After a freighter went up in flames at the start of the month while carrying radioactive material into Hamburg's harbour, it has emerged that the German port city receives such hazardous cargo up to seven times a month. READ () »
Get The Local flavour of Germany with our series offering an insider's take on their hometown. This week, Sathish Kumar Shanmugam talks about his adopted town Lüneburg. READ () »
For anyone looking to take a trip over this long Pentecost holiday weekend, getting there likely won't be half the fun. German drivers' association ADAC has warned of packed roads and traffic jams, particularly on Friday and Saturday. READ () »
Warm in the east, cool in the west - and wet all over: Low-pressure conditions are creating a weather divide in Germany, meteorologists said Thursday. This should make for a mixed forecast over the long Pentecost holiday weekend. READ () »
Singletons living alone, combined with people flocking from country to city are just some of the reasons Germany has a dwindling amount of empty housing, according to a new survey. READ () »
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local’s cinema guide. READ () »
An allotment club in Hamburg has caused outrage by banning single women from taking over garden plots, on the grounds that they "can't manage the work." READ () »
Frankfurt is Germany's most dangerous city, thanks to its giant airport and volatile red-light district, figures from the federal police revealed over the weekend. Following in second and third place were Düsseldorf and Cologne. READ () »
A third of new drugs for treating serious illnesses don't offer any improvement on what is already available, according to Germany's committee in charge of testing pharmaceutical innovations. READ () »
Heavy rain hitting Germany on Thursday is set to give way to an unsettled and stormy weekend, said the German national weather service DWD. READ () »
Artists have transformed Hamburg's HafenCity University underground train stop into much more than a transport hub – as lights shaped like shipping containers now bathe the station in award-winning technicolour. READ () »
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local’s cinema guide. READ () »
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