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 A woman who arrived at Hanover Airport on Sunday evening has told The Local that she and other passengers are considering taking legal action against German authorities after they were held “illegally” overnight at the airport from Sunday to Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201222/treated-like-animals-uk-passenger-recounts-15-hour-detainment-at-hannover-airport Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:48:05 +0100 treated-like-animals-uk-passenger-recounts-15-hour-detainment-at-hannover-airport Around 7,000 people marched in the German city of Hanover on Saturday to counter a gathering of around 120 far-right nationalists called to denounce media coverage of neo-nazi groups. https://www.thelocal.de/20191124/thousands-march-in-hanover-to-protest-far-right-demo Sun, 24 Nov 2019 10:30:09 +0100 thousands-march-in-hanover-to-protest-far-right-demo More than 15,000 people evacuated from their homes in the German city of Hanover were free to return early Tuesday after city officials said an unexploded World War II bomb had been defused. https://www.thelocal.de/20190903/15000-people-evacuated-from-homes-in-hanover-after-wwii-bomb-found Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:36:17 +0200 15000-people-evacuated-from-homes-in-hanover-after-wwii-bomb-found Here are 10 experiences unique to Hanover to help you get to know Lower Saxony’s interesting capital a little better. https://www.thelocal.de/20190628/weekend-wanderlust-10-experiences-unique-to-hanover Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:39:52 +0200 weekend-wanderlust-10-experiences-unique-to-hanover The colour blue has a very special meaning for Hanover’s district of Linden – it marks the beginning of spring. Hanover-based writer Nele Schröder takes some time to explain the “blue miracle.” https://www.thelocal.de/20190418/why-does-hanover-turn-blue-every-april Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:36:08 +0200 why-does-hanover-turn-blue-every-april A 40-year-old man died in a hospital Thursday three days after being attacked by an angry cyclist in the central German city. https://www.thelocal.de/20181012/angry-cyclist-in-hanover-kills-pedestrian-in-his-way Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:28:53 +0200 angry-cyclist-in-hanover-kills-pedestrian-in-his-way A road authority in northern Germany has confirmed that it has attempted to make contact with elves and trolls in order to improve safety on a particularly treacherous stretch of motorway. https://www.thelocal.de/20180807/lower-saxony-calls-in-elf-commissioner-to-tackle-autobahn-deaths Tue, 07 Aug 2018 12:26:59 +0200 lower-saxony-calls-in-elf-commissioner-to-tackle-autobahn-deaths Extreme temperatures led to public health warnings and even the temporary closure of Hanover airport as the thermometer hit highs of 36 degrees in some parts of Germany on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180725/temperatures-in-germany-reach-up-to-36-degrees Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:32:58 +0200 temperatures-in-germany-reach-up-to-36-degrees A 52-year-old woman and her 27-year-old son have been found dead at their home in northern Germany after apparently being mauled by their Staffordshire terrier, police said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180404/mother-and-son-found-dead-at-home-after-being-mauled-by-dog Wed, 04 Apr 2018 13:25:28 +0200 mother-and-son-found-dead-at-home-after-being-mauled-by-dog Train services in northern and eastern Germany will gradually return from Saturday, after a fierce storm swept through the region killing seven people, the rail operator Deutsche Bahn said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171007/german-rail-services-returning-to-normal-after-deadly-storm Sat, 07 Oct 2017 10:30:21 +0200 german-rail-services-returning-to-normal-after-deadly-storm A 59-year-old man can be thankful that he is still alive, after he held onto the side of a high-speed train from Bielefeld to Hanover as it moved away with his luggage inside, Deutsche Bahn said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170929/man-clings-to-side-of-high-speed-in-train-in-west-germany-for-25-kilometers Fri, 29 Sep 2017 13:06:53 +0200 man-clings-to-side-of-high-speed-in-train-in-west-germany-for-25-kilometers In April public broadcaster ARD published video footage it said showed keepers at Hanover Zoo mishandling their elephants. Prosecutors have now decided that the keepers acted within the law. https://www.thelocal.de/20170822/hanover-zookeepers-did-not-mistreat-their-elephants-prosecutors-conclude Tue, 22 Aug 2017 17:12:01 +0200 hanover-zookeepers-did-not-mistreat-their-elephants-prosecutors-conclude The woman's ashes were sent from Hanover to Sweden after she died in June, but have since disappeared in the Swedish post. https://www.thelocal.de/20170725/grannys-ashes-lost-in-mail-en-route-from-germany-to-sweden Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:17:15 +0200 grannys-ashes-lost-in-mail-en-route-from-germany-to-sweden German police on Sunday evacuated some 50,000 people from the northern city of Hanover in one of the largest post-war operations to defuse World War II era bombs. https://www.thelocal.de/20170507/50000-evacuated-in-germany-over-unexploded-wwii-bombs Sun, 07 May 2017 18:13:18 +0200 50000-evacuated-in-germany-over-unexploded-wwii-bombs About one-tenth of Hanover’s population will be evacuated from their homes on Sunday as officials work to defuse multiple Second World War bombs - the second biggest operation in post-war German history. https://www.thelocal.de/20170505/50000-in-hanover-prep-for-second-biggest-post-war-bomb-defusal Fri, 05 May 2017 18:50:58 +0200 50000-in-hanover-prep-for-second-biggest-post-war-bomb-defusal Zookeepers are being accused of abusing young elephants in Hanover after activists caught them on film hitting the animals, public broadcaster ARD reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20170404/hanover-zookeepers-reportedly-caught-on-film-abusing-young-elephants Tue, 04 Apr 2017 20:15:46 +0200 hanover-zookeepers-reportedly-caught-on-film-abusing-young-elephants One of the biggest evacuations in post-war history could be about to take place in Hanover, after police have found several Second World War bombs in the capital of Lower Saxony. https://www.thelocal.de/20170329/tenth-of-population-of-hanover-faces-evacuation-after-bomb-find Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:27:02 +0200 tenth-of-population-of-hanover-faces-evacuation-after-bomb-find A freight train in Hanover hit and killed three people late on Monday. The circumstances are still unclear. https://www.thelocal.de/20161011/three-run-over-and-killed-by-train-in-hannover Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:16:37 +0200 three-run-over-and-killed-by-train-in-hannover A 15-year-old girl who knifed a policewoman at Hanover's main train station in February may have been acting under orders from Isis terrorists, media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160531/teen-who-stabbed-police-officer-linked-to-isis Tue, 31 May 2016 12:09:10 +0200 teen-who-stabbed-police-officer-linked-to-isis Barack Obama's visit to Hanover on Sunday will be the first time that a US President has visited the Lower Saxon capital's fair. And officials are taking it quite seriously: banning waving out of windows and locking down roads. https://www.thelocal.de/20160422/obama-to-arrive-in-hanover-sunday-to-open-trade-fair Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:52:18 +0200 obama-to-arrive-in-hanover-sunday-to-open-trade-fair