- 5h ago
Berlin CSD attack: Union demands swift security law reforms, police union urges caution
One week after an Islamist attack at Berlin's Christopher Street Day killed a Polish woman and injured 31, the CDU/CSU Union is pressing for rapid legislative changes, while the police union warns against hasty measures.
- 12h ago
Inga Rumpf turns 80: 'The concert will be a time document,' says German rock pioneer ahead of sold-out Elbphilharmonie show
The singer, who rose from Hamburg's folk scene to perform with B.B. King and the Rolling Stones, will mark her birthday with a sold-out concert at the Elbphilharmonie on 13 September.
- 15h ago
Dieter Hallervorden's CDU campaign tour sparks row over anti-Merz song and Gaza genocide sign
The 90-year-old actor's cabaret performances for Saxony-Anhalt's CDU candidate Sven Schulze drew sharp criticism from the party's federal leadership after he called the defence minister a 'war minister' and displayed a 'Stop the genocide in Gaza' sign.
- yesterday
Police brace for traffic chaos as AfD youth rally and six counter-protests descend on Schwerin
A planned rally by the AfD's youth wing Generation Deutschland with 500 attendees and six counter-demonstrations will disrupt traffic in central Schwerin from around 2 pm, police said.
- 2d ago
Fatal storm hits Saxon Switzerland: one dead, national park closed as Germany battered by severe weather
A 28-year-old man was killed by a falling tree near the Felsenbühne open-air theatre in Rathen on Friday evening as a violent thunderstorm swept through the Saxon Switzerland national park, injuring 13 others and forcing the evacuation of 40 visitors.
- 2d ago
German unemployment tops 3 million in July, Bavaria hits near-20-year high
The Federal Employment Agency reported 3.007 million out of work in July, up 71,000 from June, as seasonal factors and a sluggish economy pushed the rate to 6.4 percent.
- 2d ago
ADAC warns of one of the most congested weekends of the season as all German states begin holidays
With Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg now on break, the first August weekend is expected to bring severe congestion on autobahns heading to the North and Baltic Seas, the Alps, and the Mediterranean.
- 3d ago
Hamburg Pride draws record 300,000 a week after Berlin attack, security doubled
One week after a fatal extremist attack at Berlin's Christopher Street Day, Hamburg's Pride parade drew a record 300,000 participants under doubled police protection, with a minute of silence for the victims.
- 3d ago
Hamburg's new 3,700-tonne Sternbrücke slides onto the street on 1,088 wheels, heading for final placement Thursday
The 108-metre steel structure was shifted 50 metres sideways onto Max-Brauer-Allee on Wednesday, with a further several-hundred-metre road journey to its final site at the Stresemannstrasse crossing scheduled for Thursday.
- 4d ago
Hamburg raises fines for feeding geese to 200 euros and clamps down on littering
Hamburg has sharply increased penalties for environmental offences, including feeding geese on the Alster (now up to 200 euros) and littering with cigarette butts (up to 300 euros), as the city seeks to curb a surge in illegal waste and protect urban green spaces.
- 6d ago
Germany hits 40.5°C in July heatwave peak, three states set monthly records before storms sweep in
Bernburg in Saxony-Anhalt recorded 40.5°C on Thursday, the highest of several 40°C-plus readings across Germany. Three federal states set new July temperature records before thunderstorms, heavy rain and hurricane-force gusts brought a sharp cooldown.
- 6d ago
Merz reshuffles CDU and cabinet: Franziska Hoppermann to become party general secretary, Linnemann moves to health ministry
Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed the current party treasurer to the CDU presidium on Monday, part of a wider personnel package triggered by Jens Spahn's resignation as parliamentary group leader.
- 6d ago
Berlin Pride attack kills one, injures 29; Hamburg reviews security for next week's CSD parade
A car drove into a crowd at Berlin's Christopher Street Day celebrations late Saturday, killing a woman and injuring 29 people. Authorities have classified it as an Islamist terrorist attack, and Hamburg is reviewing security for its own Pride parade next weekend.
- Jul 26
Tschentscher warns federal heating law rollback threatens Hamburg's 2040 climate neutrality target
After Hamburg voters mandated climate neutrality by 2040, mayor Peter Tschentscher says a new federal law allowing fossil-fuel heating puts the earlier target at risk and warns of future cost shocks for tenants.
- Jul 25
66-year-old man stabbed by brother in life-threatening dispute at Hamburg campsite; suspect held on attempted manslaughter
A 65-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stabbing his older brother multiple times at a campground in Hamburg's Ochsenwerder district Friday evening. The victim, 66, underwent emergency surgery and is now stable.
- Jul 25
Hidemasa Morita signs for Hull City on free transfer; Florentino Luís set to join on loan from Burnley
Japanese midfielder Hidemasa Morita, 31, has signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Hull City after leaving Sporting CP on a free transfer. Portuguese midfielder Florentino Luís is also expected to join on loan from Burnley.
- Jul 22
German rental growth loses momentum as Berlin sees first decline in years, Cologne surges 6%
The Kiel Institute's Greix index shows asking rents up just 0.3% in real terms year-on-year, with Berlin posting a 0.8% drop while Cologne jumped 6.0%.
- Jul 21
Peter Lassally, 'Host Whisperer' Producer for Carson and Letterman, Dies at 93
The Holocaust survivor and 'Host Whisperer' behind Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Craig Ferguson died Sunday at 93.
- Jul 21
Northern Germany braces for midweek storms as DWD warns of gale-force gusts along the North and Baltic Sea coasts
After a sunny Tuesday, the German Weather Service forecasts a sharp turn to unsettled conditions with showers, thunderstorms, and gale-force winds striking Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, and Bremen from Wednesday.
- Jul 21
Deutsche Bahn to ban alcohol at all 5,400 stations by mid-October after guard attack
Deutsche Bahn will ban alcohol consumption at all 5,400 German stations by 15 October, prompted by a near-fatal assault on a security guard and rising violent crime.
