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 With the final hours of 2018 ticking away, it's a good time to look back on the year. From scorching heatwaves to Germany’s terrible World Cup performance – and some political surprises, it’s been a year to remember. https://www.thelocal.de/20181231/year-in-review-the-biggest-stories-from-germany-in-2018 Mon, 31 Dec 2018 10:03:46 +0100 year-in-review-the-biggest-stories-from-germany-in-2018 From Lady Gaga winning a bovine beauty contest to a bra that stopped a bullet, The Local looks back at some of the weirdest stories we covered in 2015. https://www.thelocal.de/20151230/10-strangest-things-to-happen-in-germany-in-2015 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 09:00:00 +0100 10-strangest-things-to-happen-in-germany-in-2015 How will 2015 be defined in Germany? The Local takes a look at the biggest stories that impacted the country this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20151224/germanys-10-biggest-stories-of-2015 Thu, 24 Dec 2015 13:00:00 +0100 germanys-10-biggest-stories-of-2015 Germany has had a busy year of news and we've loved bringing it to our Local readers. We checked our stats and picked out stories that most people enjoyed reading in 2014. https://www.thelocal.de/20141229/your-top-stories-of-2014-most-popular-merkel-bling-bishop-child-warriors-football-sexiest-women-nsa-cia-burger-king-denglisch Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:00:00 +0100 your-top-stories-of-2014-most-popular-merkel-bling-bishop-child-warriors-football-sexiest-women-nsa-cia-burger-king-denglisch The election year brought a bumper crop of politics stories, but issues outside of election wrangling including cyber-spying, drone building and a trial also appear in The Local's pick of 2013's political stories. https://www.thelocal.de/20131227/the-locals-top-ten-political-stories-of-2013 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 09:40:00 +0100 the-locals-top-ten-political-stories-of-2013 From the gruesome to the bizarre to the ridiculous, this year has seen a wide array of crime stories. Here are our top ten. https://www.thelocal.de/20131226/the-locals-top-ten-crime-stories-of-2013 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 11:30:00 +0100 the-locals-top-ten-crime-stories-of-2013 Here at The Local we are dedicated to bringing our readers an insight into Germany life – often in the form of our weekly Local List. Here's a round up of 2013's best listicles. https://www.thelocal.de/20131225/top-ten-the-local-lists Wed, 25 Dec 2013 14:50:00 +0100 top-ten-the-local-lists From kings to cars, and from sex to Springsteen, The Local has published a colourful array of news features over the last 12 months. Here are our top ten. https://www.thelocal.de/20131224/the-locals-top-ten-features-of-2013 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:41:00 +0100 the-locals-top-ten-features-of-2013 As 2011 prepares to kick off, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention during the past year in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20101229/32119 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:16:00 +0100 32119