The Local Germany

The German state that's open to daytrippers - but not children

Thu, 06 May 2021 16:36:49 +0200

The northern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has opened its doors to vaccinated daytrippers and second-home owners - but families say they are being shut out.

Huge wildfire continues to rage through German forest littered with explosives

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 15:49:33 +0200

German firefighters were Tuesday battling a huge forest blaze ripping through a former military training area littered with unexploded munitions dating back to the Nazi era.

Stork lays siege to village with car attacks

Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:09:00 +0200

A stork has been causing thousands of euros of damage in a north German village by attacking parked cars and pecking at windows. It is said to be confused and thinks every reflection of itself is a rival bird.

Exploding boat causes harbour holiday havoc

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:28:00 +0200

A motorboat burst into flames and drifted around a harbour in northern Germany on Friday afternoon, injuring one person and causing an estimated quarter of a million euros in damage.

Mass DNA test in hunt for woman's killer

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:06:00 +0200

German police are appealing to 9,000 men to take part in a mass DNA test, in the hunt for the killer of a woman whose dismembered body was found in a lake.

Socialist politician accused of stealing toilet paper

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:21:00 +0200

A young politician from the socialist Left party has been busted stealing 200 rolls of toilet paper from a city hall in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, media reported Wednesday.

Eight motorists dead after freak sandstorm

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:06:00 +0200

At least eight people died Friday in a huge blaze on a motorway in eastern Germany after a freak sandstorm caused pile-ups, police said.

Silver coins testify to ancient global trade reaching northern Germany

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:36:00 +0200

Archaeologists have unearthed silver artefacts in a northern German field which show that global trade was reaching even the North Sea coast more than 1,200 years ago.

Formerly 'red' East German farm becomes a 'green' success

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:33:00 +0100

Brodowin, nestled close to the Polish border, is home to one of Europe's largest farms, the legacy of collectivisation in communist East Germany, and a surprising success story. AFP’s Laure Fillon reports.

Ladybugs have northern Germany seeing red

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:08:00 +0200

If the German belief in lucky ladybugs is true, northern German residents should stock up on lottery tickets as their area gets invaded by an Asian species of the little bugs, environmentalists said Wednesday.

Finding fossils at Germany's tiniest national park

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:06:00 +0200

Size doesn't matter when it comes to the natural beauty of Germany's smallest national park, Jasmund. But its humble reach has kept it one of the country's best-kept seaside destinations. Sarah Roberts discovers what the nature reserve has to offer.

German parents on trial for starving their daughter

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:59:00 +0200

Court proceedings began on Tuesday against the parents of the 5-year-old German girl known as Lea-Sophie, who died of starvation and neglect in November 2007.

Stralsund building world's largest life-size whale model

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:59:00 +0200

Workers are currently building what will be the world's largest animal model in the world, a life-size model of 26 metre-long blue whale, in Stralsund in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.