The Local Germany 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 Policeman uses kiddie's bike to hunt down drunk fugitive An intoxicated moped-rider found himself the target of a rather unusual kind of police chase in Bavaria on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160818/policeman-hunts-down-fugitive-using-kids-bike Thu, 18 Aug 2016 17:24:21 +0200 policeman-hunts-down-fugitive-using-kids-bike Ex-prisoner sues Berlin for 'too small' jail cells A former prison inmate has filed suit against the city of Berlin on Tuesday, claiming he suffered during his incarceration because his cell was too small and he had to spend too much time inside. https://www.thelocal.de/20150211/prisoner-sues-berlin-for-too-small-cells Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:34:00 +0100 prisoner-sues-berlin-for-too-small-cells Düsseldorf could build 'tent city' for Eurovision as hotels fill up Facing sky-high demand for overnight lodging in the run-up to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, host Düsseldorf is considering erecting a “tent city,” with hotels in the city centre near capacity just five months before the event. https://www.thelocal.de/20110121/32587 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:15:00 +0100 32587 Tokio Hotel twins moving to LA Bill and Tom Kaulitz, the 21-year-old twin brothers who lead German rock band Tokio Hotel, are moving to America, a media report said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100922/30001 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:01:00 +0200 30001 Munich brothel cries foul over Oktoberfest taxi driver bribes Upscale Munich brothel Pascha complained this week that its competitors are stifling business during the lucrative Oktoberfest season by paying taxi drivers large sums to bring customers to their establishments instead. https://www.thelocal.de/20100916/29869 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:58:00 +0200 29869 Hard-rocking Tokio Hotel guitarist in sex party Viagra overdose Tom Kaulitz, a member of German pop band Tokio Hotel, reportedly suffered a two-day erection after overdosing on Viagra for a sex party with groupies in Taiwan. https://www.thelocal.de/20100514/27201 Fri, 14 May 2010 14:22:00 +0200 27201 Bavarian beer prices stable as beer garden season begins Good news for the start of Bavaria's beer garden season: Except for capital city Munich, the southern German state's beer prices are expected to remain stable this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20100504/26963 Tue, 04 May 2010 13:13:00 +0200 26963 Merkel stays cool despite odyssey home Even the world’s most powerful woman couldn’t do a damned thing against the volcano chaos this weekend. Between the geological force of the earth’s mantle and the bureaucratic power of aviation authorities, Chancellor Angela Merkel was as helpless as the hundreds of thousands of other travellers stuck far from home this weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20100419/26631 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:12:00 +0200 26631