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Bild editor steps down over allegations of affairs with employees

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 08:31:30 +0100

The editor-in-chief of German newspaper Bild is stepping down temporarily while he is investigated over several complaints made by women, publisher Axel Springer group said on Saturday.

Germany’s biggest newspaper under fire for publishing fake Russian email story

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:02:57 +0100

Bild newspaper ran a story detailing allegations of cooperation between Russian trolls and the Social Democrat’s youth leader. But a satire magazine revealed on Wednesday that it tricked the tabloid with fake information.

No, 30,000 migrants haven’t disappeared in Germany ‘without a trace’

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 17:40:46 +0100

When Bild reported on Thursday that 30,000 rejected asylum seekers had gone missing without a trace in Germany it was soon picked up in the international media. The only problem? It isn’t true.

No, loads of people haven't just been injured in a tear gas attack at Frankfurt Airport

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 14:38:53 +0200

When German tabloids started excitedly reporting about a tear gas attack in Frankfurt Airport on Monday morning, the story soon got picked up by international media outlets.

Bild appoints ombudsman to deal with fake news complaints

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:48:33 +0100

The Bild newspaper has established the position of an "independent" ombudsman to respond to any complaints or questions their readers may have about facts and sources used in their articles.

Russia tension 'more dangerous than in Cold War'

Sat, 08 Oct 2016 18:07:31 +0200

The mounting tensions between the United States and Russia have created a situation that is "more dangerous" than the Cold War, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in an interview published Saturday.

'EU won't ignore Turkey human rights issues'

Sun, 03 Apr 2016 15:38:51 +0200

European Parliament President Martin Schulz said on Sunday that the EU must make no concessions to Turkey over human rights but voiced confidence in a deal with Ankara to manage the refugee crisis.

Luftwaffe jets grounded at night by software bug

Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:52:37 +0100

Since the beginning of the year the German Luftwaffe (air force) has been taking part in the military conflict with Isis. The only problem? Its jets can’t fly at night.

Bild declares war on internet adblockers

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 10:21:12 +0200

Germany's biggest newspaper Bild shuttered its online service on Tuesday to users who have installed so-called adblocker software.

I'm not scared of polls or my own party: Merkel

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:45:38 +0200

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that she would not be turned from her course in the refugee crisis by headwinds in the polls or rumours of rebellion in her own party, repeating her insistence that Germany can weather the storm.

Football fans show anger at Bild over refugees

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 10:14:24 +0200

Newspaper Bild scored an own goal with Germany's football fans over its "we're helping" refugee campaign, on a weekend when Dortmund maintained their perfect start to the season.

Football club reject Bild's pro-refugee campaign

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:30:03 +0200

FC St. Pauli, Hamburg's second football club have refused to participate in a campaign to help refugees being run by right-wing tabloid Bild.

Bundesliga to wear shirts welcoming refugees

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:14:11 +0200

All 36 teams in Germany's top two leagues will wear "We're helping! #refugeeswelcome" logos on their shirts in this weekend's fixtures to encourage fans to help amidst Europe's immigration crisis.

Axel Springer loser in Financial Times battle

Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:35:27 +0200

German media giant Axel Springer may have lost an epic fight against Japanese rival Nikkei to buy the Financial Times, but it is unlikely to halt the group's ambitious expansion plans.

Video shows 'final moments' of plane crash

Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:13:00 +0200

German tabloid Bild and French magazine Paris Match revealed on Tuesday that their reporters had seen video from inside Germanwings flight 4U9525 in the final moments before the plane crashed. French police later denied that a video has been found.

Germany's Bild tabloid launches online paywall

Tue, 28 May 2013 15:13:00 +0200

Germany's sensationalist Bild daily, the biggest-selling European newspaper, plans to make readers pay for part of its online content from early next month, it said in its Tuesday edition.

Top-selling 'Bild' tabloid to slash staff figures

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:31:00 +0200

Top German tabloid Bild could cut up to 200 jobs at its print edition to make savings worth €20 million, it emerged on Saturday. Planned restructuring could force some print edition staff to accept less favourable conditions.

Westerwelle: North Korea ‘playing with fire’

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:47:00 +0100

Writing in a column for the Bild tabloid, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Saturday he is very concerned about the threat posed by North Korea.

Anti-Bild campaign mars paper's birthday stunt

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:42:00 +0200

Populist newspaper Bild made it into the record books for its 60th anniversary edition at the weekend, distributing a record 41 million free copies to German households. But not everybody shared in celebrating the tabloid’s birthday.

Bild award seen as 'alarm signal' by German press

Sat, 12 May 2012 19:41:00 +0200

A row exposing fears of a Murdoch-style over-influential tabloid press blew up in Germany at the weekend when reporters from one paper rejected a prestigious prize – because they were set to share it with the populist Bild newspaper.