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 Following a pause due to the coronavirus, travellers and commuters in Germany can once again take long-distance bus journeys from Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200525/flixbus-to-restart-long-distance-journeys-across-germany-after-coronavirus-break Mon, 25 May 2020 18:03:41 +0200 flixbus-to-restart-long-distance-journeys-across-germany-after-coronavirus-break A bus driver in Dresden sparked outrage after placing a sign on the door of his vehicle that said: “This bus is driven by a German driver." https://www.thelocal.de/20191217/this-bus-is-driven-by-a-german-outrage-over-anti-foreigner-sign-in-dresden Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:19:18 +0100 this-bus-is-driven-by-a-german-outrage-over-anti-foreigner-sign-in-dresden Commuters, school pupils and other passengers were hit with cancellations and delays on Wednesday as bus drivers went on strike for the second day in a row. https://www.thelocal.de/20191120/passengers-face-disruption-as-bus-driver-strike-continues-in-german-state-of-hesse Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:28:59 +0100 passengers-face-disruption-as-bus-driver-strike-continues-in-german-state-of-hesse FlixBus has long been king of the budget long-distance bus company market in Germany. But that could be about to change. https://www.thelocal.de/20190626/germanys-flixbus-faces-competition-with-launch-of-new-long-distance-bus-operator Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:12:18 +0200 germanys-flixbus-faces-competition-with-launch-of-new-long-distance-bus-operator A bus driver has been fired after filming a series of pornographic movies on a public bus. https://www.thelocal.de/20190529/driver-fired-after-porn-bus-video-goes-viral-at-german-high-school Wed, 29 May 2019 15:01:08 +0200 driver-fired-after-porn-bus-video-goes-viral-at-german-high-school The German bus company Flixbus has taken over the budget bus market across Europe in recent years. But one customer says he will never use them again after an uncomfortable experience with a driver in Bavaria. https://www.thelocal.de/20190503/flixbus-and-chill-bus-driver-caught-watching-movie-while-driving Fri, 03 May 2019 12:47:32 +0200 flixbus-and-chill-bus-driver-caught-watching-movie-while-driving There is usually not a direct bus route from the far western German city of Ahaus to London. But that changed last Thursday when the newly annointed “Unbrexit" bus set out on a timely tour. https://www.thelocal.de/20190403/from-west-germany-to-westminster-unbrexit-bus-makes-first-solidarity-trip Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:26:56 +0200 from-west-germany-to-westminster-unbrexit-bus-makes-first-solidarity-trip Buses in the German capital were at a standstill Thursday as a strike got underway, resulting in other services such as U-Bahn trains being packed out. https://www.thelocal.de/20190314/how-thursdays-bus-strike-in-berlin-will-affect-you Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:50:19 +0100 how-thursdays-bus-strike-in-berlin-will-affect-you A German man who launched a shrapnel bomb attack on the team bus of football club Borussia Dortmund last year, wounding two people, has been given a 14 year jail sentence. https://www.thelocal.de/20181127/dortmund-team-bus-bomber-given-14-year-jail-sentence Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:21:32 +0100 dortmund-team-bus-bomber-given-14-year-jail-sentence Ten children have been taken to hospital after collapsing in a double-decker bus on the A1 motorway near Oldenburg, Lower Saxony on Monday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20180731/children-hospitalised-after-air-conditioning-fails-in-bus Tue, 31 Jul 2018 12:47:00 +0200 children-hospitalised-after-air-conditioning-fails-in-bus UPDATE: At least 47 people were left injured on Tuesday morning when a school bus crashed into the side of a building in southern Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20180116/20-injured-after-school-bus-crashes-into-building-in-baden-wrttemberg Tue, 16 Jan 2018 09:58:39 +0100 20-injured-after-school-bus-crashes-into-building-in-baden-wrttemberg A German-Russian man admitted on Monday to carrying out a bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund football team's bus in an elaborate bid to make a fortune on the stock market. https://www.thelocal.de/20180108/man-accused-of-bombing-dortmund-football-team-bus-admits-to-crime Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:21:28 +0100 man-accused-of-bombing-dortmund-football-team-bus-admits-to-crime The operator of the long-distance coach unintentionally turned his vehicle into a convertible on Monday evening after attempting to drive under a bridge which was too low. https://www.thelocal.de/20171205/bridge-too-low-no-injuries-after-roof-of-flixbus-is-torn-off-in-berlin Tue, 05 Dec 2017 11:15:31 +0100 bridge-too-low-no-injuries-after-roof-of-flixbus-is-torn-off-in-berlin A German-Russian man, accused of carrying out a bomb attack on Borussia Dortmund's team bus, will go on trial on December 21st, a German court said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171110/suspect-accused-of-bus-attack-on-dortmund-football-team-faces-trial-in-december Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:42:22 +0100 suspect-accused-of-bus-attack-on-dortmund-football-team-faces-trial-in-december State-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn unveiled its first-ever driverless bus Wednesday, saying the shuttle will bring passengers through a picturesque spa town to the train station. https://www.thelocal.de/20171025/self-driving-bus-to-shuttle-commuters-around-idyllic-bavarian-town Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:56:35 +0200 self-driving-bus-to-shuttle-commuters-around-idyllic-bavarian-town On Sunday evening, four public buses crashed into each other in the Harburg district of Hamburg, leaving 15 injured and the buses out of action for the foreseeable future. https://www.thelocal.de/20171009/15-injured-after-4-buses-collide-in-harburg Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:09:57 +0200 15-injured-after-4-buses-collide-in-harburg German prosecutors revealed Tuesday they are seeking 28 counts of attempted murder against Sergej W., who is accused of the April 11th bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund team bus. https://www.thelocal.de/20170829/prosecutors-seek-28-counts-of-attempted-murder-against-dortmund-bus-bomber Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:10:10 +0200 prosecutors-seek-28-counts-of-attempted-murder-against-dortmund-bus-bomber Germany's leading long-distance bus operator Flixbus on Wednesday said it had joined forces with a Czech company to rescue the crowd-funded rail start-up Locomore and get its trains back on the rails. https://www.thelocal.de/20170816/flixbus-resurrects-budget-train-service-to-take-on-might-of-deutsche-bahn Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:09:47 +0200 flixbus-resurrects-budget-train-service-to-take-on-might-of-deutsche-bahn German prosecutors are examining a third claim of responsibility for blasts that rocked Borussia Dortmund's team bus it was reported Saturday, but no new suspects have emerged. https://www.thelocal.de/20170415/germany-probes-new-letter-claiming-dortmund-attack Sat, 15 Apr 2017 13:52:25 +0200 germany-probes-new-letter-claiming-dortmund-attack Borussia Dortmund defender Marc Bartra, who was wounded when three bombs rocked his Bundesliga team's bus, described on Friday his ordeal as "the longest and hardest 15 minutes of my life". https://www.thelocal.de/20170414/dortmund-attack-longest-15-mins-of-my-life-bartra Fri, 14 Apr 2017 17:06:13 +0200 dortmund-attack-longest-15-mins-of-my-life-bartra