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 What you need to know about German police 'Rambo'-style Black Forest manhunt In scenes reminiscent of the film "Rambo", police in Germany's Black Forest are hunting for a homeless man wearing combat gear and armed with a bow and arrow among other weapons. https://www.thelocal.de/20200713/what-you-need-to-know-about-german-police-rambo-style-black-forest-manhunt Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:28:08 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-german-police-rambo-style-black-forest-manhunt Escaped deadly cobra still on the loose in German town A cobra was still on the loose in the western German town of Herne on Wednesday, with local residents told to keep their windows closed and steer clear of long grass. https://www.thelocal.de/20190828/escaped-deadly-cobra-still-on-the-loose-in-western-german-town-snake Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:43:49 +0200 escaped-deadly-cobra-still-on-the-loose-in-western-german-town-snake Escaped mentally ill prisoner remains at large in Cologne area Police are searching for a mentally ill prisoner convicted of killing his neighbour after he escaped from a secure psychiatric hospital in Cologne, western Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190408/mentally-ill-prisoner-remains-at-large-in-cologne Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:01:03 +0200 mentally-ill-prisoner-remains-at-large-in-cologne Update: Bodies found of fruit pickers drowned in Elbe river The bodies of two men who went missing while taking a dip in the Elbe river have been found. Their disappearance at the weekend sparked a large scale search. https://www.thelocal.de/20180716/search-abandoned-for-two-feared-drowned-in-elbe-river Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:15:56 +0200 search-abandoned-for-two-feared-drowned-in-elbe-river The young Scot missing for 11 days in Hamburg - what we know so far On February 10th Liam Colgan disappeared while celebrating his brother’s stag do on Hamburg’s party mile. Several clues in the strange case point to a small town just south of the Hanseatic city. https://www.thelocal.de/20180221/the-young-scot-missing-in-hamburg-what-we-know-so-far Wed, 21 Feb 2018 12:02:57 +0100 the-young-scot-missing-in-hamburg-what-we-know-so-far Clue found in hunt for Scot missing in Hamburg since Saturday Hamburg police have been able to track the movements of a young Scottish man who went missing during a stag do at the weekend, according to a local newspaper. https://www.thelocal.de/20180216/clue-found-in-hunt-for-scot-missing-in-hamburg-since-saturday-report Fri, 16 Feb 2018 10:47:03 +0100 clue-found-in-hunt-for-scot-missing-in-hamburg-since-saturday-report Search continues for missing mum and child Police are still searching for clues to help them find a mother and daughter who disappeared from a small town in Lower Saxony nearly a month ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20150819/search-continues-for-missing-mum-and-daughter Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:52:31 +0200 search-continues-for-missing-mum-and-daughter US WWII pilot's remains found after 70 years Second Lieutenant Stephen Biezis is finally going home to the United States, 70 years after he died battling German fighter planes in the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.de/20150807/us-airman Fri, 07 Aug 2015 15:50:55 +0200 us-airman