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 From a trip to one of Germany's 'cure towns' to Heated Rivalry fan nights and blooming flowers and trees, here's what we're talking about this week at The Local. https://www.thelocal.de/20260425/inside-germany-embracing-kur-culture-heated-rivalry-fandom-and-spring-scenes Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:06:40 +0200 inside-germany-embracing-kur-culture-heated-rivalry-fandom-and-spring-scenes From thousands of pro-AfD social media accounts that are based well outside of the country to the three top sources of German pride to the development of universal blood plasma, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260418/inside-germany-the-afds-army-of-staunch-supporters-in-nigeria Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:02:19 +0200 inside-germany-the-afds-army-of-staunch-supporters-in-nigeria After a remarkable wolf attack in Hamburg kicked off a series of sensational headlines in the tabloids, The Local editor Paul Krantz reflects on what he learned when reporting on the animals in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20260411/inside-germany-whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-wolf Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:08:48 +0200 inside-germany-whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-wolf From cold weather threatening snow in parts of Germany over the Easter holiday to the celebrity whose story sparked nationwide protests against online harassment to how to do 'Earth Hour', here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260328/inside-germany-easter-snowfall-and-protests-against-digital-violence Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:10:07 +0100 inside-germany-easter-snowfall-and-protests-against-digital-violence From the spring equinox and related celebrations to what Britain's biggest male pop star likes about clubbing in Berlin, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260321/inside-germany-the-start-of-spring-and-harry-styles-on-dancing-in-berlin Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:06:01 +0100 inside-germany-the-start-of-spring-and-harry-styles-on-dancing-in-berlin From an infinity mirror room in Cologne to a very controversial German Bookshop Award and uncertain plans for the Easter holiday, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260314/inside-germany-from-the-ridiculous-to-the-sublime-in-baden-wurttemberg Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:20:45 +0100 inside-germany-from-the-ridiculous-to-the-sublime-in-baden-wurttemberg From voter groups trying to disrupt party politics in Bavaria's municipal elections to students against military conscription to people placing bets on when DB trains will arrive, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260307/inside-germany-voting-beyond-party-lines-and-betting-on-deutsche-bahn-delays Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:06:42 +0100 inside-germany-voting-beyond-party-lines-and-betting-on-deutsche-bahn-delays From a break from the winter weather to the president's run-down palace in Berlin and a beauty pageant trying hard to stay relevant, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260228/inside-germany-a-very-expensive-palace-and-miss-germany-turns-99 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:07:38 +0100 inside-germany-a-very-expensive-palace-and-miss-germany-turns-99 From how to collect compensation when your train is delayed, to why young tech workers are mocking Friedrich Merz, to how you can report a UFO sighting in Germany, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260221/inside-germany-money-back-for-deutsche-bahn-delays-the-efficiency-chancellor-and-aliens Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:05:12 +0100 inside-germany-money-back-for-deutsche-bahn-delays-the-efficiency-chancellor-and-aliens From global security issues in Munich to ‘I’m a celebrity’s’ controversial winner and top tips on a last-minute Fasching costume, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260214/inside-germany-global-security-bushtucker-trials-and-the-perfect-fasching-costume Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:00:11 +0100 inside-germany-global-security-bushtucker-trials-and-the-perfect-fasching-costume From Team Germany's disappointing Olympic uniforms to the winter sports you can practice closer to home and how Germans really feel about how much they work, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260207/inside-germany-fashion-disaster-at-the-olympics-and-snow-sports-closer-to-home Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:07:26 +0100 inside-germany-fashion-disaster-at-the-olympics-and-snow-sports-closer-to-home From threats against digital doctor's notes and part time work to why Berlin is coated in ice and the sweet life in Duisburg, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260131/inside-germany-the-attack-on-work-life-balance-de-icing-issues-and-sweet-living-in-the-ruhr Sat, 31 Jan 2026 10:07:11 +0100 inside-germany-the-attack-on-work-life-balance-de-icing-issues-and-sweet-living-in-the-ruhr From the government quietly pulling funding for planned railway upgrades to rehabilitated seal pups to why it looks like young Germans may be doing alright after all, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260124/inside-germany-tough-times-for-the-railways-and-why-the-futures-in-safe-hands Sat, 24 Jan 2026 10:14:14 +0100 inside-germany-tough-times-for-the-railways-and-why-the-futures-in-safe-hands From the EU trade deal with South American countries that has German leaders celebrating, to 'Grüne Woche' in Berlin, to why the transportation minister may soon find himself in hot water, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260117/inside-germany-free-trade-with-south-america-and-green-week-is-on-in-berlin Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:10:22 +0100 inside-germany-free-trade-with-south-america-and-green-week-is-on-in-berlin From heaps of snow and seriously cold weather at the start of the year to fun new signal lights coming to Hamburg and how to join in on an annual winter bird count, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260110/inside-germany-a-pig-cold-start-to-the-year-bert-and-ernie-traffic-lights-and-the-hour-of-birds Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:14:41 +0100 inside-germany-a-pig-cold-start-to-the-year-bert-and-ernie-traffic-lights-and-the-hour-of-birds From the Jewish Festival of Light in Germany to Bad Santas in the Munich underground and a crime-busting Bavarian pensioner, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20251220/inside-germany-hanukkah-celebrations-bad-santas-in-bavaria-and-shock-calls Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:01:03 +0100 inside-germany-hanukkah-celebrations-bad-santas-in-bavaria-and-shock-calls From why DM cosmetics are in high demand in South Korea to DHL workers having far too many packages to deliver to the meteor shower peaking over Germany this weekend, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20251213/inside-germany-why-koreans-love-dm-exhausted-delivery-workers-and-a-meteor-shower Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:23:43 +0100 inside-germany-why-koreans-love-dm-exhausted-delivery-workers-and-a-meteor-shower From youth protests against military service and pension plans to the healing British-German relationship and a new door sound for Berlin's S-Bahn trains, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20251206/inside-germany-gen-z-unrest-bonding-with-brits-and-berlins-new-s-bahn-door-sound Sat, 06 Dec 2025 11:03:25 +0100 inside-germany-gen-z-unrest-bonding-with-brits-and-berlins-new-s-bahn-door-sound From city budgets stretched thin to a popular TV series that brought a little too much attention to a castle in disrepair to massive protests against the far-right taking place this weekend, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20251129/inside-germany-cities-in-the-red-a-castle-overrun-by-maxton-hall-and-far-right-protests Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:14:34 +0100 inside-germany-cities-in-the-red-a-castle-overrun-by-maxton-hall-and-far-right-protests From the row over pensions in Germany that threatens the coalition government to sheep in central Nuremberg and the seasonal experiences to try this winter, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20251122/inside-germany-pension-debate-derails-government-and-looking-forward-to-the-advent Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:10:22 +0100 inside-germany-pension-debate-derails-government-and-looking-forward-to-the-advent