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 Plans to offer school pupils and trainees in Munich a €365 ticket have been given the green light. https://www.thelocal.de/20191206/munich-to-offer-school-pupils-and-trainees-1-per-day-public-transport-ticket Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:25:27 +0100 munich-to-offer-school-pupils-and-trainees-1-per-day-public-transport-ticket It's not unusual for school pupils to find tests difficult. But students in Germany have taken it to the next level by launching petitions against their final secondary-school maths exam. https://www.thelocal.de/20190506/thousands-of-german-students-protest-maths-exam-deemed-too-difficult Mon, 06 May 2019 13:19:16 +0200 thousands-of-german-students-protest-maths-exam-deemed-too-difficult Almost fifty rescue workers were called to a pupils' track and field event in Hamburg on Tuesday due to complaints of the heat. It was the hottest day of the year in the Hanseatic city, with the mercury hitting 33.7C. https://www.thelocal.de/20180530/nine-pupils-at-sports-event-in-hamburg-sent-to-hospital-on-hottest-day-of-the-year Wed, 30 May 2018 11:44:01 +0200 nine-pupils-at-sports-event-in-hamburg-sent-to-hospital-on-hottest-day-of-the-year Dozens of teenage pupils on a school trip to the United Kingdom narrowly escaped catastrophe when their school bus went up in flames on the motorway in the early hours of Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20140630/dozens-of-pupils-saved-from-burning-bus-in-hamburg Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:53:00 +0200 dozens-of-pupils-saved-from-burning-bus-in-hamburg