Rakovnik, Czech Republic News

Fear not, beer lovers! The Czech hops harvest is expected to plummet by around a quarter this year due to bad weather - but there's plenty of stock to quench the huge thirst both at home and abroad.

For first-time visitors the world-famous KonopiA tA> Chateau or KarlA tejn Castle are natural choices for daytrips outside of Prague but one destination visitors might want to consider is the royal Czech town of RakovnA k, a veritable historic gem found less than 60 kilometres west of the Czech capital.

On Saturday evening, 60 ultra-right extremists gathered in the town of Rakovnik to hold an assembly and march in honor of the memory of a fellow extremist who was murdered three years ago after a falling out with another man at a discotheque.