British transport company National Express will sign a contract on Wednesday to run two regional rail services in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany's most populous state in a deal worth €1.6 billion.
This week has marked the final countdown to Germany's election on Sunday, but it hasn't just been political news making the headlines. The Hoff quitting Big brother, a waxwork Merkel and the death of a literary legend are all among the stories featured in The Local’s photos of the week.
Chinese authorities have visited an office of German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, the company said on Friday, making it the latest target in a probe of foreign drug firms over high prices.
An outbreak of Legionnaires disease in western Germany appears to have reached one of the country’s best-known breweries, with bacteria found in the sewage system.
A woman who was sacked after her boss assumed that because she was planning to marry, she was likely to get pregnant, has received nearly €11,000 compensation for discrimination.
Half of Germans are against giving more money to Europe’s troubled economies, while most do not believe the two main political parties are telling the truth on the issue, a survey released on Tuesday suggested.
Forecasters are predicting a return to summer temperatures for much of Germany later this week despite the chilly autumnal weather seen in the first days of September.
The parents of a German intern who died after allegedly working a 72-hour shift at a London bank have paid tribute to their son describing him as their "sunshine".
Dozens of ships were stuck upstream on the Rhine on Tuesday morning, after a busy stretch of the river near Cologne was shut off. A number of ships ran aground on Monday, causing the closure and disarray.
They were supposed to help the green credentials of two of Germany's biggest political parties. But 100,000 expensive "eco-friendly" election posters are having to be replaced after washing off in the rain.
A glut of goals made for an exciting second weekend of the Bundesliga, with two late strikes sending Borussia Dortmund top of leauge on Sunday evening.
The doner kebab is one of Germany’s most popular foods, but can leave a lingering stinky breath problem. Three student entrepreneurs claim their special post-kebab drink could change all that, making doner eaters kissable again.
Frantically mating guinea pigs living in a free-love rodent commune at a German university are making so much noise that neighbours have complained to the city's administrative court.
The head of Germany's national train operator has phoned railway signallers in a desperate bid to persuade enough of them to come back from holiday and stop transport chaos caused by understaffing.
Bees and wasps near Koblenz missed a trick early on Wednesday when a truck carrying honey spilled 2,000 litres of the sweet stuff all over the road. Busy firefighters managed to clear it away before dawn, denying insects a feast.
Germany should look up at the sky on Monday night, as Europe awaits a massive meteor shower. Only some lucky regions will get the full effect though, as clouds will cover swathes of the south.
Pressure is mounting on three Deutsche Bahn signal box managers to cut short their holidays and return to work. With so many of their colleagues sick, Mainz station has been cut off from the outside rail world.
