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 German police have failed to find a large mobile crane, which was stolen in Stuttgart and has since been spotted at two points hundreds of kilometres further north. https://www.thelocal.de/20180322/thieves-outwit-police-while-driving-48-tonne-crane-through-germany Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:37:43 +0100 thieves-outwit-police-while-driving-48-tonne-crane-through-germany An 80-tone crane fell off of a truck transporting it along the Autobahn outside of Düsseldorf late on Monday night, blocking traffic through Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20150811/80-ton Tue, 11 Aug 2015 10:40:10 +0200 80-ton UPDATE: Police have taken a man into custody after he climbed Berlin's highest crane late last night, claiming to be armed. 'Kai Q.' has a history of such drastic action. https://www.thelocal.de/20140905/armed-man-occupies-crane-over-berlin-hospital Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:09:00 +0200 armed-man-occupies-crane-over-berlin-hospital Traffic on the A43 in North Rhine-Westphalia was blocked after a light aircraft slammed into the side of the motorway during an emergency landing, it was reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140904/panicked-pilot-drops-in-on-the-autobahn Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:19:00 +0200 panicked-pilot-drops-in-on-the-autobahn A Cologne resident was pinned to his bed after a 40-metre construction crane toppled onto his home early on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140829/cologne-man-escapes-clutches-of-giant-crane Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:49:00 +0200 cologne-man-escapes-clutches-of-giant-crane