Entering the water in the hot summer months can have fatal consequences, and young men in particular are at risk of disregarding swimming rules at the cost of their lives.
Many people head to the water to cool down during Germany’s hot spells. However, swimming in lakes and pools can be dangerous, as a series of deaths across the country show.
The docks are eerily quiet at Cologne's main port on the mighty River Rhine, with hundreds of containers piled up and awaiting their journey north on one of Europe's busiest commercial arteries.
You’re having a picnic in the park with delicious sandwiches, Kartoffelsalat and maybe even a selection of Kuchen. Nothing is going to spoil it...except maybe one tiny thing.
When it comes to big issues, like world politics or climate change, it's safe to say things aren't that great at the moment.
So in all the doom and gloom, sometimes you’ve just got to make the most of what you’re given...and this year that was a long, hot and, at times, simply unbearable summer.
Grillen - the German word for barbecue - goes with summer just like lakes, beer and World Cup football. While the latter didn’t work out so well in 2018, this weekend’s German Barbecue Championships gives one lucky team the chance to bring home some silverware - and a cool €12,000
Most of Germany basked in pleasant summer sunshine on Friday. But more extreme weather is on the horizon. By Monday temperatures could soar into the mid-30s.
After the country's hottest April and May since the late 1800s, one key question arises: will the warm weather across Germany continue in the next few weeks and months?
We've skipped spring and gone straight to summer; as such you're probably ready to cool off with a swim in a Bad or a See. After over 400 people drowned last year, the German lifesaving society has come up with some swimming tips and has debunked some swimming myths.
State-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn aims to win over more customers on long-distance routes in Germany with budget-friendly offers set to be put in place later this summer.
As a strong storm bringing along with it lightning and hail swept through the Lower Rhine and Eifel region early in the morning on Monday, hundreds of people alerted the emergency services.
As German meteorologists predicted last week, the mercury rose well into the 20s at the weekend. And the warm temperatures are forecast to remain in the upcoming days.
