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 top German court on Tuesday approved the construction of the world's longest combined rail and road tunnel that is expected to slash journey times from northern Germany to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.de/20201103/german-court-okays-tunnel-to-denmark-under-baltic-sea Tue, 03 Nov 2020 17:28:00 +0100 german-court-okays-tunnel-to-denmark-under-baltic-sea A jewellery shop owner opened up on Monday to find that thieves had tunnelled into his store from the basement of the shopping complex and made off with his diamond display. https://www.thelocal.de/20141124/thieves-tunnel-into-jewellery-display-case Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:12:00 +0100 thieves-tunnel-into-jewellery-display-case A pensioner nearly found himself in over his head in Munich on Friday after the ground opened up under his feet, revealing a six-metre shaft beneath the streets thought to belong to an old brewery. https://www.thelocal.de/20140120/secret-tunnel-sends-pedestrian-stumbling Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:43:00 +0100 secret-tunnel-sends-pedestrian-stumbling Eurostar is to extend its high speed rail service to link Frankfurt and Cologne via the Channel Tunnel to London within the next five years, according to a British newspaper report on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120514/42535 Mon, 14 May 2012 18:21:00 +0200 42535 The head of German rail firm Deutsche Bahn said Tuesday that transport was on the cusp of a new age, after the first German train sped between France and Britain through the Channel Tunnel. https://www.thelocal.de/20101019/30611 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:33:00 +0200 30611