Helsinki Help guides Kirsi Kalliomäki and Maaria Laurila said that the holiday weekend, and the way that Midsummer is celebrated came as a surprise to many.

"Many have wondered where all the people are", Kalliomäki said. "People have also asked if the holiday is celebrated indoors", she added. Both said that they ended up explaining the celebration of Midsummer to many foreigners. "We have mentioned summer cabins quite a few times", Kalliomäki laughed.

...sales have fallen steadily to the point where Kodachrome accounted for less than 1 per cent of the company's total sales of still-picture films.

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Daisosho Sen Genshitsu, a celebrated Japanese tea master, is introducing Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and his cabinet members to the world of Japanese tea ceremonies this week.

The entire cabinet will be shocked to learn that popping a Lipton's bag in a mug of cold water and zapping it in the microwave for 2 minutes on high is not the way you do it. Finns know very little about tea drinking. But they are experts in coffee. Consumption is around 11 kilos a head a year - a little over 30 gms a day.

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