The Local Germany

Bavaria: Thousands evacuated during WWII bomb detonation

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:27:04 +0200

Around 4,500 residents were forced to leave their homes during the planned explosion of a WWII bomb in Regensburg, Bavaria.

547 boys were abused at Regensburg Catholic choir school: lawyer

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:02:33 +0200

At least 547 boys at a German Catholic choir school fell victim to sexual and physical abuse in what some later compared to "prison, hell or a concentration camp", an investigator's report said Tuesday.

Church to compensate 100s of choir child abuse victims

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 11:14:57 +0200

Victims of child abuse at the hands of Regensburg cathedral choir priests and teachers are set to receive compensation ranging between €5,000 to €20,000 by the end of next year.

Roma occupy Regensburg Cathedral to win right to stay

Wed, 06 Jul 2016 10:20:14 +0200

Around 40 failed asylum seekers have taken to occupying the Regensburg Cathedral to fight their deportation.

At least 200 kids abused in Regensburg choir

Fri, 08 Jan 2016 13:54:26 +0100

Fresh cases of abuse in Regensburg cathedral choir were revealed by investigators on Friday, who said at least 231 children have been abused by priests and teachers since the 1950s in a scandal that has rocked the Bavarian city.

German town thwarts plans for far-right demo

Fri, 06 Nov 2015 13:09:50 +0100

Residents of the town of Regensburg in central Bavaria have found a rather clever way of blocking demonstrations by the far-right Pegida movement – by block-booking all the town's squares for their own rallies.

Carpenter threatens G7 from beyond grave

Tue, 12 May 2015 12:55:16 +0200

A man from northern Bavaria hired to work on preparations for next month's G7 meeting of world leaders sent a posthumous letter threatening a poison attack on their hotel.

Regensburg diocese looks into abuse claims

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 20:38:10 +0200

The diocese of Regensburg announced on Monday it is cooperating with the victims' organisation White Ring to investigate sexual and physical abuse at the Domspatzen Choir, Die Welt reported.

Police arrest man over Russia-proof bunker

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:59:00 +0100

Police in Kelheim said on Friday they had arrested a man who hoarded guns, ammunition and bomb-making material in a nuclear-proof family bunker he built fearing an attack by Russia.

Court rejects Brit bishop Holocaust denial appeal

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 09:47:00 +0200

A German court on Monday threw out an appeal by a British bishop convicted in a high-profile case for denying key facts about the Holocaust.

Five-year-old dies, sister injured after car chase

Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:42:00 +0200

German police are investigating after a five-year-old girl was killed and her three-year-old sister seriously injured when a car being followed by police smashed into a launderette where they were with their mother.

Regensburg's medieval charms

Fri, 19 Jul 2013 10:00:00 +0200

As part of our summer tour of Germany's UNESCO World Heritage sites, we explore the old city of Regensburg in south east Germany, now a vibrant university town steeped in medieval history.

Police admit phantom croc was 'a large beaver'

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:44:00 +0200

Police in Bavaria ended a week-long crocodile hunt empty-handed on Monday after experts concluded that their prey was probably a harmless beaver after all. A witness prompted a frantic search in and out of the water.

Run Lola Run to become opera - Sing Lola Sing?

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:43:00 +0100

One of Germany’s best-known film exports, Run Lola Run, starring Franka Potente and Moritz Bleibtreu, is being taken to the stage – as an opera.

Nearly 50 US paratroopers hurt in Bavarian training exercise

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:18:00 +0200

Nearly 50 American army paratroopers were injured – some seriously – during a mass parachute training exercise in southern Germany this week.

Pete Doherty suspected of drunken music store theft in Bavaria

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:08:00 +0100

British scandal rocker Pete Doherty is suspected of drunkenly stealing from a music store in the picturesque Bavarian city of Regensburg, where he is filming a costume drama also starring French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Regensburg waiters unite in refusing service to neo-Nazis

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:51:00 +0200

Dozens of restaurants and bars in the Bavarian city of Regensburg have joined forces to begin a new initiative to refuse service to neo-Nazis after a violent right-wing attack on one of their own, the group said this week.

University students to live like ancient Roman gladiators

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:50:00 +0200

Twenty students from the University of Regensburg plan to live and train in the style of Roman gladiators from 79 AD and stage a battle for scientific research this summer, the project's Bavarian organisers said on Monday.

Catholic abuse scandal hits famous boys' choir

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:24:00 +0100

The child sexual abuse scandal in Germany’s Catholic Church continued to spread on Friday as a spokesperson confirmed abuse at Regensburg’s cathedral school for their famous boys' choir, the Domspatzen.

Batty for baseball in Bavaria

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:26:00 +0200

Not everyone in Germany is experiencing football fever during the European Championships this summer – David Hein reports on baseball’s equivalent of the UEFA Cup.