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Rent-jumping family caught by police

National: 9 Feb 12
An eight-person family that avoided paying rent for years by moving house every two to three weeks has finally been caught in the northern German town of Schneverdingen. READ »

Man rescued from canoe on frozen river

Society: 6 Feb 12
A man had to be rescued from the frozen River Elbe in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday after his canoeing trip in sub-zero temperatures turned out not to be such a good idea. READ »

Chills and snow are on the way

Society: 27 Jan 12
Germans might think they've got away with the relatively mild winter so far, but the cold snap may be on its way. The country can expect chilly precipitation over the weekend, the German Weather Service (DWD) says. READ »

Teacher in probe for 'making bombs with kids'

National: 11 Jan 12
A German teacher built pipe-bombs with his pupils, setting them off in front of the children who were not given ear or eye protection, according to allegations being investigated by public prosecutors. READ »

Germany braced for stormy start to 2012

National: 3 Jan 12
The first week of January will be wet and wild, as a low pressure system swirls towards the country, bringing wind of up to 120 kilometres an hour, according to the German Weather Service (DWD). READ »

'Mia' and 'Ben' favourite baby names of 2011

Society: 29 Dec 11
German parents kept it short and sweet when picking a name for their new bundle of joy. The most popular baby names in 2011 were Mia for girls and Ben for boys. READ »

The Local's guide to skiing in Germany

Lifestyle: 21 Dec 11
There’s more to skiing in Germany than the northernmost bits of the Alps. As the new season begins, The Local introduces some alternative slopes that just might be closer than you think. READ »

Bird-killer rips heads off homing pigeons

Society: 19 Dec 11
An unknown perpetrator broke into a bird-breeding station over the weekend in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein and beheaded 17 homing pigeons. READ »

Germany's weirdest Christmas markets

Lifestyle: 12 Dec 11
Christmas markets are an intrinsic part of the holiday season in Germany. But for those fancying an odd twist on the standard stalls offering Glühwein, The Local has uncovered markets with erotic, nautical and various other themes. READ »

Allotment gardeners told to prune racial quotas

Society: 7 Dec 11
A group of allotment owners in northern Germany have been told to turn over a new leaf after they set a limit on how many people with foreign roots should be allowed to join their garden community. READ »

Parched November the driest month ever

Society: 30 Nov 11
November 2011 was the driest month ever recorded in Germany for the past 130 years, with many weather stations not registering a single drop of rain. That could soon change in later half of this week. READ »

Murdered cop had ties to neo-Nazi killers

National: 22 Nov 11
The National Socialist Underground (NSU) deliberately targeted policewoman Michele Kiesewetter in 2007 because of a connection between her family and the neo-Nazi terrorist cell, according to the German authorities. READ »

Western states likely to miss day-care targets

Society: 7 Nov 11
Latest statistics suggest that western German states will fall well short of a 2007 target of ensuring that one in three children would have a day care spot by 2013. READ »

Data protection official accuses Facebook of new privacy breach

Science & Technology: 3 Nov 11
Data protection officials in Hamburg are accusing Facebook of a new breach of German privacy laws by tracking users even after they’ve cancelled their accounts. READ »

Voluntary service shows signs of acceptance

Society: 1 Nov 11
The Federal Voluntary Service (BFD), which replaced the civilian national service alternative to military conscription, is finally managing to attract volunteers after a slow start, but there is still unease about the scheme. READ »

Big cuts in store for Bundeswehr

National: 26 Oct 11
The German government announced the biggest cuts in its military since the end of World War Two on Wednesday, closing or significantly scaling down more than 100 of its 400 bases and cutting 15,000 soldiering jobs. READ »

Stone Age leftovers show a gradual move from fish to milk diets

Science & Technology: 25 Oct 11
Stone Age cooking pots found in the Baltic Sea show that people only gradually changed their diet as the first farm animals were kept and milk started to become available as well as oils from marine animals. READ »

Facebook to give German state privacy exemption

Science & Technology: 21 Oct 11
Facebook has offered a special exemption from its data handling practices to Schleswig-Holstein after the northern German state's data protection commissioner complained about the online social network's popular "like" button. READ »

Özdemir says Greens must not rule out governing with conservatives

Politics: 1 Oct 11
While negotiations continue on forming a state government with the Social Democratic Party in Berlin the Greens have become embroiled in a public dispute about potential coalition partners. READ »

Germany rejects carbon dioxide storage plans

Politics: 23 Sep 11
Germany’s upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, has knocked down a proposal to start storing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide underground in a bid to reduce emissions. READ »

Berliners look leftwards as Pirates set sail

Politics: 16 Sep 11
Berliners go to the polls on Sunday, with indications they will re-elect Social Democratic Mayor Klaus Wowereit yet force him to ditch coalition partners The Left for the Greens. The Pirate Party might also sail into parliament. READ »

Schleswig-Holstein opens its doors to online gambling

National: 16 Sep 11
Owners of online gambling sites are hailing a decision by the state of Schleswig-Holstein to liberalise gambling regulations, saying the decision could help revolutionise the gaming market. READ »

HSH Nordbank had German journalists investigated

Business & Money: 11 Sep 11
HSH Nordbank asked private detectives to investigate German journalists, according to a confidential report seen by newsweekly Der Spiegel. READ »

Facebook signs up to voluntary privacy code

Science & Technology: 8 Sep 11
Facebook said Thursday it would sign up to a voluntary code of conduct in Germany to protect user data, the first time the site has agreed to such measures in a nation known for vehemently protecting people's privacy. READ »

Taxi driver locks woman in boot after fare dispute

National: 5 Sep 11
A taxi driver in Hamburg became so enraged during a fare dispute with a passenger that he beat the woman and then locked her in the car boot for five hours before she was freed, the police reported on Monday. READ »

Kids call Boetticher on voting age hypocrisy

Politics: 1 Sep 11
Pupils in Schleswig-Holstein have written an open letter to Christian von Boetticher, criticizing the former head of the state's Christian Democrats for opposing a lower voting age while having an affair with a 16-year-old. READ »

Facebook ‘like’ button declared illegal

Science & Technology: 19 Aug 11
Facebook’s ubiquitous ‘like’ button found on countless websites in Germany was declared in violation of the country’s strict privacy laws by a state data protection official on Friday. READ »

Schleswig-Holstein CDU unveils new leadership

Politics: 18 Aug 11
Just nine months before the state election, the Christian Democratic Union in Schleswig-Holstein has decided on a new leadership duo after the party leader and top candidate resigned over a love affair with a teenager. READ »

Monster trucks may ply autobahn for field trial

National: 17 Aug 11
Monster trucks could soon be coming to a German autobahn near you. A controversial programme aims to test the 25-metre-long "gigaliners" on the country's roads. READ »

Top CDU man resigns over love affair with teen

Politics: 15 Aug 11
The designated leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union in Schleswig-Holstein has resigned after intense internal party pressure over his love affair with a 16-year-old girl. READ »

Weekend set to remain wet, introducing a few days of autumn

National: 5 Aug 11
After a brief respite of summery weather early this week, Germany is approaching another stormy, wet weekend - followed by a sharp drop in temperatures come Monday. READ »

Wacken heavy metal festival gets heads banging

Society: 5 Aug 11
Heavy metal fans have descended on a small town in Schleswig-Holstein for the 22nd annual Wacken Open Air. With Ozzy Osbourne, Motörhead and Judas Priest headlining, the festival's 75,000 tickets have been sold out for months. READ »

Internal party anger puts pressure on Merkel

Politics: 2 Aug 11
Angela Merkel is facing fresh pressure on her leadership after a former state premier from her own Christian Democrats has won widespread support for a scathing attack on the party’s performance. READ »

Week gets off to a cool and rainy start

Society: 25 Jul 11
Germany faces a cool and rainy start to the week, but the low pressure system interrupting summer is slowly starting to dissipate, according to the German Weather Service (DWD). READ »

What's on in Germany: July 21 - July 27

Lifestyle: 21 Jul 11
This Week's Highlights: Pyrotechnics in Munich, silent film in Hamburg, and sound art in Berlin. READ »

CDU in teen-style Facebook party blunder

Politics: 13 Jul 11
A regional branch of the conservative Christian Democratic Union has cancelled its summer party after making the same blunder as excitable teenagers: it posted an invitation on Facebook and forgot to click “private.” READ »

Summer returns, though with some rain

National: 5 Jul 11
Summer temperatures and periods of sunshine will return to Germany this week, though some rain and storms are still expected, the German Weather Service (DWD) said Tuesday. READ »

Animal park welcomes 'terror bird' cousin hatchling

Society: 29 Jun 11
An animal park near Germany’s northern border with Denmark is hoping a freakish-looking hatchling related to ancient “terror birds” will become a new star attraction. READ »

UNESCO puts five German beech forests on world heritage list

National: 25 Jun 11
The UN's education, scientific and cultural organization, UNESCO, named five German beech forests as Natural World Heritage sites on Saturday. READ »

E. coli panic hits Lübeck hard

Society: 8 Jun 11
Germany's killer bacteria outbreak has people running scared in the northern city of Lübeck, where restaurants are empty and vegetables, blamed for the contamination, are withering away at market stalls. READ »

Authorities still hunting for E. coli source

National: 6 Jun 11
Germany will maintain a health warnings for sprouts as well as tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers despite initial negative tests for deadly E. coli bacteria, Minister Ilse Aigner said Monday. READ »

Search for E. coli clues leads to Lübeck eatery

National: 4 Jun 11
German health authorities scrambling to find the source of a deadly E. coli outbreak are zeroing in on a restaurant in Lübeck. Reports also say a harbour festival that took place in Hamburg in May could be linked to the killer bug. READ »

E. coli infection figures stabilising

National: 3 Jun 11
The E. coli outbreak that has killed at least 18 people appears to be stabilising, a senior German doctor said on Friday, as police investigated two food distributors and a restaurant owner in Hamburg. READ »

E. coli fear grips Hamburg hospitals

Society: 2 Jun 11
Stephanie Lucka lives in fear - both her sons fell sick to a mysterious killer bacteria that has struck some 600 people in this north German city. One is still fighting for his life. READ »

Alarm spreads as E. coli cases rise sharply

National: 1 Jun 11
The number of E. coli cases has risen dramatically in northern Germany, authorities announced Wednesday, with at least 180 new cases emerging in the past 24 hours in Hamburg and Lower Saxony alone. READ »

Hunt for source of deadly E. coli source continues

National: 29 May 11
Germany warned Sunday that the source of an outbreak of bacteria poisoning blamed for 10 deaths and hundreds of people falling ill, some in other countries, has yet to be pinpointed. READ »

Deadly E.coli outbreak claims ninth victim

National: 28 May 11
Authorities are struggling to determine the source of a deadly strain of bacteria in Germany that has already claimed nine victims. READ »

Deadly E. coli outbreak claims first victims

National: 24 May 11
Three people in Germany have died from an outbreak of virulent EHEC bacteria, as potentially deadly diarrhoea continues to spread across the country. Many of those infected are fighting for their lives in intensive care units. READ »

Scientists hunt source of life-threatening stomach bug

Society: 23 May 11
Public health officials in northern Germany are trying to trace the origins of an outbreak of life-threatening diarrhoea which has infected around 80 people, putting many of them in intensive care. READ »

Wild weather forecast for weekend

Society: 20 May 11
Extreme weather producing thunder, squalls and hail storms is expected to make for an unusual weekend, the German Weather Service (DWD) said on Friday. READ »

Women more likely to manage small companies

Business & Money: 20 May 11
Women have better career chances in smaller German companies than large corporations, with a fifth of mid-sized firms being led by a female CEO, according to a new survey released on Friday. READ »

Border region fears Danish border checks will hit commerce

Society: 20 May 11
Germans living in the region near Denmark fear the thriving cross-border trade and traffic will be significantly affected by the re-imposition of border controls recently announced by the Danish authorities. READ »

Burglary rate surges

National: 17 May 11
Not known as a hotbed for burglary, Germany suffered a jump of nearly 7 percent in break-ins last year, according to police figures cited on Tuesday. The eastern state of Saxony saw the strongest increase in crime. READ »

Politicians driving 'climate killer' cars

Politics: 19 Apr 11
Despite Germany‘s recent tilt towards clean energy, most politicians are still being ferried around in gas-guzzling government cars, according to a survey by environmentalists which grades individual leaders. READ »

State politicians took free hotel stay to discuss gambling rules

Politics: 2 Apr 11
A few days before they were set to take part in a meeting on rules governing gambling, four top politicians attended a conference on the subject – with their luxury hotel rooms paid for by an industry magazine. READ »

Public sector strikes hit two more states

Business & Money: 1 Mar 11
After initial strikes in the states of Hesse and Saarland on Monday, public workers' unions called temporary strikes for members in North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein on Tuesday. READ »

What's on in Germany: February 24 - March 2

Lifestyle: 24 Feb 11
This week's highlights: Warhol Polaroids in Cologne, pictures of ballerinas in Berlin, and Hercules and Love Affair begin their dance across Germany in Munich. READ »

Frisians ward off evil spirits with bonfire festival

Society: 22 Feb 11
North Frisians lit their traditional Biikebrennen bonfires on Monday night, celebrating the new year and warding off evil winter spirits in one of northern Germany’s most important folk festivals. READ »

William and Kate snub German nobles on wedding invitations

Society: 21 Feb 11
Though many are closely connected to the British throne, most of Germany’s aristocratic houses have not been invited to the upcoming royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. READ »

Police catch pair of 12-year-old girls driving in pyjamas

Society: 31 Jan 11
A pair of 12-year-old girls have been caught out for a late-night joyride in their pyjamas, police in northern Germany reported Monday. READ »

Most expect inflation to wipe out any income increase

Business & Money: 30 Jan 11
Despite the economic revival, only 6 percent of the German population expect to have more money in their pockets this year than last according to a survey. READ »

Elbe River swells to record levels

National: 23 Jan 11
Floodwaters on the Elbe River surpassed record highs over the weekend in northern Germany. Minimal damage has occurred despite rising water levels, as crews continued to help man dykes and water pumps along the river. READ »

Rocker Rio Reiser's grave to be moved

Society: 17 Jan 11
The grave of German rock star Rio Reiser will be moved following the sale of his former home in Schleswig-Holstein, his family said Monday. Maintaining the farm that once belonged to the popular musician became too expensive. READ »

China bans pork, eggs as dioxin scandal grows

National: 12 Jan 11
Germany's dioxin contamination problems deepened Wednesday as China banned pork and egg imports and it emerged that tainted meat may be in circulation. READ »

Government to crack down after dioxin scandal

National: 9 Jan 11
The German government vowed Sunday to get tough after a dioxin poisoning scare led to import bans on some of its farm products, as a survey showed one in five consumers in Germany avoiding eggs. READ »

Dioxin contamination 77 times safe level

National: 7 Jan 11
Samples taken from the animal feed firm at the centre of the dioxin contamination scandal revealed its products contained up to 77 times the safe level of the toxic chemical, authorities said Friday. READ »

Dioxin farm scandal spreads to UK

National: 6 Jan 11
Germany's dioxin animal feed scandal has spread to Britain, where authorities are hunting for processed food made from tainted eggs, the European Commission said Thursday. READ »

Freezing rain makes roads hazardous

National: 6 Jan 11
Freezing rain and icy roads caused countless accidents across broad swaths of Germany on Thursday morning. Scores were hurt in bus crash near Augsburg. READ »

Dioxin scandal spreads

National: 5 Jan 11
Some 3,000 tonnes of dioxin-contaminated fatty acids used to enrich animal feed have been distributed in at least four German states, according to official estimates. The authorities are shutting down more farms as a precaution. READ »

Firm admits mistake in farm dioxin scandal

Society: 4 Jan 11
The dioxin contamination scare gripping Germany's farming industry was caused by an animal food manufacturer’s mistake in using fatty acids meant for industrial purposes in chicken feed, officials said Tuesday. READ »

Dioxin shuts farms, forces hen cull

National: 3 Jan 11
The discovery of animal feed laced with poisonous dioxin has forced the closure of countless farms and the slaughter of at least 8,000 egg-laying chickens, as German officials on Monday reacted to a widening agriculture scandal. READ »

Leon and Mia most popular baby names in 2010

Society: 29 Dec 10
Leon and Mia have emerged as the favoured names for boys and girls born in Germany in 2010 – the second year in a row they have topped the chart. READ »

Motorists warned of delays and danger

National: 23 Dec 10
Motorists should expect clogged roads and long traffic jams on Thursday as hordes of people go on holiday, compounding the effects of recent bad weather, the ADAC motor club has warned. READ »

Westerwelle and the FDP: Unloved yet irreplaceable

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 10
It's understandable that FDP's rank-and-file want to replace their beleaguered leader Guido Westerwelle. But a putsch ahead of state elections would only be counterproductive. An analysis by ZEIT ONLINE’s Michael Schlieben. READ »

FDP dips below five percent in regional polls

Politics: 19 Dec 10
The Free Democratic Party, junior partner in Germany's governing coalition, would fail to enter two state parliaments if elections were held there this weekend, a new poll shows. FDP leader Guido Westerwelle is under pressure. READ »

Blizzard slams Germany

National: 17 Dec 10
The blizzard “Petra” hammered Germany with more snow on Friday, causing countess road accidents, shutting down air traffic and trapping hundreds of people in an icy train. READ »

FDP debates ditching Westerwelle

Politics: 16 Dec 10
Leading members of the pro-business Free Democratic Party are reportedly considering deposing Guido Westerwelle as party boss and foreign minister to reverse the FDP’s fortunes going into an important election year. READ »

Blizzard bears down on the north

National: 16 Dec 10
The German Weather Service (DWD) warned blizzard conditions with dangerous snow drifts were expected to hit northern Germany on Thursday. Meanwhile the rest of the country continued to dig out from relentless winter weather. READ »

FDP woes likened to East German downfall

Politics: 13 Dec 10
A senior Free Democrat has likened his party’s current difficulties to the downfall of communist East Germany, adding another self-inflicted wound to the junior partner in Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition. READ »

Dangerous conditions follow thaw

National: 6 Dec 10
Wintry conditions exacerbated traffic problems in Germany on Monday, with fresh snow in southern regions and black ice across the country. Two deaths were reported in the north. READ »

Berlin faces record cold start to December

National: 1 Dec 10
Berlin is set for the coldest start to December on record, the German Weather Service (DWD) said Wednesday, as freezing temperatures and snow continued to cause transport chaos across the country. READ »

Schools failing to integrate special needs students, study finds

Society: 29 Nov 10
Germany has been slow to develop schools including children with special needs despite signing an international accord to create a more inclusive educational system, a new study revealed Monday. READ »

Authorities scramble to improve winter driving conditions

National: 24 Nov 10
Winter is setting in, with more snow and sleet expected in coming days, meanwhile authorities scramble to secure de-icing salt supplies and tighten lax winter tyre rules. READ »

Storm 'Carmen' capsizes boat, fells trees and dumps snow

National: 12 Nov 10
The storm system “Carmen” ripped through Germany on Thursday night, bringing high winds, heavy rain and some snow in the first big storm of autumn. READ »

Schäuble regretful over press conference outburst

Politics: 7 Nov 10
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said Sunday he had possibly "overreacted" by publicly admonishing his spokesman during a press conference last week. READ »

Snow covers mountains

National: 21 Oct 10
Germany got a taste of the coming winter on Thursday, as many of the country‘s mountainous regions – and even some northern flatlands – were blanketed in up to 24 centimetres of snow, the German Weather Service (DWD) said. READ »

Turkish hackers attack CDU websites

Science & Technology: 19 Oct 10
Two regional websites for Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) were hacked on Tuesday by unknown perpetrators claiming to be Turkish following controversial comments by her conservatives on immigration. READ »

Citizens alienated by politics taking to streets for single issues

Politics: 17 Oct 10
Germans are increasingly taking to the streets in order make their point on political matters which might otherwise be considered best debated in places such as parliament or local government. READ »

Baltic ferry fire largely out, salvage operation starts

National: 10 Oct 10
The fire aboard the Baltic ferry Lisco Gloria was largely out on Sunday lunchtime, leaving authorities working out a plan to eventually tow it to a harbour and conduct an investigation to find out what happened. READ »

Media roundup: Can cold water quell hot tempers in Stuttgart?

Society: 1 Oct 10
There is growing unease that protests in Stuttgart are spiralling out of control. How can students and elderly protesters become the targets of water cannons and pepper spray, papers in The Local's Media Roundup asked on Friday. READ »