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 13-year-old boy in Bavaria is being praised for his swift action in saving a youngster from drowning at an outdoor pool. https://www.thelocal.de/20190710/teenager-hailed-hero-after-saving-four-year-old-boy-from-drowning-in-german-outdoor-pool Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:18:42 +0200 teenager-hailed-hero-after-saving-four-year-old-boy-from-drowning-in-german-outdoor-pool Open-air swimming pools offer relief to the sweltering heat. But they are increasingly becoming “aggressive” places, pool bosses say, with the latest row involving hundreds of people in Düsseldorf. https://www.thelocal.de/20190701/hundreds-clash-at-freibad-in-latest-german-swimming-row Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:09:15 +0200 hundreds-clash-at-freibad-in-latest-german-swimming-row Police in Bavaria received a strange call on Tuesday afternoon - after a 19-year-old man stole a chicken and plunged naked with it into a hotel swimming pool. https://www.thelocal.de/20151210/naked-chicken-thief-makes-a-splash-in-bavaria Thu, 10 Dec 2015 12:37:39 +0100 naked-chicken-thief-makes-a-splash-in-bavaria