With the final hours of 2018 ticking away, it's a good time to look back on the year. From scorching heatwaves to Germany’s terrible World Cup performance – and some political surprises, it’s been a year to remember.
From Lady Gaga winning a bovine beauty contest to a bra that stopped a bullet, The Local looks back at some of the weirdest stories we covered in 2015.
Germany has had a busy year of news and we've loved bringing it to our Local readers. We checked our stats and picked out stories that most people enjoyed reading in 2014.
The election year brought a bumper crop of politics stories, but issues outside of election wrangling including cyber-spying, drone building and a trial also appear in The Local's pick of 2013's political stories.
Here at The Local we are dedicated to bringing our readers an insight into Germany life – often in the form of our weekly Local List. Here's a round up of 2013's best listicles.
From kings to cars, and from sex to Springsteen, The Local has published a colourful array of news features over the last 12 months. Here are our top ten.