With many cancelled trains in Germany and no negotiations in sight, the German train union GDL's warning strike will continue until 6pm on Thursday. Will more industrial action follow?
Every year a mass of tourists and revellers descends on Cologne for the start of carnival season. This year, the city is tightening up the rules to crack down on drunken misbehaviour.
Following a hostage-taking situation at Hamburg's airport at the weekend, German CSU politicians in the Bundestag are calling for better security measures for German airports.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has called on people in Germany to "protect Jews" in the face of anti-Semitic incidents, which have also slowed down a citizenship reform which was set to be discussed this week.
Despite high inflation, Germans are managing to stash away over a tenth of their disposable income each month, according to figures published on Tuesday from Germany's Statistical Office.
Despite facing tougher consequences, the number of people in Germany who tried to cheat on their driving licence test reached a record in 2023, technical surveillance organisation TÃœV reported on Monday.
For superstitious Germans, Friday 13th is a time to stay home if you want to avoid stepping in a puddle or busting a tyre. But if misfortune does strike, there are plenty of German idioms that deal with these unlucky situations.
On Sunday's state elections, Chancellor Scholz's coalition government was delivered a big blow, with the far-right AfD making big gains. What do the results in Bavaria and Hesse reveal about German politics in general?
Community grocery stores in rural regions are getting increasingly harder to come by in Germany. Two pilot projects are investigating whether drones are the solution.
An increasing number of teachers are teaching at German schools without a recognised qualification, according to Germany’s Statistical Office on Wednesday.
Germany's Oktoberfest pulled in a record-breaking 7.2 million visitors this year, despite far less beer consumption than previous years, ending a successful three-week run on Tuesday.
Deutsche Bahn will update the train timetable at the end of 2023. The new plan includes more connections between cities and additional night trains. But the service won't get any more punctual and it will likely get more expensive.
