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 Shifting tectonic plates in German politics are set to mark a second regional election in as many weeks Sunday, threatening fresh aftershocks for Chancellor Angela Merkel's battered Berlin coalition. https://www.thelocal.de/20181028/new-threat-to-merkel-as-hessians-go-to-polls Sun, 28 Oct 2018 12:52:32 +0100 new-threat-to-merkel-as-hessians-go-to-polls Three people were killed and several injured when a light aircraft crashed into a group of onlookers in Germany on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181014/three-killed-as-light-aircraft-hits-onlookers-in-germany Sun, 14 Oct 2018 23:37:52 +0200 three-killed-as-light-aircraft-hits-onlookers-in-germany A seven-month-old boy died late Monday night after he was attacked by the family's dog in the town of Bad König in Hesse. https://www.thelocal.de/20180410/family-dog-bites-infant-to-death-in-hessen Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:09:43 +0200 family-dog-bites-infant-to-death-in-hessen A farmer in central Germany woke up on Sunday morning to the horrifying sight of 40 of his chickens with their heads ripped off by brute force. https://www.thelocal.de/20160517/unknown-attackers-rip-heads-off-40-chickens Tue, 17 May 2016 15:56:44 +0200 unknown-attackers-rip-heads-off-40-chickens A newly-opened café in Wiesbaden in western Germany is charging customers for the amount of time they spend there, rather than for what they order. The concept comes from Russia, where it is has proven to be a success. https://www.thelocal.de/20130527/49941 Mon, 27 May 2013 13:44:00 +0200 49941 Nokia Siemens Networks, a joint venture between Finnish and German engineering giants Nokia and Siemens, said on Wednesday it was shutting down one of its German units with the potential loss of 1,000 jobs. https://www.thelocal.de/20121205/46575 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:13:00 +0100 46575 A vigilante pigeon killer has regained his license to capture and kill the birds, after a court ruled local authorities had imposed unreasonable restrictions on his activities. https://www.thelocal.de/20120817/44417 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:31:00 +0200 44417 A hand grenade disguised as a toy and placed at child’s eye level on the shelf of a supermarket could have killed someone, say German prosecutors investigating it as an attempted murder. https://www.thelocal.de/20120128/40395 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:35:00 +0100 40395 Saarland premier Peter Müller announced plans Saturday to step down as the state's top politician and CDU party leader in 2011. The news comes amid speculation that Müller will seek a spot on Germany's Constitutional Court. https://www.thelocal.de/20110122/32601 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:17:00 +0100 32601 Thirty guests at a ‘wellness’ hotel in Hessen ended up in hospital over the weekend after catching a stomach bug, prompting a criminal investigation into the hotel management. https://www.thelocal.de/20100606/27677 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:21:00 +0200 27677 Two men were injured after their car was sprayed with bullets by unknown assailants while driving on an autobahn near Kassel early Sunday morning, police reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20090816/21283 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:30:00 +0200 21283 Luxury brand Louis Vuitton sued a second-hand clothing shop operated by the German Red Cross because it was selling a counterfeit purse. https://www.thelocal.de/20090623/20139 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:37:00 +0200 20139 Having extremely large breasts is not an illness and an operation to reduce their size is therefore not covered by German state health insurance, a court said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20081119/15627 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:54:00 +0100 15627 Complete with a chill-out area for exhausted elephant keepers and a resuscitation room for distressed tropical fish, Frankfurt Airport's new Animal Lounge opened its doors on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20080411/11251 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:18:00 +0200 11251