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Sex helps 'keep you young' in old age

Society: 7 Feb 12
Staying sexually active in old age keeps your brain ticking, according to a recent study in which 70 percent of those Germans over 75 said they were happy with their antics between the sheets. READ »

German hero named ‘Norwegian of the year’

National: 16 Dec 11
A German man has received the honour “Norwegian of the Year 2011” for helping rescue 30 survivors of the Utøya island massacre in July. READ »

Club sells tickets to game fans can't attend

Sport: 15 Dec 11
German second division football club Hansa Rostock is hawking tickets to the team’s Sunday match against Dynamo Dresden. The only hitch: Fans won’t be allowed inside to watch the game. READ »

Detentions had 'chilling effect' on G8 protests

National: 2 Dec 11
Two German anti-globalisation protesters detained for five days in 2007 to prevent them from demonstrating against a G8 summit won a victory at the European Court of Human Rights on Thursday. READ »

Bullets – and bones – found in Soviet tank

Society: 18 Nov 11
Construction workers near Rostock made an unusual discovery Thursday, when they unearthed half of a Soviet World War II-era tank with skeletal remains inside. Experts believe the other half of the tank is buried across the street. READ »

Neo-Nazi robbers linked to kebab shop killings

National: 11 Nov 11
German detectives investigating the neo-Nazi bomb-making bank robbers thought to have killed a policewoman, have found a gun used in a series of nine notorious snack shop killings in the suspects’ blown-up flat. READ »

German cities becoming increasingly 'wild'

Society: 8 Nov 11
Wild boars digging up gardens, foxes roaming building sites, and raccoons ravaging allotments – city-dwelling Germans are reporting increasing sightings of and problems with wildlife. READ »

What's on in Germany: September 29 - October 5

Lifestyle: 29 Sep 11
This Week's Highlights: A reunification party in Berlin, Picasso portraits in Cologne, and film festivals in Munich and Hamburg. READ »

Germany’s top ten tech inventions

Science & Technology: 9 Sep 11
The last century would have been very different if it hadn’t been for the German genius for technological innovation. The Local rates the top ten Teutonic inventions that have changed your life. READ »

'Something is deeply wrong when the NPD is more successful than the FDP'

Analysis & Opinion: 5 Sep 11
Is Chancellor Merkel’s centre-right alliance heading towards political oblivion? Commentators in The Local’s media roundup examine the impact of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania vote. READ »

Cooler days mark end to wet and grey summer

Society: 29 Aug 11
Cold air will stream in from the North Sea this week, keeping northern Germany damp, while high pressure will clear out the clouds over the central and southern parts of the country. READ »

Neo-Nazi cartoon stork irritates far-right

Politics: 29 Aug 11
He's a stork with a small moustache and a side-parting. Meet Storch Heinar. The cartoon parodying the far-right has been annoying the neo-Nazi NPD party in the state election campaign in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. READ »

Kaiser heir weds princess in Potsdam

Society: 27 Aug 11
Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia and Princess Sophie von Isenburg were married in front of 650 guests at on the grounds of the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam on Saturday for Germany's own "royal" wedding. READ »

Kaiser couple to marry in Potsdam

Society: 26 Aug 11
Germany’s high society event of the year is set for Saturday as the great-great grandson of Kaiser Wilhem II gets married at a royal palace in Potsdam. READ »

Social Democrats warn leftists after Wall praise

Politics: 16 Aug 11
Germany's centre-left Social Democrats have warned members of the hard-line socialist Left party they would be rejected as state coalition partners unless they condemn the building of the Berlin Wall. READ »

What's on in Germany: August 11 - 17

Lifestyle: 11 Aug 11
This Week's Highlights: Public art in Frankfurt, tall ships in Rostock, and Berlin marks the 50th anniversary of the building of the Wall. READ »

Summer arrives - for a day or two

Society: 2 Aug 11
After a miserably wet and cool July, summer is set to return this week, albeit briefly, the German Weather Service (DWD) has reported. READ »

Steady rain causes flooding in eastern Germany

National: 31 Jul 11
The continuous rain over the last few days has led to overflowing rivers and flooded streets in parts of eastern Germany. Emergency services have been called out and sand bags distributed to some residents. READ »

Nuclear fuel transports prompt fury in Rostock

National: 14 Jun 11
Nuclear material and dangerous chemicals for the nuclear power industry are reportedly being shipped through the Baltic port city of Rostock without anyone being informed. READ »

US steps up German, Spanish produce checks

National: 4 Jun 11
The United States is inspecting all imports of cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes from Germany and Spain, officials said Friday, as the outbreak spread to 12 countries. READ »

Drinks wagon fight led to fatal Rostock beating

National: 3 Jun 11
Police said on Friday that the man who was beaten to death in Rostock on Thursday was killed in a senseless argument over whose drinks wagon was better-looking. READ »

New FDP calls for end to parenting payment

Politics: 16 May 11
In an effort to signal a break with the past and whip up fresh momentum, the pro-business Free Democrats have blasted the “bureaucratically fossilised welfare state” and called for an end to parenting payments. READ »

Government threatened with anti-EU revolt

Politics: 14 May 11
Up to 50 MPs in Germany's ruling coalition may vote against the European Financial Stabilization Mechanism (EFSM), according to a eurosceptic MP in the government's junior partner, the Free Democratic Party. READ »

Westerwelle to cling on as foreign minister

Politics: 13 May 11
Despite simmering anger among his Free Democrats, Guido Westerwelle appears likely to keep his job as Germany's foreign minister after the party’s new leaders sought to smooth over tensions at their annual conference on Friday. READ »

Councils with liquidity problems leave swimming pools out to dry

Business & Money: 21 Apr 11
As people head outside for the Easter weekend, many would-be bathers may find they packed their swimming stuff in vain – as municipal councils across Germany close down swimming pools in a desperate attempt to cut costs. READ »

Victims of deadly crash from 7 German states

National: 9 Apr 11
A mass autobahn crash following a freak sandstorm south of Rostock involved people from at least seven different states in Germany, officials said on Saturday. At least eight people were killed and more than 130 injured. READ »

Eight motorists dead after freak sandstorm

National: 8 Apr 11
At least eight people died Friday in a huge blaze on a motorway in eastern Germany after a freak sandstorm caused pile-ups, police said. READ »

Pressure mounts on Westerwelle to resign

Politics: 30 Mar 11
Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Wednesday faced growing calls for him to step aside as leader of the Free Democrats following his party’s disastrous performance in two German state elections. READ »

Karneval festivities commence in the sunny Rhineland

Society: 3 Mar 11
Germany's Karneval festivities kicked off on Thursday at 11:11 am, as jesters stormed city halls across the Rhineland, marking the official start to the clownish, boozy parades to come. READ »

Public workers' strikes hit eastern states

Business & Money: 3 Mar 11
Limited strikes by German public workers continued on Thursday, this time teachers street crews and bureaucrats in the eastern states taking part. READ »

Guttenberg to fly in Eurofighter jet

Politics: 10 Feb 11
German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg on Thursday said he intended to take a training flight in a Eurofighter jet this year. He justified his plan by saying he may one day have to authorize a mission using the attack aircraft. READ »

Snowstorm snarls road and air traffic

National: 29 Nov 10
Snow and ice in Germany caused hundreds of accidents, lengthy traffic jams and dozens of flight delays on Monday, as meteorologists forecast frigid temperatures and a possible storm surge along the coast. READ »

Thousands protest against nuclear energy

National: 18 Sep 10
Tens of thousands demonstrated in Berlin on Saturday against the government's proposal to extend the life of Germany's nuclear power plants for another decade or more. READ »

Bayern Munich still the team to beat as Bundesliga kicks off

Sport: 19 Aug 10
With Bayern Munich starting the defence of their Bundesliga title on Friday at home to 2009 champions Wolfsburg, the question on fans' lips here is can anyone stop their march to the title? READ »

Migrant birthrates falling in Germany, study finds

Society: 11 Aug 10
Second generation immigrants in Germany are having fewer babies than their parents, a new study has revealed, denting the widely-held belief that migrant communities could be the nation’s fertility engines. READ »

Heatwave fuels massive algae bloom in Baltic Sea

Science & Technology: 22 Jul 10
A blue-green algae bloom the size of Germany has formed in the Baltic Sea, threatening marine life and even posing a danger to humans, authorities warned this week. READ »

Hot weekend gives way to stormy and cooler week

National: 6 Jun 10
Although the weekend has been beautifully warm and sunny across the country, meteorologists have warned it will not last – Sunday afternoon and evening will see storms replace the blue skies. READ »

Merkel nominates Wulff for president

Politics: 3 Jun 10
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right coalition on Thursday nominated Lower Saxony’s premier Christian Wulff to be Germany’s next president. READ »

End-of-season football riots break out

Sport: 9 May 10
Police reported several serious riots on the final day of the German football season, as fans of relegated clubs released their frustrations. READ »

Hamburg tops table of highest income-earners

Society: 14 Apr 10
Hamburg is Germany’s highest-earning city with an average net income of €23,366 a year, a survey published Wednesday found. READ »

Sharing the steering wheel

Lifestyle: 6 Apr 10
Germany might be a car-crazy country, but it can also be a prohibitively expensive place to have your own ride. Rhea Wessel reports on the growing interest in car-sharing services. READ »

Snow causes chaos in the north

Society: 30 Jan 10
More than 25 centimetres of new snow disabled traffic throughout northern Germany on Saturday, particularly in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where Baltic islands have been cut off. READ »

Randy Rostock burglar steals pinup girl calendars

Society: 25 Jan 10
A burglar breaking into a workshop outside of Rostock chose not to steal the construction company’s expensive equipment – opting instead for calendars of scantily clad women. READ »

Leftist leader Bartsch to step down

Politics: 15 Jan 10
Dietmar Bartsch, the general secretary of Germany‘s socialist Left party, said on Friday he would step down in May after coming under pressure for alleged disloyalty to party leader Oskar Lafontaine. READ »

Accidents close icy autobahns nationwide

National: 12 Jan 10
Ice and snow caused one death, numerous accidents, autobahn closures and delays across Germany overnight, police reported on Tuesday. READ »

Germany grinds to a halt under thick blanket of snow

Society: 10 Jan 10
Broad stretches of northern Germany were closed down over the weekend by blizzards, with many villages completely cut off and hundreds of drivers stuck in their cars over Saturday night. READ »

Masked mob attacks train full of football fans

Sport: 9 Nov 09
A group of up to 30 masked people at a station near Braunschweig attacked a regional train full of football fans with bats, hammers and stones over the weekend, police reported on Monday. READ »

Police ask football leagues to foot the bill for hooliganism

Sport: 4 Nov 09
After the latest football violence left 29 police slightly injured in Rostock, the police union on Wednesday demanded Germany’s leagues pay up to €50 million a season to combat hooliganism. READ »

Greens opt for gradual withdrawal from Afghanistan

National: 25 Oct 09
After a passionate debate at its annual party conference in Rostock, the Green party decided against calling for an immediate military withdrawal from Afghanistan in favour of a step-by-step solution. READ »

Hertha sign Funkel as new coach

Sport: 3 Oct 09
The Bundesliga's bottom side Hertha Berlin on Saturday confirmed Friedhelm Funkel as their new coach following the sacking of Swiss Lucien Favre. READ »

Aachen couples have highest national divorce rate

Society: 16 Sep 09
A new study by Men’s Health magazine shows that the key to a long-lasting marriage in Germany could simply lie in the town in which couples live. READ »

Around 100 professors investigated in 'bribes for doctorate' probe

Society: 22 Aug 09
Around 100 university professors across the country are under investigation for taking bribes in return for ‘helping’ students get doctorates, it has emerged. READ »

Rostock's Hanse Sail weighs anchor

Society: 7 Aug 09
Thousands of sailing fans will flock to the Baltic Sea city of Rostock this weekend for the 19th annual Hanse Sail, which will showcase some of the world’s greatest seafaring vessels. READ »

Police target FC St. Pauli fans in 'unacceptable' pub raid

Sport: 8 Jul 09
FC St. Pauli has asked Hamburg authorities to clarify a rough police operation on Saturday at a packed fan pub, news magazine Der Spiegel reported on Wednesday. Fans are planning a demonstration for Friday. READ »

Neo-Nazis make headway into town councils

Politics: 9 Jun 09
The neo-Nazi NPD party is entering several German municipal councils for the first time after this weekend’s local elections, news magazine Der Spiegel reported on Monday. READ »

More artificial reefs planned in the North and Baltic seas

Science & Technology: 5 Jun 09
After success with artificial coral reefs created six years ago, researchers in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern said this week they plan to add more in the North and Baltic Sea while exploring different tourism possibilities. READ »