The city of Hamburg this week put up signs on its streets warning motorists of diesel restricted zones - an indication to residents that they are taking the diesel driving bans seriously.
Hamburg were relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time in their history on Saturday, as a 2-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach proved too little too late.
Watch out, Berlin. Construction on a digital centre in the Hanseatic city state is set to start in a few days, attracting big companies and start-ups alike.
Police in Hamburg have told German media that a body found in the city harbour is likely that of a young Scottish man who went missing on his brother's stag do over two months ago.
The biggest container ship in the port of Hamburg’s history docked at the Hanseatic city on Thursday. Almost exactly 50 years ago, the very first container ship was welcomed at the port.
A Palestinian jihadist who killed one man and wounded six other people in a German supermarket knife rampage last year was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison.
Two German states said Wednesday they would sell troubled maritime lender HSH Nordbank in the first full privatisation of one of the regionally-owned "Landesbank" lenders hit badly by the financial crisis.
Motorists and transport passengers in Hamburg should prepare for delays. Ice cold temperatures have made driving in the Hanseatic city dangerous, with more snowfall predicted.
On February 10th Liam Colgan disappeared while celebrating his brother’s stag do on Hamburg’s party mile. Several clues in the strange case point to a small town just south of the Hanseatic city.
Liam Colgan, a 29-year-old from Inverness in Scotland, came to Hamburg for a stag do at the weekend. He went missing in the St Pauli district and hasn’t been seen since.
Fire crews in Hamburg had to fish a Smart car out of the river Elbe after it rolled backwards into the water. Focus reports that the couple inside accidentally hit the handbrake as they made out.
The nearest free-to-use public toilet was only ten metres away. Nonetheless a Hamburg man who had an arrest warrant against him took the bold decision of urinating next to a police station door.
Ahead of even Berlin, the traffic jams on motorways in the city-state of Hamburg totalled a length of 31,630 kilometres last year, according to data released by the German Automotive Club (ADAC) on Tuesday.
A 26-year-old Palestinian man admitted on Friday to killing a man and wounding six others with a knife in a Hamburg supermarket, an attack that stoked fears of Islamist terrorism in Germany.
The trial of a young man started in Hamburg on Tuesday, in which prosecutors allege he broke into the home of an 82-year-old woman and repeatedly raped her.
An animal rights activist was sentenced to a year's probation on Thursday after a demonstration gone wrong caused injury to two children at a pony carousel.
Who says Germans don't know how to have fun? In a recent study by HostelWorld, Hamburg has been voted the top city in the world for a night out, with Berlin coming in at a close third.
The G20 in Hamburg was marked by violent clashes between demonstrators and police in several parts of the city. On Tuesday morning police raided properties across the country as part of their investigation into the rioting.
On Wednesday morning police in north Hamburg raided district offices and the premises of an events company, due to 100 free tickets for a Rolling Stones gig.
