https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A €1 million reward for anyone who can prove Bielefeld's nonexistence remains untouched, the western German city has announced. https://www.thelocal.de/20190918/bielefeld-exists-result-of-campaign-to-end-conspirary-announced Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:37:58 +0200 bielefeld-exists-result-of-campaign-to-end-conspirary-announced A 39-year-old man attacked a group of schoolchildren with irritant gas at a train station in North Rhine-Westphalia, telling police he is 'a racist' following his arrest. https://www.thelocal.de/20190912/man-attacks-group-of-schoolchildren-with-tear-gas-in-bielefeld Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:04:58 +0200 man-attacks-group-of-schoolchildren-with-tear-gas-in-bielefeld Bielefeld, in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, is offering the large sum to anyone who can provide proof of its non-existence. https://www.thelocal.de/20190823/why-is-germanys-bielefeld-offering-1-million-to-anyone-who-proves-it-doesnt-exist Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:08:22 +0200 why-is-germanys-bielefeld-offering-1-million-to-anyone-who-proves-it-doesnt-exist An upcoming student-led workshop at the University of Bielefeld in western Germany is giving women a hand with self-satisfaction. https://www.thelocal.de/20180427/uni-in-small-german-city-to-start-teaching-women-how-to-masturbate Fri, 27 Apr 2018 12:24:50 +0200 uni-in-small-german-city-to-start-teaching-women-how-to-masturbate The head of a far-right organization in the western town of Bielefeld was sentenced to half a year in prison on Thursday for calling someone a “cheeky Jewish functionary.” https://www.thelocal.de/20180223/bielefeld-man-given-six-month-jail-term-for-cheeky-jewish-functionary-slur Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:07:48 +0100 bielefeld-man-given-six-month-jail-term-for-cheeky-jewish-functionary-slur Contrary to what internet conspiracies would have you believe, Bielefeld does exist. Trust me, I've been there, and I'm not being paid to write this. https://www.thelocal.de/20170126/5-reasons-to-prove-bielefeld-actually-exists Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:41:41 +0100 5-reasons-to-prove-bielefeld-actually-exists From mind control in the middle of Berlin to mysterious assassinations, Germans have no shortage of unbelievable yet slightly possible conspiracies to wrap your head around. https://www.thelocal.de/20160728/common-german-conspiracy-theories-bielefeld-nazis-barschel-assassination Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:36:59 +0200 common-german-conspiracy-theories-bielefeld-nazis-barschel-assassination Refugee children could soon be learning German with the help of a tiny humanoid robot, thanks to a new project from researchers at the University of Bielefeld. https://www.thelocal.de/20151222/robot-pals-to-teach-refugee-kids-german Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:02:43 +0100 robot-pals-to-teach-refugee-kids-german Shots were fired at the Hertha Berlin team bus on Sunday a day before the Bundesliga side play their German Cup clash at Bielefeld in an incident which overshadowed the first round of matches. https://www.thelocal.de/20150810/gun-attack-against-berlins-hertha-bsc-bus Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:22:03 +0200 gun-attack-against-berlins-hertha-bsc-bus An angry pensioner is being investigated by police after he shot at a group of children who were filching plums from his tree. He hit one, who was admitted to hospital. https://www.thelocal.de/20130809/51325 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:44:00 +0200 51325 Accused NSU terrorist Beate Zschäpe has refused to speak in court, but she has sent a 26-page handwritten letter to a radical right fellow prisoner that could complicate her defence. https://www.thelocal.de/20130615/50319 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0200 50319 A teenager who stabbed an elderly woman to death while wearing a "Justin the Serial Killer" latex horror mask started a ten-year prison term in Germany on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121108/46033 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0100 46033 A German grandpa who raided a bank with a loaded gun was saved from prison by a judge who decided that his motive - to help his sick granddaughter - was honourable. https://www.thelocal.de/20120922/45125 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:36:00 +0200 45125 A teenager who killed an old woman by stabbing her 40 times with a knife was wearing a terrifying horror-film style rubber mask during the attack – and then hid it before calling the emergency services, German police say. https://www.thelocal.de/20120516/42573 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:21:00 +0200 42573 Can you put a robot in the dock? Not yet, but we need to think about it – as artificially intelligent robots step from fantasy into daily life, legal and ethical questions emerge which require answers, says one German legal professor. https://www.thelocal.de/20120503/42327 Thu, 03 May 2012 18:59:00 +0200 42327 Police called to an abandoned car on a main road in the German city of Bielefeld feared the worst when they found the motor running and the keys still in the ignition – but later discovered it had been left there by a couple in the middle of a huge fight. https://www.thelocal.de/20111128/39169 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:55:00 +0100 39169 A woman in Bielefeld has been banned from all city police stations after she took revenge on the department for not returning her romantic interest, a spokesman said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090813/21233 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:01:00 +0200 21233 A retrospective exhibition of Yoko Ono’s art work in Bielefeld has smashed organisers’ expectations and attracted more than 25,000 visitors in two and a half months. https://www.thelocal.de/20081116/15555 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:16:00 +0100 15555