A wild boar wandered into a Berlin shopping mall's home decor shop on Friday, sparking a police response that drew in ...

Frugal Germans are crossing into Poland to buy petrol as pump prices rise as a result of Iran choking off global oil supplies ...

Catherine Reeves has had a remarkable three years as head of the Scottish Government Office in Germany. In an exclusive ...

Deutsche Bahn is growing its cross-border services to the west, with extra high speed rail links to Belgium this summer, as well as new connections later in the year from Cologne to Brussels Airport ...

From an infinity mirror room in Cologne to a very controversial German Bookshop Award and uncertain plans for the Easter holiday, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.

Warning sirens went off in Bavaria, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia on Thursday morning. The loud ...

Some would-be travellers from Germany had Easter trips booked, deposits paid and time off work approved well before the US ...

In most cases foreigners in Germany need to live in the country for five years and have B1 level language skills before they ...

A recent report revealing that more EU citizens are leaving Germany than arriving got a huge response online. Here's what ...

In Germany, utility bills typically account for almost a quarter of total rent. These 'Nebenkosten' are often complex, settled retrospectively and vary widely by region and building – which makes ...

More and more people in Germany are turning to mobile banking options for convenience and accessibility. Here’s our breakdown ...

Following a long campaign by Americans abroad, the US State Department has finally announced that it will soon slash the high the $2,350 citizenship renunciation fee by 80 percent.