The Local Germany

Days before world horse riding championships, abuse scandal emerges within German team

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 13:57:11 +0200

Prosecutors in the German town of Koblenz have opened an investigation into claims that younger members of the national equestrian team plied women with alcohol before sexually abusing them.

Headless body of homeless man found in Koblenz graveyard

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:10:05 +0200

German police are investigating the gruesome death of a homeless man after his decapitated body was found in a cemetery in southwest Germany.

'Europe will wake up in 2017', Le Pen says in Germany

Sat, 21 Jan 2017 14:49:15 +0100

French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen on Saturday told a European gathering of right-wing populists in Germany that a string of high-stakes elections in 2017 would blow a wind of change across the region.

Woman calls police after finding own husband in bed

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:13:56 +0200

Police were called to a bizarre incident at a hotel on Sunday after a woman reported an unknown man in her bed.

Janosch the dog gets TV licence bill

Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:24:00 +0100

Janosch Städtler, just like millions of Germans across the country, received a bill for his TV licence fee at the beginning of the year. Unlike millions of Germans, however, he is a Hungarian Vizsla hunting dog.

'Young cancer sufferers have specific problems'

Mon, 27 May 2013 09:22:00 +0200

For lots of young adults with cancer, the pain of falling ill can go far beyond the physical. Survivor Friederike Kaup explains why she wants to set up a shared flat as an alternative for those battling the disease.

Police: sorry for racial profiling on ID checks

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:19:00 +0100

The German police have apologised for targeting a black German for spot ID checks on the basis of his skin colour – after a judge said it was illegal to do so, contradicting an earlier court ruling.

Court: skin colour good reason for cop ID check

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:06:00 +0200

German police have been told they can continue to single out black train passengers on the basis of their colour to check their papers, prompting allegations of institutionalised racism.

WWII bombs defused after huge evacuation

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:15:00 +0100

Explosive experts said they succeeded in defusing an enormous British World War II bomb and another, smaller American one nearby, after nearly half the people of Koblenz evacuated the city for the operation on Sunday.

Bomb evacuation largest since World War II

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:04:00 +0100

The British WWII bomb discovered in Koblenz is causing an even bigger evacuation effort this week than when it and many others were dropped over the city in 1944, destroying nearly everything.

British WWII bomb forces evacuation of Koblenz

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:42:00 +0100

Plans are being made to evacuate nearly half the residents of Koblenz next weekend so that a 1.8 tonnes British WWII bomb found in the Rhine River can be defused. Two hospitals and a prison are within the evacuation zone.

Sex offender dies after self-immolation in front of court

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:48:00 +0200

A 71-year-old convicted sex offender has died from serious burn injuries after he set himself on fire in front of a state court in the western German city of Koblenz.

Incest trucker receives maximum jail sentence

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:22:00 +0100

A German court on Tuesday jailed an ex-trucker for 14 and a half years for sexually abusing his daughter, stepson and stepdaughter, with whom he fathered eight children.

Garden show brings in buzzards to control rabbit plague

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:32:00 +0100

Rabbits are causing havoc at the site of next year’s national garden show in Koblenz – by breeding like crazy and eating up all the freshly-planted flower bulbs. But local falconers have been brought in to help control the plague.

School offers music classes for babies

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:17:00 +0200

A music school in Koblenz has become one of Germany’s first to offer music courses for babies in hopes of harnessing their developing cognitive skills and curiosity to make learning an instrument easier later in life.

German-Pakistani jailed for eight years for al Qaida ties

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:14:00 +0200

A German-Pakistani man believed to be a member of al Qaida was sentenced to eight years in prison on Monday for financially supporting the Islamist terrorist network.

Dope kings charged with growing 14 tonnes of cannabis

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:12:00 +0200

A trio of middle-aged Germans produced more than 14 tonnes of marijuana by hiding it in maize fields in locations around the country, a court in Koblenz heard on Wednesday.

Court rules in favor of man who sold Porsche for €5.50

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:33:00 +0200

A German court ruled on Thursday that a man who accidentally sold a Porsche 911 on eBay for €5.50 will not have to pay the buyer damages after refusing to deliver the sports car.