The Local Germany

Candles and music: Germany’s first horse crematorium to give equines worthy farewell

Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:21:02 +0100

After the opening of the €2.5 million facility in southern Germany, animal burial experts have called for pet owners to have the chance to be buried alongside their beloved pets.

Thierse welcomes Swabians after hate mail

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:14:00 +0100

Former Bundestag President Wolfgang Thierse welcomed Swabians to Berlin in a newspaper article on Sunday after being shocked by the incensed reaction to his comments on the city's newcomers - he received over 3,000 hate emails.

Thierse laments Swabian invasion of Berlin

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:09:00 +0100

Long-time Berlin resident and former Bundestag President Wolfgang Thierse is fed up with how Swabians from Germany's southwest act when they move to the German capital, the Berliner Morgenpost reported on Monday.

Dozens hurt in accidents as winter returns

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:03:00 +0100

Slush and ice caused accidents that injured dozens of people across Germany on Wednesday, authorities reported. Meanwhile more snow is expected to accompany a cold front from the west, the German Weather Service (DWD).

Raging storm wallops Germany, leaving one man dead

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:11:00 +0200

A Bavarian man was reported dead and a train conductor in Baden-Württemberg severely injured on Wednesday after severe storms swept through the country overnight.

Arrests and parties mark start of May 1

Fri, 01 May 2009 13:28:00 +0200

Arrests were made in Berlin and Hamburg on Thursday night, as party-goers, rioters and political demonstrators clashed with police ahead of May 1 marches.

Schoolbus crash into river bed injures 26

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:21:00 +0100

Twenty-one children were injured, four of them seriously on Tuesday morning, when their school bus skidded on new snow, turned over and crashed six metres into a river bed in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Roads dangerous with more snow on the way

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:34:00 +0100

Motorists in Germany had to contend with snow and wintry driving conditions on Tuesday morning, as meteorologists forecast up to 40 centimetres of snow in some areas.

Snow causes road mayhem in Hesse

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:11:00 +0100

Snow and ice caused major road mayhem across large swaths of Germany on Thursday – in particular the state of Hesse.

Stormy winter weather causes traffic chaos across Germany

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:24:00 +0100

A cold snap brought snow and traffic problems to parts of Germany on Tuesday, and even more snow is on the way, according to weather service Meteomedia.