Schleswig-Holstein

Weather

Heavy storms slam northern Germany

Bad weather including lightning, strong winds, and heavy rain swept across northern Germany on Thursday night, uprooting trees and disrupting road and rail traffic.

Crime

Flaming toilets injure 8 at Wacken heavy metal festival

A heavy metal festival in Wacken, Germany got fired up on Friday, but not from the show. Unknown perpetrators set the portable toilets on fire.

Tennis

Germans play world’s longest tennis match

Two Germans announced a new world record for the longest-running tennis match after wrapping up 30 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds of play late on Saturday.

Travel

Sojourning in Schleswig

<b>On her way back from a trip to Denmark, Elise Krentzel makes a worthwhile stop with her family in the northern German town of Schleswig.</b>

Politics

Merkel double seeks own office

A professional Angela Merkel impersonator is looking for her own place in the political spotlight in the northern German city of Lübeck.

nudity

Nude photos torpedo local SPD candidate

A scandal over nude internet photos of a would-be SPD candidate in a local German election has forced her give up on the race.