A German Shepherd who nearly drowned after her owners tied her to a rock and threw her in the river is looking for a new home after months of recovering at an animal centre. Bella, 11, was rescued from the River Trent in January last year by passer-by Jane Harper who saw her flailing in … Read more
Angela Merkel’s party slumped to historic defeats in two state elections on Sunday as German voters lose faith in her government’s handling of the pandemic. Merkel’s CDU won barely a quarter of the vote in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg in a pair of dismal results described as a ‘wake-up call’ six months before Germany goes to … Read more
German paramedic ‘punches strapped-down Syrian in the face, breaking his cheekbone, as police look on after he attacked cops at refugee accommodation’ Police said they restrained the Syrian man after he attacked them at a shelter He was then allegedly thumped in the head by the fist of an emergency worker Footage of the punch … Read more
Dogs are known to have evolved from wolves, yet until now, determining exactly when and where this occurred has proved difficult for scientists. Several examples of ancient canines have previously been found, dating back thousands of years. Some resemble wolves, some look like dogs, and some sit awkwardly between the two groups. Now, a new … Read more
Maybe it lost something in translation, but my first attempt at a voice command with Mercedes-Benz’s smallest electric car – the new compact crossover EQA – seemed to fall on deaf ears. Half in jest I thought: ‘I’ll try it in a German accent.’ After all, I was driving an early left-hand drive version straight … Read more
Germany’s far-right AfD party has been put under formal surveillance on suspicion of seeking to undermine the democratic post-war constitution. The move will allow the Federal Office for Protection of the Constitution (BfV) to eavesdrop on AfD members and scrutinise party funding, making it the first party to be monitored in this way since the … Read more
German prison has to spend ‘£43,000’ changing 600 locks after intern sent a photo of the keys to his friends on WhatsApp The trainee shared the photos on a WhatsApp group to boast about his new job It raised fears that the prison’s 647 inmates could have staged a mass breakout The prison near Berlin … Read more
Germany is extending its Covid lockdown by three weeks until March 28 but easing some restrictions to allow non-essential shops and businesses to reopen in areas with low infection rates. After about nine hours of talks on Wednesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the governors of the country’s 16 states agreed to the measures amid a … Read more
A senior German immunologist has urged Angela Merkel to be vaccinated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine live on television. Carsten Watzl, secretary general of the German Society for Immunology, said the Chancellor of Germany should allow over-65’s to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine and suggested she lead by example. Officials fed doubts over the Oxford University researched jab’s effectiveness amid reports … Read more
German chemicals giant BASF pays directors and staff bonus worth €360m after borrowing £1bn from Bank of England By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 27 February 2021 German chemicals giant BASF has paid its directors and staff a bonus worth €360million (£312million) after borrowing … Read more