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 Train graffiti: How Germany is tackling its €38 million problem For residents and visitors to Germany, graffiti on trains and at stations is nothing surprising. But new figures obtained by The Local illustrate the scale of the problem. https://www.thelocal.de/20190510/train-graffiti-how-germany-is-tackling-its-38-million-problem Fri, 10 May 2019 14:10:11 +0200 train-graffiti-how-germany-is-tackling-its-38-million-problem German train driver suspected of faking manhole cover bridge attack A regional train driver in North-Rhine Westphalia is suspected of faking an apparent attack using manhole covers near the town of Bad Berleburg. https://www.thelocal.de/20190426/german-train-driver-suspected-of-faking-attack-using-manhole-covers Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:11:02 +0200 german-train-driver-suspected-of-faking-attack-using-manhole-covers Police graves destroyed, defaced with swastikas in Berlin Vandals spray-painted swastikas on the Berlin graves of two German police officers killed in the line of duty, sparking outrage Wednesday, and an investigation by the domestic security service. https://www.thelocal.de/20190403/police-graves-destroyed-defaced-with-swastikas-in-berlin Wed, 03 Apr 2019 19:32:55 +0200 police-graves-destroyed-defaced-with-swastikas-in-berlin Bahn 'drone' helicopter to hunt graffiti vandals The writing is clearly on the wall for illegal graffiti artists, as Deutsche Bahn (DB) plans to deploy unmanned mini-helicopter drones to film, track and hunt them down, it emerged on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130526/49929 Sun, 26 May 2013 13:48:00 +0200 49929