cafe

'Child-free' Hamburg cafe hit with graffiti attack

A Hamburg cafe which recently made national headlines by refusing to admit children under the age of six was vandalized in a graffiti attack.

Police

Policeman fined after revealing confidential information on right-wing extremists

A police officer in the state of Hesse received a fine and will face further disciplinary proceedings after being found to have passed confidential police information to a friend with links to right-wing extremists.

lottery

Nearly 300 extra winners and €450,000 bill after German lottery employee error

A monthly scratch card competition run by a German lottery company may be forced to pay out almost half a million euros after an employee mistake. The employee is apparently 'devastated', but will not be punished.

skiing

New arrest in Erfurt doping scandal

A further person has been arrested in connection with a blood doping network based in the German city of Erfurt, the state prosecutor in Munich confirmed on Wednesday.

Catholic church

Düsseldorf cardinal suspended after sexual harassment allegations

A prominent cardinal in Düsseldorf has reportedly been placed on leave due to an allegation that he sexually assaulted an adult clergyman in 2012.

neo-nazi

Hundreds of mourners attend funeral of neo-Nazi figure in Chemnitz

Hundreds of black-clad mourners turned up at the funeral of a neo-Nazi figure in eastern Germany's Chemnitz, with police out in force to ward off any violence in a city previously rocked by far-right rioting.

glance

Life in corpses: Behind the scenes of 'Body Worlds' in Ulm

Hidden inside a shopping mall in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, the new Body Worlds exhibit is a startling look at life - even from the vantage point of death.

Weather

'Short and violent' tornado strikes town near Aachen

A tornado struck the town of Roetgen in the Eifel region of North Rhine-Westphalia on Wednesday evening, damaging 40 houses.

women's day

Feminist activists tear down gate to Hamburg brothels

Activists from feminist group Femen singled out Hamburg's red light district for an International Women's Day protest on Friday, breaking down a gate that seals off a notorious street of brothels.

glance

Stop and rock: New Elvis Presley traffic light flashes in Friedberg

The King is back. He's helping pedestrians cross the road in Friedberg, north of Frankfurt, with his trademark swinging hips.

art

How Chemnitz is showing there's more to eastern Germany than far-right extremism

Far-right protests and xenophobia in Chemnitz made headlines across the world earlier this year and created an image that’s hard to shake. But two festivals are challenging perceptions of the city.