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 The head of Germany's second largest police union has harshly attacked the country's justice system, after a court in Wuppertal ruled that so-called "sharia police" are legal. https://www.thelocal.de/20161123/german-police-are-completely-failed-by-justice-system Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:12:57 +0100 german-police-are-completely-failed-by-justice-system When would-be bank robbers tried to loot a cash machine in Thuringia on Sunday morning, they decided the simplest option was to smash their way in with a digger. But the operation didn't go entirely smoothly. https://www.thelocal.de/20151123/digger-driving-crooks-fail-in-absurd-bank-robbery Mon, 23 Nov 2015 13:20:12 +0100 digger-driving-crooks-fail-in-absurd-bank-robbery Germany should prepare for the rise of the criminal pensioners, experts warned on Wednesday, with an ageing population leading to a greater number of elderly people both committing crimes and becoming victims. https://www.thelocal.de/20131010/52323 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:40:00 +0200 52323 Nearly half of young prisoners are physically attacked in jail in an average month a new study shows. The authors said violence in prisons must be reduced if those returning to society are to be reasonable neighbours. https://www.thelocal.de/20120816/44399 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:25:00 +0200 44399 Politicians failed to calm the situation in a German village where people have attacked the building housing two sex offenders, and held repeated protests – attracting neo-Nazis calling for the death penalty. https://www.thelocal.de/20120610/43059 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:45:00 +0200 43059