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 Toilet-based mishaps are employer's fault: court One of Germany's top courts has ruled in favour of a civil servant who argued that an injury sustained on the way to the loo should be covered by workplace accident insurance. https://www.thelocal.de/20161117/court-injuries-on-the-way-to-toilet-can-be-work-related Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:52:13 +0100 court-injuries-on-the-way-to-toilet-can-be-work-related Munich to get 'nice toilets' to serve cross-legged locals The Bavarian capital has a pee problem - the city only has one public toilet for every 13,000 inhabitants. But a new plan could rescue desperate locals, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20161028/munich-to-get-nice-toilets-to-serve-cross-legged-locals Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:34:34 +0200 munich-to-get-nice-toilets-to-serve-cross-legged-locals Four taken to hospital after hotel toilet bursts into flames Four guests at a Nuremberg hotel were taken to hospital due to smoke inhalation early Monday morning after a toilet there burst into flames. https://www.thelocal.de/20161024/four-taken-to-hospital-after-hotel-toilet-burst-into-flames Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:29:37 +0200 four-taken-to-hospital-after-hotel-toilet-burst-into-flames Nightclub exp-loo-sion shocks Bavarian police Police arrived at the nightclub on the outskirts of the Bavarian town of Amberg at the weekend to discover an unusual surprise in the gents' lavatories. https://www.thelocal.de/20161010/nightclub-explosion-shocks-police-toilet-amberg-bavaria Mon, 10 Oct 2016 14:00:53 +0200 nightclub-explosion-shocks-police-toilet-amberg-bavaria Free peeing on Autobahn must be legal right: Left Party The Left Party, Germany’s official opposition, has discovered the key to winning votes in next year’s federal election - making motorway toilets free for all. https://www.thelocal.de/20160722/free-peeing-on-autobahn-should-be-a-right-left-party Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:44:16 +0200 free-peeing-on-autobahn-should-be-a-right-left-party Judge: Landlords can't stop men standing to pee Splashy urinators may now micturate in peace, after a man won a court battle against his landlord for the right to tinkle as nature intended. https://www.thelocal.de/20150122/court-allows-man-to-urinate-standing-up Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:17:00 +0100 court-allows-man-to-urinate-standing-up Wave of toilet stall door thefts hits Brandenburg Motorists taking a bathroom break at a rest stop in Brandenburg might not get much privacy these days. Thieves made off with 22 stainless-steel toilet stall doors within a few days and, up to now, police are clueless. https://www.thelocal.de/20110730/36637 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:22:00 +0200 36637