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 After an explosion at an apartment building in the western city of Wuppertal on Saturday left five people with serious injuries, investigators are still unclear as to what caused it. https://www.thelocal.de/20180625/search-for-answers-after-violent-explosion-in-wuppertal-seriously-injures-five-people Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:20:58 +0200 search-for-answers-after-violent-explosion-in-wuppertal-seriously-injures-five-people A five-year old was standing with his parents and two younger siblings at Wuppertal's main train station on Thursday when a stranger suddenly grabbed him, jumping onto the tracks in front of an oncoming train. https://www.thelocal.de/20180413/stranger-grabs-child-jumping-in-front-of-train-near-dsseldorf Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:43:42 +0200 stranger-grabs-child-jumping-in-front-of-train-near-dsseldorf Firefighters say that Germany needs to learn the lessons from the Grenfell tragedy in London and implement better fire safety standards. https://www.thelocal.de/20170628/germany-evacuates-tower-block-fearing-repeat-of-grenfell-blaze Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:06:22 +0200 germany-evacuates-tower-block-fearing-repeat-of-grenfell-blaze A German court on Monday ruled that a group of Islamists did not break the law in forming "sharia police" street patrols and telling people to stop drinking, gambling and listening to music. https://www.thelocal.de/20161122/sharia-police-are-not-illegal-rules-german-court Tue, 22 Nov 2016 09:48:40 +0100 sharia-police-are-not-illegal-rules-german-court A group of German radical Islamists will face trial for forming "sharia police" street patrols that told people to stop drinking, gambling and listening to music, a court said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160504/sharia-police-members-to-face-trial-in-dsseldorf Wed, 04 May 2016 10:04:49 +0200 sharia-police-members-to-face-trial-in-dsseldorf German authorities will not to press charges against nine men who preached radical Islamist views in the street while wearing jackets marked "sharia police", a court ruled on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151211/no-charges-for-men-who-posed-as-sharia-police Fri, 11 Dec 2015 09:36:00 +0100 no-charges-for-men-who-posed-as-sharia-police The G7 summit saw Bavaria put out a huge police operation to protect world leaders. But it resulted in a rather unusual operation afterwards - tracking down a police officer in the name of love. https://www.thelocal.de/20150611/manhunt-in-the-name-of-love Thu, 11 Jun 2015 19:10:10 +0200 manhunt-in-the-name-of-love Hooligans, Salafists, Pegida and left-wing counter-demonstrators all descended on the west German town of Wuppertal on Saturday in the first time the groups have all held simultaneous events. https://www.thelocal.de/20150316/four-way-demo-hits-wuppertal Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:59:59 +0100 four-way-demo-hits-wuppertal Fire services searched a school premises in Wuppertal and 25 children were taken to hospital on Tuesday after a teacher reported a “chemical smell” – but it later turned out to be a harmless stink bomb. https://www.thelocal.de/20150311/school-evacuated-after-stink-bomb-attack Wed, 11 Mar 2015 11:40:42 +0100 school-evacuated-after-stink-bomb-attack Salafists who caused outrage by mounting patrols in western Germany as "Shariah Police" have ditched their vests and changed their name, but pledged to continue to take action. It comes as political leaders were accused of creating a "safe zone" for Islamists. https://www.thelocal.de/20140912/politicians-sharia-police-north-rhine-westphalia-nrw-dsseldorf-wuppertal Fri, 12 Sep 2014 18:08:00 +0200 politicians-sharia-police-north-rhine-westphalia-nrw-dsseldorf-wuppertal Police arrested a second suspect on Wednesday in connection with an attempted arson attack in which Molotov cocktails were thrown at a synagogue in western Germany. Another man who said he was Palestinian has denied involvement. https://www.thelocal.de/20140730/police-wuppertal-synagogue-attack-jews Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:11:00 +0200 police-wuppertal-synagogue-attack-jews Emergency services rescued 76 passengers from a cable car who were left dangling in the air for hours on Thursday night when Germany’s oldest suspension railway broke down. https://www.thelocal.de/20131018/52461 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:20:00 +0200 52461 Two German women have created a different take on clichéd pinup calendars featuring scantily-clad models draped over hotrods - and groovy cars accompanied by men in their underpants is apparently selling like hotcakes. https://www.thelocal.de/20130107/47145 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:26:00 +0100 47145 A nasty case of herpes has hit polar bears at a German zoo, leaving one dead and another fighting for its life. The virus was first found in zebras, leaving scientists scratching their heads over how it was spread. https://www.thelocal.de/20120818/44431 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:27:00 +0200 44431 A man was killed and several other people severely injured in a car smash on the motorway near Wuppertal early Saturday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20111231/39841 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:03:00 +0100 39841 A huge party in the western town of Wuppertal organized anonymously via Facebook resulted in a riot on Friday night, leaving 16 people injured and three charged with public order offences. https://www.thelocal.de/20110618/35741 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:49:00 +0200 35741 Thousands of culture fans from across the country took to the streets in Wuppertal at the weekend to demonstrate their support for the Schauspielhaus theatre there which is threatened with closure. https://www.thelocal.de/20100328/26171 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:55:00 +0200 26171 German cities complain they are bearing the brunt of deep tax cuts by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government and nowhere is feeling the pain more sharply than the rust-belt town of Wuppertal. https://www.thelocal.de/20100119/24661 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:28:00 +0100 24661 A candy dispenser at a sporting hall in Wuppertal tipped over, crushing and killing a one-and-a-half-year-old boy. https://www.thelocal.de/20081026/15142-3 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:32:00 +0100 15142-3 Two men died early on Friday after a dramatic auto accident on the A43 motorway near Dülmen in North Rhine-Westphalia. https://www.thelocal.de/20081017/14955 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:31:00 +0200 14955