The Local Germany 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 Care home workers go on trial for murdering residents 'out of boredom' Three care home workers went on trial Monday in Germany accused of killing two elderly residents and abusing a string of others, with prosecutors saying they acted "out of boredom". https://www.thelocal.de/20170918/three-go-on-trial-for-murder-abuse-at-west-german-care-home Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:51:46 +0200 three-go-on-trial-for-murder-abuse-at-west-german-care-home Dying man’s appeal to find his kids goes viral An advert placed in a regional newspaper in western Germany by a man desperate to find his children before he dies has gone viral, being shared online 50,000 times. https://www.thelocal.de/20140203/dying-mans-appeal-to-find-his-children-in-germany-goes-viral Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:59:00 +0100 dying-mans-appeal-to-find-his-children-in-germany-goes-viral