http://www.thelocal.de/ German news throughout the day from The Local en-gb Thu, 17 May 2012 04:10:01 +0200 Copyright: (C) The Local Europe AB http://www.thelocal.de/images/chromeLogo100px.gif http://www.thelocal.de/ 100 32 http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20120516-42591.html Chancellor Angela Merkel fired her environment minister on Wednesday afternoon, kicking out Norbert Röttgen who led her conservative party to a historic loss in the country's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:17:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/lifestyle/20120516-42595.html Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120516-42589.html Some parts of Germany will be better suited for cross country skis than swim suits over the Thursday bank holiday and long weekend, the German Weather Service (DWD) said on Wednesday. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:33:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20120516-42579.html German Chancellor Angela Merkel will soon have an extra €930 in her pocket each month, after the country's cabinet decided on Wednesday to award themselves their first pay rise for over a decade. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:22:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120516-42577.html Fleeing rising unemployment, people from Greece and Spain poured into Germany last year, fuelling the highest rise in immigration for 16 years, data released by the Federal Statistics Office on Wednesday showed. Wed, 16 May 2012 14:23:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120516-42575.html Germany's financial centre was in lock-down on Wednesday, with Frankfurt police advising those bankers insisting on turning up to work early not to wear suits - as police moved in to clear a protest camp in the centre of the city. Wed, 16 May 2012 11:24:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/society/20120516-42573.html A teenager who killed an old woman by stabbing her 40 times with a knife was wearing a terrifying horror-film style rubber mask during the attack - and then hid it before calling the emergency services, German police say. Wed, 16 May 2012 11:21:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120516-42571.html Self-employed workers in Germany are mounting an offensive against a proposed law that would force them to pay at least €350 per month into the public pension system. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:59:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/sport/20120516-42565.html Düsseldorf football fans invaded their own team's field on Tuesday evening, disrupting the match which their team was about to win. Their opponents only played to the end on police advice to prevent a blood bath, it emerged later. Wed, 16 May 2012 08:58:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20120516-42563.html German left-wing extremists have claimed responsibility for an arson attack against the man they hold responsible for impovershing the Greek people. The attackers burned his wife's car and threw paint and stones at his house. Wed, 16 May 2012 08:47:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20120516-42561.html French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed their desire to keep the eurozone together on Tuesday evening in key talks just hours after France's new leader was inaugurated. Wed, 16 May 2012 08:03:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20120515-42559.html New French President Francois Hollande arrived at German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office on Tuesday evening for talks set to be dominated by the eurozone crisis and Greece's political woes. Tue, 15 May 2012 18:53:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/society/20120515-42553.html An Iranian rapper is in hiding in Germany after religious leaders said his songs were capital crimes and money was offered for his execution. It is said a song he wrote was offensive to Islam - he says it was critical of the Iranian regime. Tue, 15 May 2012 18:01:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120515-42557.html The British Military Train ferried soldiers between Berlin and West Germany throughout the Cold War. It took to the rails for one last time last weekend, laden with former regulars and their memories. James Gheerbrant was on board. Tue, 15 May 2012 16:23:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/society/20120515-42555.html A German bin man who developed chronic knee pain from jumping out of rubbish collection trucks was told by a court his work-related injury was comparable to those suffered by top athletes. Tue, 15 May 2012 16:22:00 +0200