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 Swiss city of Basel and Freiburg in Germany are located a short distance apart. But how does life differ in each place? And which is best to live in? From wages and the population to salaries and travel, here's a look at the two cities. https://www.thelocal.de/20230228/basel-vs-freiburg-which-city-is-better-to-live-in Tue, 28 Feb 2023 10:08:34 +0100 basel-vs-freiburg-which-city-is-better-to-live-in Bundesliga club Freiburg were dealt a blow when it emerged Wednesday that evening kick-offs will be banned at their new €76 million stadium because of fears over noise. https://www.thelocal.de/20191024/bundesliga-club-banned-from Thu, 24 Oct 2019 11:07:32 +0200 bundesliga-club-banned-from A few days in Freiburg was enough to fall in love with this city's relaxed and open atmosphere. https://www.thelocal.de/20190726/weekend-wanderlust-finding-freedom-in-freiburg Fri, 26 Jul 2019 14:43:58 +0200 weekend-wanderlust-finding-freedom-in-freiburg Police are looking for two further suspects in the case of an alleged gang rape of an 18-year-old woman in the southwestern German city of Freiburg. https://www.thelocal.de/20181102/two-more-suspects-being-sought-in-alleged-gang-rape-in-freiburg Fri, 02 Nov 2018 15:45:01 +0100 two-more-suspects-being-sought-in-alleged-gang-rape-in-freiburg A German court on Monday jailed a Spanish man for 10 years for repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy whose mother and stepfather sold him to paedophiles online. https://www.thelocal.de/20180806/spanish-paedophile-jailed-in-freiburg-for-buying-boy-online Mon, 06 Aug 2018 19:18:26 +0200 spanish-paedophile-jailed-in-freiburg-for-buying-boy-online A mother and stepfather charged with selling their young boy online for sex went on trial in southern Germany on Monday, in a case that police say is one of the most atrocious they have investigated. https://www.thelocal.de/20180611/trial-starts-of-mother-step-father-who Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:45:23 +0200 trial-starts-of-mother-step-father-who A south German court on Wednesday sentenced a soldier to eight years in prison for raping a young boy whose mother allowed him to be abused in exchange for money. https://www.thelocal.de/20180517/soldier-jailed-in-case-of-freiburg-mother-who-sold-young-son-for-sex Thu, 17 May 2018 11:10:41 +0200 soldier-jailed-in-case-of-freiburg-mother-who-sold-young-son-for-sex Anti-Islam protesters placed funeral candles outside German Chancellor Angela Merkel's electoral office together with photos of young women who have been stabbed to death, some by asylum seekers, police said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180323/far-right-group-protests-with-funeral-candles-at-merkels-office-after-freiburg-murder-conviction Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:51:57 +0100 far-right-group-protests-with-funeral-candles-at-merkels-office-after-freiburg-murder-conviction A mother who allegedly sold her young son for sex has been arrested along with six other suspects in a case being described as the most serious child sex abuse investigation in the history of Baden-Württemberg. https://www.thelocal.de/20180111/police-in-freiburg-make-8-arrests-over-worst-child-abuse-case-in-state-history Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:23:29 +0100 police-in-freiburg-make-8-arrests-over-worst-child-abuse-case-in-state-history A German court on Friday sentenced a Romanian truck driver who confessed to the rape and murder of a jogger to life imprisonment, after he came under suspicion for the 2014 killing of another woman. https://www.thelocal.de/20171222/truck-driver-sentenced-to-life-in-jail-for-murdering-jogger Fri, 22 Dec 2017 15:23:27 +0100 truck-driver-sentenced-to-life-in-jail-for-murdering-jogger Hussein K. is currently on trial over the rape and murder of a 19-year-old student. He told migration authorities he was 17 and that his father was killed in Afghanistan. But now his father, alive and well in Iran, has told the court his son is 33. https://www.thelocal.de/20171208/teen-asylum-seeker-on-trail-for-freiburg-murder-was-33-says-father Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:44:15 +0100 teen-asylum-seeker-on-trail-for-freiburg-murder-was-33-says-father A Romanian truck driver confessed to the murder of a female jogger as his trial opened in Freiburg on Wednesday, after also coming under suspicion for the 2014 killing of a French exchange student in Austria. https://www.thelocal.de/20171122/truck-driver-admits-to-murdering-jogger-outside-freiburg Wed, 22 Nov 2017 11:42:08 +0100 truck-driver-admits-to-murdering-jogger-outside-freiburg Alarmed locals alerted the police on Saturday after the river Dreisam in the university town of Freiburg turned bright green. But police say the liquid doesn’t pose a health risk. https://www.thelocal.de/20171016/freiburg-police-give-all-clear-after-river-turns-bright-green Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:47:14 +0200 freiburg-police-give-all-clear-after-river-turns-bright-green A long-distance truck driver has been charged with the rape and murder of a 27-year-old jogger, whose body was found in the woods on the outskirts of Freiburg in November last year. https://www.thelocal.de/20171010/prosecutors-press-charges-over-rape-and-murder-of-freiburg-jogger Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:01:14 +0200 prosecutors-press-charges-over-rape-and-murder-of-freiburg-jogger The young refugee, who has been put on trial for the rape and murder of a teenage student in Freiburg last year, admitted his guilt in an extensive statement to the court on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170911/defendant-admits-guilt-in-trial-over-murder-and-rape-of-freiburg-student Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:23:39 +0200 defendant-admits-guilt-in-trial-over-murder-and-rape-of-freiburg-student Controversy is brewing at Germany's century-old and only women's swimming pool, over the fact that more men are now working there. https://www.thelocal.de/20170704/hundreds-sign-petition-to-kick-men-out-of-historic-women-only-baths Tue, 04 Jul 2017 18:25:42 +0200 hundreds-sign-petition-to-kick-men-out-of-historic-women-only-baths Update: The German Interior Minister said it was "very upsetting" that Greece had not launched an international search when the man now suspected of raping and murdering a German student went missing in their country. https://www.thelocal.de/20161215/freiburg-rape-murder-suspect-was-jailed-in-greece-for-attempted-murder Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:13:25 +0100 freiburg-rape-murder-suspect-was-jailed-in-greece-for-attempted-murder The German government pleaded for calm on Monday after the arrest of a teenage Afghan asylum seeker for the alleged rape and murder of a German student triggered fresh criticism of the country's liberal refugee policy. https://www.thelocal.de/20161205/afghans-murder-rape-arrest-reignites-germany-refugee-debate Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:51:28 +0100 afghans-murder-rape-arrest-reignites-germany-refugee-debate Only weeks after the body of a 19-year-old woman was found in a river in the wealthy southern city of Freiburg, another woman's body has been found. Both had been raped before their deaths, police say. https://www.thelocal.de/20161111/second-young-woman-found-dead-in-freiburg-murder-rape Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:16:55 +0100 second-young-woman-found-dead-in-freiburg-murder-rape A middle-aged man from southern Germany has died after being attacked by a group of men who took umbrage with the fact he was urinating in the vicinity of a church. https://www.thelocal.de/20161021/freiburg-man-dies-after-beating-for-peeing-near-church Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:40:20 +0200 freiburg-man-dies-after-beating-for-peeing-near-church