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 The charming German city of Lübeck was lovingly done up for the holidays with fairy lights and garlands but the usual festive bustle was eerily absent this pandemic-scarred winter. https://www.thelocal.de/20201229/coronavirus-hollows-out-german-city-centres Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:36:31 +0100 coronavirus-hollows-out-german-city-centres We have written surprisingly little about the world-famous harbour town on the Baltic Coast over the years. It’s time to put that right with a comprehensive list of what makes Lübeck the most attractive town in northern Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200723/heres-why-lbeck-is-still-the-queen-of-the-german-north Thu, 23 Jul 2020 16:57:29 +0200 heres-why-lbeck-is-still-the-queen-of-the-german-north Ten people were injured in an assault by a man wielding a knife on a bus in northern Germany. The 34-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday and appeared before a magistrate on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180720/several-injured-in-northern-germany-bus-assault-reports Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:12:43 +0200 several-injured-in-northern-germany-bus-assault-reports 38-year-old Jan Lindenau was elected as the new mayor of the 875-year-old Hanseatic city of Lübeck on Sunday with just over 50 percent of the vote. https://www.thelocal.de/20171120/lbeck-elects-youngest-mayor-in-the-citys-875-year-history-in-narrow-vote Mon, 20 Nov 2017 13:20:41 +0100 lbeck-elects-youngest-mayor-in-the-citys-875-year-history-in-narrow-vote Police were called out on Wednesday to the scene of what seemed to be a grisly murder. But they were soon able to put the finder’s mind to rest. https://www.thelocal.de/20160512/headless-lbeck-corpse-turns-out-to-be-discarded-sex-doll Thu, 12 May 2016 18:08:17 +0200 headless-lbeck-corpse-turns-out-to-be-discarded-sex-doll A young mother made a brave stand against sexual assault in Germany’s streets on Tuesday, when she grabbed her attacker and stopped him getting away until the police arrived. https://www.thelocal.de/20160114/mother-grabs-sex-attacker-and-hands-him-over-to-cops Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:15:02 +0100 mother-grabs-sex-attacker-and-hands-him-over-to-cops Sweden's Migration Minister Morgan Johansson has urged refugees in northern Germany to stay put, after declaring that the Nordic nation is now unable to guarantee beds for all asylum seekers. https://www.thelocal.de/20151105/sweden-tells-refugees-to-stay-in-north-germany Thu, 05 Nov 2015 18:42:18 +0100 sweden-tells-refugees-to-stay-in-north-germany A woman has admitted to a Lübeck court that she placed needles in meat packets in a supermarket in northern Germany, hoping to discourage them from eating mass-produced food. https://www.thelocal.de/20150505/woman-admits-to-stuffing-meat-with-needles Tue, 05 May 2015 11:01:34 +0200 woman-admits-to-stuffing-meat-with-needles UPDATE: Two people were killed in an apparent drive-by shooting outside their home in a leafy suburb of the northern city of Lübeck on Wednesday afternoon. Hours later the suspected shooter, reportedly the ex-husband of one of the victims, was found dead in a car. https://www.thelocal.de/20140702/two-dead-in-luebeck-shooting Wed, 02 Jul 2014 19:30:00 +0200 two-dead-in-luebeck-shooting Three German Unesco World Heritage sites could eventually be swallowed up by rising sea levels, according to a new study which warned the country’s historic Hanseatic hubs on the Baltic coast are under threat. https://www.thelocal.de/20140307/baltic-unesco-sites-threatened-by-sea-levels-study Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:07:00 +0100 baltic-unesco-sites-threatened-by-sea-levels-study A German obesity specialist says fat people are often healthier than thin people - and live longer because their bodies are better able to nourish their brains when in under stress. https://www.thelocal.de/20130227/48229 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:06:00 +0100 48229 While most students worry about exam results, two north German high school pupils are suspected of hacking into the school’s computer system to change their grades. They could end up in prison. https://www.thelocal.de/20120514/42527 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:03:00 +0200 42527 The captain of the "Nils Holgersson" cruise liner is facing serious charges after the coast guard ruled out a technical defect in last week's accident in the northern German port of Travemünde. https://www.thelocal.de/20120508/42405 Tue, 08 May 2012 10:55:00 +0200 42405 Germany’s most wanted violent criminal Thomas Feldhofer was finally captured on Sunday near the northern coastal town of Lübeck. He had been on the run for several months after a series of armed robberies. https://www.thelocal.de/20120220/40845 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:34:00 +0100 40845 The first baby to be born in Germany after her embryo was tested for genetic diseases using the controversial PID screening technique saw the light of day on Friday – a healthy girl. https://www.thelocal.de/20120129/40407 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:40:00 +0100 40407 A German teacher built pipe-bombs with his pupils, setting them off in front of the children who were not given ear or eye protection, according to allegations being investigated by public prosecutors. https://www.thelocal.de/20120111/40041 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:31:00 +0100 40041 Germany's killer bacteria outbreak has people running scared in the northern city of Lübeck, where restaurants are empty and vegetables, blamed for the contamination, are withering away at market stalls. https://www.thelocal.de/20110608/35531 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:46:00 +0200 35531 Scientists have yet to trace the source of an E. coli outbreak that has spread to 12 countries and killed at least 19 people, mainly in Germany, as experts on Saturday ruled out links to a Hamburg festival. https://www.thelocal.de/20110605/35463 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 11:16:00 +0200 35463 German health authorities scrambling to find the source of a deadly E. coli outbreak are zeroing in on a restaurant in Lübeck. Reports also say a harbour festival that took place in Hamburg in May could be linked to the killer bug. https://www.thelocal.de/20110604/35459 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:51:00 +0200 35459 A pair of 12-year-old girls have been caught out for a late-night joyride in their pyjamas, police in northern Germany reported Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110131/32777 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:55:00 +0100 32777