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Bavarian teen hailed hero after saving youngster from drowning in pool

A 13-year-old boy in Bavaria is being praised for his swift action in saving a youngster from drowning at an outdoor pool.

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Freibad fracas: Rows escalate at Germany's open air swimming pools

Open-air swimming pools offer relief to the sweltering heat. But they are increasingly becoming “aggressive” places, pool bosses say, with the latest row involving hundreds of people in Düsseldorf.

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Naked chicken thief fails to make a splash

Police in Bavaria received a strange call on Tuesday afternoon - after a 19-year-old man stole a chicken and plunged naked with it into a hotel swimming pool.