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 It's not unusual for Germans to carry a lot of cash. But for one man in North Rhine-Westphalia, taking out banknotes turned into a nightmare. https://www.thelocal.de/20191127/german-pensioner-loses-20000-in-cash-after-leaving-it-on-car-roof Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:31:27 +0100 german-pensioner-loses-20000-in-cash-after-leaving-it-on-car-roof A major police operation is taking place in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, after a man barricaded himself in a petrol station with an employee. https://www.thelocal.de/20181119/huge-police-operation-after-armed-man-barricades-himself-in-petrol-station-in-bochum Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:13:18 +0100 huge-police-operation-after-armed-man-barricades-himself-in-petrol-station-in-bochum Police in Bochum had to defend themselves against accusations of a cover up on Wednesday after they failed to report on a violent rape which took place in a city park. https://www.thelocal.de/20180228/bochum-police-take-heat-for-keeping-brutal-rape-by-serial-offender-secret Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:58:40 +0100 bochum-police-take-heat-for-keeping-brutal-rape-by-serial-offender-secret A stretch of the A40 autobahn was closed for several hours on Sunday after a man reportedly attempted to murder his wife during a journey, leading to three cars crashing. https://www.thelocal.de/20180122/autobahn-closed-after-man-tries-to-kill-wife-during-journey Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:12:52 +0100 autobahn-closed-after-man-tries-to-kill-wife-during-journey The trial of three men accused of assaulting a young family member more than 100 times started in Bochum on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170609/three-men-on-trial-for-sexually-assaulting-six-year-old-135-times Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:42:26 +0200 three-men-on-trial-for-sexually-assaulting-six-year-old-135-times The western city of Bochum is aiming to become a pioneer for Germany in high-speed internet, promising nearly all residents lightning speed rates by the end of 2018. https://www.thelocal.de/20170320/bochum-hopes-to-be-germanys-fastest-city-for-internet Mon, 20 Mar 2017 18:33:23 +0100 bochum-hopes-to-be-germanys-fastest-city-for-internet Officials said on Tuesday that they had arrested a 31-year-old man living in a refugee home after two Chinese students reported being sexually assaulted in recent months near Bochum University. https://www.thelocal.de/20161206/suspect-arrested-over-sex-attacks-on-two-students-in-west-germany Tue, 06 Dec 2016 18:01:45 +0100 suspect-arrested-over-sex-attacks-on-two-students-in-west-germany Tragedy struck the western German town of Bochum on Friday morning when a huge fire broke out in a hospital in Bochum, killing at least two people. https://www.thelocal.de/20160930/fire-at-major-ruhr-area-hospital-kills-at-least-two Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:52:53 +0200 fire-at-major-ruhr-area-hospital-kills-at-least-two 20 students at Bochum University have created the “Bloon”, a plastic bubble on top of a converted telephone box in between two houses, reports Spiegel. https://www.thelocal.de/20160727/not-your-average-student-digs-amazing-plastic-bubble Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:17:11 +0200 not-your-average-student-digs-amazing-plastic-bubble For three years a police officer in western Germany simply ignored many of the cases he was supposed to investigate. His trial started on Tuesday in Bochum. https://www.thelocal.de/20160524/hooligans-dream-cop-in-court-for-not-investigating-100-cases Tue, 24 May 2016 18:27:15 +0200 hooligans-dream-cop-in-court-for-not-investigating-100-cases It's the end of an era as the last car rolls off the production line at Opel's Bochum factory, making Friday a bitter day for the city and the factory's 3,000 workers. https://www.thelocal.de/20141205/opel-closes-flagship-bochum-factory Fri, 05 Dec 2014 09:56:00 +0100 opel-closes-flagship-bochum-factory A court sentenced four men on Thursday to spend as many as nine years in prison for plotting to detonate home-made bombs in a crowd on the orders of jihadist militant network al-Qaeda. https://www.thelocal.de/20141113/four-sentenced-for-al-qaeda-bomb-plot-dsseldorf-west-germany-terrorism Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:59:00 +0100 four-sentenced-for-al-qaeda-bomb-plot-dsseldorf-west-germany-terrorism A down-on-his-luck gambler in western Germany has been saved from prison by a slot machine when it paid out as he was about to be arrested. https://www.thelocal.de/20140926/slot-machine-saves-gambler-from-prison Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:35:00 +0200 slot-machine-saves-gambler-from-prison General Motors will invest €4 billion in its troubled German subsidiary Opel and its British sister brand Vauxhall by 2016, the US auto giant has announced. https://www.thelocal.de/20130411/49073 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:41:00 +0200 49073 German carmaker Opel, the loss-making arm of US auto giant General Motors, said Friday it will press ahead with plans to phase out auto production at one of its Bochum factory at the end of 2014, earlier than planned. https://www.thelocal.de/20130322/48707 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:33:00 +0100 48707 A top executive of US auto giant General Motors has warned that the Bochum plant of loss-making Opel in Germany could be closed two years early if management and unions do not agree a turnaround plan soon. https://www.thelocal.de/20130122/47489 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:09:00 +0100 47489 US auto giant General Motors has decided to stop auto manufacturing at its Opel plant in Bochum, western Germany, after 2016, the head of the works committee said on Friday, a move that could mean the plant will close. https://www.thelocal.de/20121208/46643 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:09:00 +0100 46643 A banana skin saved a woman from serious injury when her estranged husband slipped on it while trying to stab her with a steak knife, a German court heard this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20121108/46047 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:23:00 +0100 46047 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled his planned visit to Germany on Saturday where he was due to receive a prize for “tolerance and humanity” – and where tens of thousands of people were planning protests. https://www.thelocal.de/20120317/41389 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:04:00 +0100 41389 German authorities are investigating how a prisoner being held on suspicion of attempted murder and arson managed to escape a North Rhine-Westphalia prison on Sunday and remains on the run. https://www.thelocal.de/20120201/40457 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:09:00 +0100 40457