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 German train driver suspected of faking manhole cover bridge attack A regional train driver in North-Rhine Westphalia is suspected of faking an apparent attack using manhole covers near the town of Bad Berleburg. https://www.thelocal.de/20190426/german-train-driver-suspected-of-faking-attack-using-manhole-covers Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:11:02 +0200 german-train-driver-suspected-of-faking-attack-using-manhole-covers Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin convicted of fraud A Russian-born German socialite who scammed her way to the top of New York High Society while accruing debts of a quarter of a million euros has been convicted of fraud. https://www.thelocal.de/20190426/fake-german-heiress-anna-sorokin-convicted-of-fraud Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:00:59 +0200 fake-german-heiress-anna-sorokin-convicted-of-fraud New €50 note is forgeable, claims German police union The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled a new "state-of-the-art" €50 bill on Tuesday. A German police union said criminals would find a way to forge it. https://www.thelocal.de/20160706/new-50-note-is-forgeable-says-german-police-union Wed, 06 Jul 2016 18:32:51 +0200 new-50-note-is-forgeable-says-german-police-union Suspected ETA identity forger detained German state prosecutors on Friday said they have taken a Spanish national suspected of forging identification papers for Basque terrorist movement ETA while working at a university into custody. https://www.thelocal.de/20141121/suspected-eta-document-forger-detained Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:49:00 +0100 suspected-eta-document-forger-detained Art swindler quartet jailed for forgery scam A German court sentenced a ring of four art forgers Thursday for copying Expressionist artworks by masters such as Max Ernst and Max Pechstein and selling them in a Europe-wide scam. https://www.thelocal.de/20111027/38497 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:24:00 +0200 38497 Spectacular art forgery trial begins in Cologne One of the most audacious art forgery cases in German history went on trial in Cologne on Thursday, with four people accused of making €16 million euros from selling fake modern masterpieces. https://www.thelocal.de/20110901/37331 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:16:00 +0200 37331 New ID card introduced in Germany Germany will introduce a new ID card on Monday that includes a chip containing a photo and personal data. Critics say the chip is too easily hacked. https://www.thelocal.de/20101031/30869 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:28:00 +0100 30869