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 Prince Ernst August of Hanover, the husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, is suing his son to win back control of a German castle and prevent it from falling into public hands, a court has said. https://www.thelocal.de/20210217/how-a-german-castle-has-sparked-civil-war-in-monacos-royal-family Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:49:43 +0100 how-a-german-castle-has-sparked-civil-war-in-monacos-royal-family 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 In Lower Saxony a new system is going into operation on Friday that is aimed at preventing collisions between trucks and cyclists. https://www.thelocal.de/20181123/lower-saxony-rolls-out-warning-system-to-prevent-trucks-hitting-cyclists Fri, 23 Nov 2018 11:16:37 +0100 lower-saxony-rolls-out-warning-system-to-prevent-trucks-hitting-cyclists A bill was passed in the state parliament in Hanover on Tuesday declaring October 31st a new public holiday for the federal state of Lower Saxony. https://www.thelocal.de/20180619/millions-of-germans-in-lower-saxony-get-new-public-holiday Tue, 19 Jun 2018 19:11:54 +0200 millions-of-germans-in-lower-saxony-get-new-public-holiday The foreign ministers of Germany and Turkey will meet this weekend as Ankara seeks to douse tensions with the EU that blighted 2017, Turkish officials said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180103/top-german-turkish-diplomats-to-meet-in-germany-ankara Wed, 03 Jan 2018 17:13:26 +0100 top-german-turkish-diplomats-to-meet-in-germany-ankara Hundreds of undelivered letters were found dumped in a field in Bad Grund in Lower Saxony on Sunday by a walker who mistook them for rubbish. https://www.thelocal.de/20171114/walker-finds-hundreds-of-letters Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:56:13 +0100 walker-finds-hundreds-of-letters The train passenger association Pro Bahn has called for Wolfsburg to become a regular stop on trains to Berlin, after yet another driver of a high-speed ICE train missed the stop on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171113/passengers-left-in-lurch-as-train-driver-forgets-to-stop-in-wolfsburg-again Mon, 13 Nov 2017 16:40:49 +0100 passengers-left-in-lurch-as-train-driver-forgets-to-stop-in-wolfsburg-again Chancellor Angela Merkel denied on Monday that a regional election loss by her conservatives weakened her as she heads into tricky coalition negotiations this week to form a new government. https://www.thelocal.de/20171016/merkel-denies-being-weakened-by-lower-saxony-election-defeat Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:55:59 +0200 merkel-denies-being-weakened-by-lower-saxony-election-defeat Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives lost a closely-watched state poll Sunday, weakening her hand as she embarks on complex coalition talks following a disappointing showing at last month's general election. https://www.thelocal.de/20171015/merkels-party-suffers-election-defeat-in-lower-saxony Sun, 15 Oct 2017 20:17:28 +0200 merkels-party-suffers-election-defeat-in-lower-saxony German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced a regional vote test on Sunday, after winning a fourth term with a disappointing showing that has forced her to embark on high-stakes coalition talks. https://www.thelocal.de/20171015/merkel-back-at-the-polls-before-tough-coalition-talks Sun, 15 Oct 2017 11:37:50 +0200 merkel-back-at-the-polls-before-tough-coalition-talks Chancellor Angela Merkel, freshly re-elected but with no clear majority, is hoping for a regional poll victory on Sunday for her conservatives before she starts perilous coalition talks next week. https://www.thelocal.de/20171012/lower-saxony-vote-coalition-poker-spell-tough-week-for-merkel Thu, 12 Oct 2017 11:21:01 +0200 lower-saxony-vote-coalition-poker-spell-tough-week-for-merkel A German state minister charged on Wednesday that over three times more eggs contaminated with the insecticide fipronil had entered the country than the national government has admitted. https://www.thelocal.de/20170817/germany-is-playing-down-scope-of-tainted-eggs-scandal-state-minister-claims Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:13:12 +0200 germany-is-playing-down-scope-of-tainted-eggs-scandal-state-minister-claims Local police in the university town of Göttingen reported on Sunday evening that a mass brawl involving 200 people had taken place. But on Monday they confirmed it hadn’t actually occurred. https://www.thelocal.de/20170814/police-blame-communication-error-for-misreporting-mass-brawl-among-refugees Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:46:10 +0200 police-blame-communication-error-for-misreporting-mass-brawl-among-refugees The key state of Lower Saxony will hold a snap poll in October just weeks after a general election, officials said on Monday, after the Social Democrats' coalition government there collapsed. https://www.thelocal.de/20170808/merkels-spd-rivals-face-snap-election-in-volkswagen-home-state Tue, 08 Aug 2017 10:57:24 +0200 merkels-spd-rivals-face-snap-election-in-volkswagen-home-state The Social Democrats (SPD) saw their coalition in the key state of Lower Saxony collapse on Friday, compounding the party's woes as it fights an uphill battle to unseat Chancellor Angela Merkel in next month's general election. https://www.thelocal.de/20170804/merkels-spd-rivals-suffer-fresh-blow-ahead-of-september-election Fri, 04 Aug 2017 19:01:38 +0200 merkels-spd-rivals-suffer-fresh-blow-ahead-of-september-election A man has been detained by police in northern Germany after he tied a rope around a young woman’s neck and dragged her down the street behind his car. https://www.thelocal.de/20161121/woman-hospitalized-after-man-drags-her-behind-car-on-rope Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:08:28 +0100 woman-hospitalized-after-man-drags-her-behind-car-on-rope The far-right AfD party won single-digit support in Lower Saxony's local elections on Sunday, with Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU still the leading force in the northwestern state. https://www.thelocal.de/20160912/far-right-afd-slips-to-fourth-place-in-lower-saxony-vote Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:19:50 +0200 far-right-afd-slips-to-fourth-place-in-lower-saxony-vote A couple in Lower Saxony who are believed to have imprisoned a woman in their farmhouse for weeks before her death have admitted to another murder. https://www.thelocal.de/20160502/couple-who-imprisoned-woman-admit-to-second-murder Mon, 02 May 2016 18:20:04 +0200 couple-who-imprisoned-woman-admit-to-second-murder A woman has died after being held against her will since March in a farmhouse in Lower Saxony and subjected to "brutal violence". https://www.thelocal.de/20160429/woman-dies-after-being-held-hostage-for-weeks-in-farmhouse Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:54:47 +0200 woman-dies-after-being-held-hostage-for-weeks-in-farmhouse A pilot veered of course from his scheduled root in north-west Germany to steer his plane in a bizarre sequences of curves. But the end result made sense out of the apparent chaos. https://www.thelocal.de/20160314/man-draws-picture-with-a-full-sized-air-plane Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:06:31 +0100 man-draws-picture-with-a-full-sized-air-plane