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Why you should visit this hidden part of Berlin's 'notorious Neukölln'

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:29:45 +0100

Trendy Neukölln is known for being one of Berlin's most bustling districts. Here's why this quiet (but colourful) corner of it stands out.

Suspects admit to shooting woman dead in Berlin’s Neukölln district

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 16:32:59 +0100

The ex-boyfriend of a 25-year-old woman has admitted to killing her on the street in the heart of one of Berlin’s most fashionable neighbourhoods.

'I can't breathe': English-speaking 'shoplifter' held in chokehold at Berlin store

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:27:17 +0200

A video seen by The Local shows an English-speaking suspected shoplifter being tackled to the ground and placed in a chokehold, screaming "I can't breathe". Police are now investigating a complaint of dangerous assault.

Police hunt knifeman who stabs two at Berlin town hall

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:39:56 +0200

Two people were injured on Monday when an as yet unidentified person entered the district town hall in the trendy Berlin neighbourhood of Neukölln and attacked them with a knife, local media report.

Police calm hipster frenzy at Berlin vegan restaurant

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 12:27:28 +0200

Police in Berlin had to clear crowds from in front of a new vegan restaurant, after hundreds of hungry hipsters packed the street outside, threatening to bring traffic to a standstill.

Berlin suspects freed hours after terror raids

Fri, 27 Nov 2015 11:28:46 +0100

Three suspects arrested in Berlin on Thursday night on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack were freed on Friday morning, police said.

Berlin policeman stabs 'dawdling' British tourist

Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:45:29 +0100

A Berlin policeman chased two British tourists and injured one with a knife in the Neukölln neighbourhood early on Monday morning after deciding they were crossing the road too slowly.

British man shot dead in popular Berlin district

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:13:09 +0200

A 31-year-old British man was shot dead in Berlin early on Sunday morning, according to reports in the local media.

Berlin borough town hall OKs Muslim headscarf

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:06:24 +0200

A young Muslim woman has been allowed to start a traineeship in the public sector in Berlin after local authorities considered rejecting her because she wore a headscarf.

German Jews warned off kippahs in Muslim areas

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:39:50 +0100

Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews, said on Thursday that Jewish people should avoid making themselves too visible in “problem neighbourhoods”.

'Wives can't refuse sex', imam tells Berlin mosque

Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:51:48 +0100

A preacher at a mosque in Berlin's southern Neukölln district has told worshippers that women should be confined to their homes and submit whenever their husbands demand sex.

Berlin 'Ebola case' is false alarm

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:40:00 +0100

Update: Emergency responders said on Tuesday morning that a man tested for Ebola was not in fact infected with the virus.

Drunk man attempts to torch petrol station

Mon, 08 Sep 2014 12:09:00 +0200

A drunk man began spraying fuel around a Berlin petrol station and then attempted to set it on fire on Saturday night.

Police search for missing judge

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:47:00 +0200

Berlin police continued to search on Friday for a prominent judge in a wooded area near the city’s Heiligensee neighbourhood after her car was found there earlier this week.

Berlin's tale of two art scenes

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:41:00 +0100

The Berlin Wall might be a thing of the past, but Daniel Miller believes there might as well be a death strip dividing the German capital's art scene.