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 Throughout the nineties and noughties the electro music fest Love Parade epitomized the ramshackle, liberated lifestyle that originated in Berlin and swept across Germany. But a disaster on July 24th 2010 put an end to this ideal in the most traumatic of circumstances. https://www.thelocal.de/20150723/the-duisburg-love-parade-disaster-five-years-on Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:42:00 +0200 the-duisburg-love-parade-disaster-five-years-on A fire has completely burnt down a large food bank in the North-Rhine Westphalia city of Duisburg, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20181203/duisburg-food-bank-destroyed-in-fire Mon, 03 Dec 2018 11:55:06 +0100 duisburg-food-bank-destroyed-in-fire Police on Wednesday morning reported that 27 people had sustained injuries when a hotel ship collided with a motorway bridge on the Rhine river near Duisburg the evening prior. https://www.thelocal.de/20171227/nearly-30-people-injured-after-ship-rams-into-bridge-in-duisburg Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:17:36 +0100 nearly-30-people-injured-after-ship-rams-into-bridge-in-duisburg A young mother from Duisburg was feeding her two children a fish fillet sold by fishmonger Nordsee, when she discovered a translucent worm in the flesh, the Rheinische Post reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171117/woman-finds-seven-centimetre-worm-in-fish-fillet-bought-at-german-supermarket Fri, 17 Nov 2017 12:01:09 +0100 woman-finds-seven-centimetre-worm-in-fish-fillet-bought-at-german-supermarket Citizens in the west German city of Duisburg didn’t just vote in the federal election on Sunday, they also voted in a referendum on the building of a designer outlet meant be the largest in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20170925/duisburg-residents-vote-against-plans-to-build-germanys-largest-outlet-centre Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:03:19 +0200 duisburg-residents-vote-against-plans-to-build-germanys-largest-outlet-centre Some members of Duisburg's Turkish community say a new trash can campaign encouraging "Mehmet" and "Gülcan" to throw away garbage is racist. https://www.thelocal.de/20170808/duisburg-anti-litter-campaign-accused-of-racism-over-use-of-turkish-names Tue, 08 Aug 2017 15:04:06 +0200 duisburg-anti-litter-campaign-accused-of-racism-over-use-of-turkish-names A 15-year-old girl from Duisburg who had been deported to Nepal with her parents two months ago was greeted with tears and smiles as she finally returned to Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20170803/german-born-nepalese-girl-makes-emotional-return-after-deportation Thu, 03 Aug 2017 14:27:00 +0200 german-born-nepalese-girl-makes-emotional-return-after-deportation A Nepalese teenager, who was born in Germany, was told in the middle of class at her high school that she would be deported in late May. Now she has been allowed to come back to the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20170725/nepalese-girl-born-and-raised-in-germany-allowed-to-return-after-deportation-delighting-duisburg Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:32:34 +0200 nepalese-girl-born-and-raised-in-germany-allowed-to-return-after-deportation-delighting-duisburg A tense police operation lasting three hours ended on Thursday when officers stormed a bank and found a clerk bound inside. But there was no sign of the thieves. https://www.thelocal.de/20170316/potential-hostage-situation-amid-armed-bank-hold-up-in-duisburg Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:42:56 +0100 potential-hostage-situation-amid-armed-bank-hold-up-in-duisburg Two brothers, who were detained last week on suspicion of planning a terror attack on a shopping mall, have been released for lack of evidence. https://www.thelocal.de/20161227/brothers-released-after-shopping-mall-bomb-plot-arrest Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:00:32 +0100 brothers-released-after-shopping-mall-bomb-plot-arrest Police special forces arrested two young men in Duisburg, western Germany, on Friday morning, saying they planned to bomb a shopping centre. https://www.thelocal.de/20161223/two-brothers-arrested-on-suspicion-of-planning-bomb-attack Fri, 23 Dec 2016 10:41:52 +0100 two-brothers-arrested-on-suspicion-of-planning-bomb-attack A German court on Tuesday threw out criminal charges stemming from a catastrophic stampede at a Love Parade techno street party in 2010 that killed 21 people and injured hundreds. https://www.thelocal.de/20160405/no-trial-for-organizers-of-fatal-2010-love-parade Tue, 05 Apr 2016 13:47:22 +0200 no-trial-for-organizers-of-fatal-2010-love-parade Two dockworkers were killed on Thursday morning when part of a ship exploded in the port of Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. https://www.thelocal.de/20160331/two-killed-as-ship-explodes-in-western-germany Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:43:46 +0200 two-killed-as-ship-explodes-in-western-germany Visitors to the lion enclosure at Duisburg Zoo were shocked on Thursday afternoon to see the big cats feasting on the remains of a zebra. https://www.thelocal.de/20151218/duisburg-zoo-feeds-zebra-carcass-to-lions Fri, 18 Dec 2015 13:16:00 +0100 duisburg-zoo-feeds-zebra-carcass-to-lions A firefighter who worked during a deadly crowd crush at Germany's 2010 Love Parade and says he was left traumatized by the disaster will not receive compensation, Duisburg regional court announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150928/traumatised-love-parade-worker-refused-damages Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:49:32 +0200 traumatised-love-parade-worker-refused-damages Zoo workers in Duisburg shot an orang-utan late on Monday evening after two of the apes escaped from their cage in the westerly city. https://www.thelocal.de/20150901/orang-utan-shot-after-shock-zoo-breakout Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:05:36 +0200 orang-utan-shot-after-shock-zoo-breakout July 2015 marked five years since one of the worst tragedies in modern German history. But this week, those affected by the 2010 Duisburg Love Parade disaster will at last see the case come to court. https://www.thelocal.de/20150831/five-years-on-duisburg-disaster-reaches-court Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:02:14 +0200 five-years-on-duisburg-disaster-reaches-court A 41-year-old man was shot dead in Duisburg after he cut off electricity and water to a tenant who was late with his rent, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140627/man-shot-dead-in-rent-dispute Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:22:00 +0200 man-shot-dead-in-rent-dispute A man in western Germany had a lucky escape after he cleaned the inside of his car with a highly flammable product and then lit a cigarette, causing an explosion. https://www.thelocal.de/20130423/49301 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:43:00 +0200 49301 German police arrested on Wednesday morning a truck driver who crashed into a bus stop, injuring five children, including two schoolgirls seriously, and spilling gravel from the vehicle all over the road. https://www.thelocal.de/20130109/47233 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:54:00 +0100 47233