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 A blackmailer threatened to kill the children of stricken Formula One legend Michael Schumacher unless paid €900,000. https://www.thelocal.de/20170518/blackmailer-told-schumacher-to-give-him Thu, 18 May 2017 16:48:49 +0200 blackmailer-told-schumacher-to-give-him The condition of stricken Michael Schumacher will remain private, his manager said on Saturday, nearly three years after the Formula One legend suffered serious head injuries while skiing. https://www.thelocal.de/20161218/schumacher-health-to-stay-private-manager Sun, 18 Dec 2016 10:47:22 +0100 schumacher-health-to-stay-private-manager Mick Schumacher Jr did his famous father proud on his Formula Four debut on Saturday by claiming a trophy as the best rookie and finishing ninth, despite starting 19th. https://www.thelocal.de/20150425/schumacher-jr-lives-up-to-his-name Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:45:21 +0200 schumacher-jr-lives-up-to-his-name Michael Schumacher's 16-year-old son starts his Formula Four career this weekend, under the pressure of living up to the famous family name of the seven-time Formula One world champion. https://www.thelocal.de/20150424/schumacher-jr-launches-formula-race-career Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:54:19 +0200 schumacher-jr-launches-formula-race-career Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time Formula One world champion Michael, will appear in Formula 4 from April with Team van Amersfoort, the Dutch outfit announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150303/schumacher-junior-signs-first-racing-contract Tue, 03 Mar 2015 10:13:17 +0100 schumacher-junior-signs-first-racing-contract On the one-year anniversary of Formula One racing great Michael Schumacher's skiing accident in France, his manager is warning that reports on Schumacher's health in a French newspaper are false. https://www.thelocal.de/20141229/manager-blasts-french-reports-on-schumis-health Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:03:00 +0100 manager-blasts-french-reports-on-schumis-health Michael Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm said on Sunday there is still no clear time-frame for the Formula One legend's full recovery. https://www.thelocal.de/20141124/schumacher-faces-difficult-and-long-recovery Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:51:00 +0100 schumacher-faces-difficult-and-long-recovery The German Promis (celebrities) were out for their biggest party of the year as the nation's equivalent to the Oscar awards were presented at the annual gala in Berlin on Thursday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20141114/stars-of-sport-tv-film-and-throne-celebrate-bambi Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:00:00 +0100 stars-of-sport-tv-film-and-throne-celebrate-bambi In a statement on the Formula One star's re-opened website, Michael Schumacher's family said they were “confident and hoping for the best“ for him. https://www.thelocal.de/20141113/schumacher-family-confident-as-website-relaunches Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:16:00 +0100 schumacher-family-confident-as-website-relaunches Michael Schumacher's condition is improving, according to one of his closest friends, former Ferrari boss Jean Todt. https://www.thelocal.de/20141007/schumacher-can Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:44:00 +0200 schumacher-can Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time world Formula One champion Michael, ended up finishing second in this season's German junior kart championships after losing the lead in Sunday's final round. https://www.thelocal.de/20141006/schmacher-jr-second-in-kart-championship Mon, 06 Oct 2014 10:48:00 +0200 schmacher-jr-second-in-kart-championship Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time Formula One world champion Michael, has narrowly missed out on becoming a world champion himself. https://www.thelocal.de/20140924/schumacher-junior-follows-in-fathers-tyre-tracks Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:26:00 +0200 schumacher-junior-follows-in-fathers-tyre-tracks Swiss police were called to the home of Michael Schumacher on Wednesday to keep an eye on dozens of journalists and reporters who were outside his villa. https://www.thelocal.de/20140911/police-called-to-michael-schumachers-home Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:57:00 +0200 police-called-to-michael-schumachers-home Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has left a hospital in Switzerland and will continue his rehabilitation at home, more than eight months after suffering severe head injuries in a skiing accident. https://www.thelocal.de/20140909/formula-one-champion-schumacher-to-leave-swiss-hospital Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:21:00 +0200 formula-one-champion-schumacher-to-leave-swiss-hospital A man arrested by Swiss police on Tuesday for his suspected involvement in the theft and leaking of a medical file on injured ex-Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was found hanged in his Zurich detention cell on Wednesday, prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.de/20140806/schumacher-record-theft-suspect-hangs-himself Wed, 06 Aug 2014 18:03:00 +0200 schumacher-record-theft-suspect-hangs-himself Medical files belonging to Michael Schumacher are believed to have been stolen and are being offered for sale to the media. https://www.thelocal.de/20140624/michael-schumachers-medical-files-stolen-manager-says Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:09:00 +0200 michael-schumachers-medical-files-stolen-manager-says Michael Schumacher was conscious and had his eyes open when an ambulance transported the Formula One legend to the Lausanne university hospital (CHUV) from Grenoble, France on Monday, according to a Swiss newspaper. https://www.thelocal.de/20140618/michael-schumacher-nodded-during-swiss-hospital-transfer Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:17:00 +0200 michael-schumacher-nodded-during-swiss-hospital-transfer UPDATE: Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was transferred from a French hospital to a facility in Switzerland on Monday after emerging from a coma following his devastating ski accident in December. https://www.thelocal.de/20140616/michael-schumacher-no-longer-in-coma Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:47:00 +0200 michael-schumacher-no-longer-in-coma Michael Schumacher is "showing small signs of progress", his spokeswoman said on Sunday, with the Formula One legend slowly recovering from devastating brain injuries suffered in a ski accident. https://www.thelocal.de/20140414/michael-schumacher-shows-small-signs-of-progress-waking-from-coma Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:20:00 +0200 michael-schumacher-shows-small-signs-of-progress-waking-from-coma Michael Schumacher has "moments of consciousness and awakening", his spokeswoman said on Friday, months after the Formula One legend plunged into a coma after a devastating ski accident in France. https://www.thelocal.de/20140404/michael-schumacher-has-moments-of-consciousness-after-ski-accident-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:08:00 +0200 michael-schumacher-has-moments-of-consciousness-after-ski-accident-2