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 Three people have died and several are injured following a fire at a building in the city of Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, in the early hours of Thursday.  https://www.thelocal.de/20240516/three-die-and-several-injured-after-fire-in-dusseldorf Thu, 16 May 2024 12:38:56 +0200 three-die-and-several-injured-after-fire-in-dusseldorf Ground and check-in staff are staging a one-day warning strike at Germany’s third-largest airport on Friday. Many flights still running are experiencing delays. https://www.thelocal.de/20230127/half-of-all-flights-from-dusseldorf-cancelled-due-to-strike Fri, 27 Jan 2023 11:41:08 +0100 half-of-all-flights-from-dusseldorf-cancelled-due-to-strike German authorities probing a cyber attack on a hospital's IT system that led to a fatal delay in treatment for a critically ill woman believe the software used can be traced back to Russian hackers. https://www.thelocal.de/20200922/german-experts-see-russian-link-in-deadly-hospital-hacking Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:52:26 +0200 german-experts-see-russian-link-in-deadly-hospital-hacking German prosecutors said Friday they were launching an investigation into involuntary manslaughter after a patient died in the aftermath of a hacking attack on a hospital. https://www.thelocal.de/20200918/manslaughter-probe-as-patient-dies-after-german-hospital-hacking-attack-duesseldorf Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:24:26 +0200 manslaughter-probe-as-patient-dies-after-german-hospital-hacking-attack-duesseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia would be the German state hit hardest by income losses in the case of a no-deal Brexit, according to new research. https://www.thelocal.de/20190321/dsseldorf-and-cologne-to-suffer-highest-income-losses-in-no-deal-brexit Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:41:06 +0100 dsseldorf-and-cologne-to-suffer-highest-income-losses-in-no-deal-brexit A prominent cardinal in Düsseldorf has reportedly been placed on leave due to an allegation that he sexually assaulted an adult clergyman in 2012. https://www.thelocal.de/20190320/dsseldorf-cardinal-suspended-after-sexual-harassment-allegation Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:15:57 +0100 dsseldorf-cardinal-suspended-after-sexual-harassment-allegation Germany has scored three spots in the top 10 of a new survey of the best cities in the world to live in, with Munich picking up third place. https://www.thelocal.de/20190314/three-german-cities-ranked-in-the-top-10-of-the-best-places-to-live Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:24:25 +0100 three-german-cities-ranked-in-the-top-10-of-the-best-places-to-live Cancellations or delays loom for Rosenmontag (Rose Monday) carnival celebrations in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz. https://www.thelocal.de/20190304/storms-threaten-rosenmontag-celebrations-across-germany Mon, 04 Mar 2019 11:14:30 +0100 storms-threaten-rosenmontag-celebrations-across-germany Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi made a brief stopover at Duesseldorf Airport, German police said on Thursday, contradicting press reports that he had spent time in the western German city. https://www.thelocal.de/20170525/manchester-bomber-made-stopover-at-duesseldorf-airport-police Thu, 25 May 2017 16:22:40 +0200 manchester-bomber-made-stopover-at-duesseldorf-airport-police After an elderly woman was raped and robbed on her way back from church in October, the trial started in Düsseldorf on Thursday of the 19-year-old suspect. https://www.thelocal.de/20170316/man-on-trial-in-dsseldorf-over-rape-of-90-year-old-woman Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:05:31 +0100 man-on-trial-in-dsseldorf-over-rape-of-90-year-old-woman Police in Lower Saxony have said that sporadic group sexual assaults have been reported at swimming pools in 2016, what they call a 'new phenomenon.' https://www.thelocal.de/20160708/nrw-faces-increase-of-sex-crimes-at-pools-police Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:57:21 +0200 nrw-faces-increase-of-sex-crimes-at-pools-police For the first time ever, a Super Bowl ring will find its home on a German finger after Sebastian Vollmer of the New England Patriots helped his team to victory against the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday's game. https://www.thelocal.de/20150202/dsseldorf-born-patriot-hoists-lombardi-trophy Mon, 02 Feb 2015 09:22:33 +0100 dsseldorf-born-patriot-hoists-lombardi-trophy Do you see what I see? A couple in Düsseldorf says you can't miss it: the festive Ferris wheel lights are too bright and have filed an official complaint, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.de/20141205/ferris-wheels-christmas-lights-draw-ire Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:30:00 +0100 ferris-wheels-christmas-lights-draw-ire A 69-year-old Düsseldorf man was fined €1,500 for attacking a neighbour with tear gas after a dispute over dog poop escalated, a court ruled on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090610/19845 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:06:00 +0200 19845