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 The largest döner kebab in the world was served at the Mall of Berlin on Friday, breaking the previous world record held by Australians from 2004. https://www.thelocal.de/20171023/berliners-break-world-record-with-423-kg-dner-kebab Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:56:45 +0200 berliners-break-world-record-with-423-kg-dner-kebab Three of the world's tallest people – including 2.51-metre Sultan Kösen from Turkey, the world's tallest man – are in Germany on Tuesday to visit the specialist shoemaker who helps make their lives bearable. https://www.thelocal.de/20150929/worlds-tallest-people-come-shoe-shopping Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:18:17 +0200 worlds-tallest-people-come-shoe-shopping Stationery manufacturer STAEDTLER officially produced the world's longest colouring pencil in Nuremberg this week – beating the previous record by 136 metres. https://www.thelocal.de/20150805/worlds-longest-colouring-pencil-produced Wed, 05 Aug 2015 18:35:41 +0200 worlds-longest-colouring-pencil-produced Volunteer firefighters in a small town set their sights high when they hoped to break the Guinness World Record for the largest fire engine built out of beer crates. https://www.thelocal.de/20150119/firefighters-build-record-truck-with-beer-crates Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:27:17 +0100 firefighters-build-record-truck-with-beer-crates Adham Fisher, world record holder for the fastest tour of the New York subway, visited every single station on the Berlin U-Bahn in just over eight hours on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141009/brit-sets-sights-on-berlin-u-bahn-speed-record Thu, 09 Oct 2014 19:51:00 +0200 brit-sets-sights-on-berlin-u-bahn-speed-record World records were tumbling at a World Cup swimming meet in Berlin on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091114/23277 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0100 23277