Berlin

Hasselhoff says he never had anything to do with fall of Berlin Wall

The American actor and pop singer David Hasselhoff has admitted to his frustration at the spread of a legend, according to which he has taken credit for the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Police

Cop acquitted after breaking woman’s nose with his fist

A court in Düsselfdorf has cleared the name of a policeman who punched a woman in the face for "being hysterical".

drugs

Child hospitalized after father feeds her magic mushrooms

The girl was visiting her father in Ramersdorf, Munich, and he was already intoxicated when she arrived at 6 pm on Saturday.

polar bear

Bremerhaven zoo greets baby polar bear

Bremerhaven's Zoo by the Sea (Zoo am Meer) was celebrating this week after the latest happy event for mother polar bear Valeska.

Weather

Bio weather: Cloudy with a chance of kidney stones?

Germany's fascination with “bio weather” affecting people's health is well established, but is it merely fanning a type of meteorological hypochondria? The Local’s <b>Kristen Allen</b> takes the country's temperature.