Working parents often face difficulties in finding childcare for school-age children that lasts all day. But the German government has taken a huge step forward to tackle this.
American burger giant Five Guys attracted visitors from across the country when it opened its first German joint in Frankfurt last year. But The Local's Jörg Luyken noticed one gaping hole on its menu.
When it comes down to it, German and British food really aren't that different. But there's nothing like a bit of friendly competition. So here is a comparison between 13 similar but oh-so-different pairs of dishes, to decide once and for all which cuisine is superior.
While southern Germany is all about idyllic lakes, the north means white sands stretching as far as the eye can see. These ten beaches are perfect summer getaways.
Germany has long lagged behind other advanced nations when it comes to laws on rape. As parliament discusses a new law, women are using increased public attention to the problem to demand real change.
Families of the victims of last year's Germanwings crash deliberately caused by a suicidal co-pilot expressed outrage on Monday after his parents placed a heartfelt newspaper announcement in his memory.
Non-native speakers and Germans alike are well aware of just how impenetrable the Saxon dialect can be. But it turned into the clue that unlocked a case for some quick-thinking Munich police officers this weekend.
Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, said on Thursday it would cut 15,000 jobs and 200 German branches in the wake of the company's biggest-ever quarterly loss.
Plaintiffs in the trial of 'bookkeeper of Auschwitz' Oskar Gröning have criticized state prosecutors after they asked the court to sentence him to three and a half years in jail, saying that the punishment would be too lenient.
FC Bayern Munich found out they had won the Bundesliga title with four games to spare when their only rivals Vfl Wolfsburg lost 1-0 to Borussia Mönchengladbach on Sunday.
Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Sigmar Gabriel turned Angela Merkel's criticisms in her party conference speech back on her in media interviews on Wednesday.
In this week's Expat Dispatches, Tessa Sinclair Scott examines her Francophile grandmother's disappointment that she was moving to Germany. Did she choose the wrong language?
Former Polish President Lech Walesa has caused a stir by calling on his country to unite with Germany to form one European nation, saying borders were no longer relevant.
Though a new survey of perceptions of corruption in countries around the world rates Germany rather well – 14th out of 183 countries – anti-graft group Transparency International says country still has much work to do.
Germany coach Joachim Löw said Sunday he will experiment with his first-choice team to build on his side's World Cup performance as the Germans look to win the European crown for the fourth time.
Borussia Dortmund opened up a 15-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga on Friday night with a 1-0 home win against Cologne to take another step closer to the German league title.
The head of the Left party Klaus Ernst accused the government on Sunday of endangering people's lives by allowing too much airport security to be privatized.
How do you navigate the planet’s largest shindig dedicated to the printed word while avoiding the likes of Jonathan Franzen and Thilo Sarrazin? Berlin-based US author <b>Ralph Martin</b> offers an insider’s account of the Frankfurt Book Fair.
The 62nd annual Frankfurt Book Fair kicked off on Wednesday, honouring literature from Argentina and focusing on the digital and multimedia innovations that are rapidly transforming the industry.
The Local’s series “Made in Germany” presents the best the country has to offer. And what better way to get things off on the right foot than by profiling the iconic Teutonic footwear maker <b>Birkenstock</b>?
