Germany expects economy to shrink in 2024 after cutting forecast
Financial Times: Skills shortage, red tape, infrastructure deficit hamper growth.
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Madeleine McCann 'prime suspect' could be released from prison
Brückner, 47, is believed by German investigators to have killed 3-year-old McCann.
Main suspect in Madeleine McCann case described as 'sadistic psychopath' during trial
Prosecutor labels rape accused a 'sadistic psychopath' amid graphic fantasy allegations.
Kiwis with rare condition spend up to $200k for surgery overseas. Does it work?
Patients say Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome surgery is life-changing. Experts not so sure.
Concern over housing costs hits record high across rich nations
Financial Times: Rising mortgage costs, rents meet building shortage to stoke crisis.
Woman injures five in stabbing attack on bus in Germany
At least 40 people were on the bus travelling to a festival when the incident happened.
'We’re all brokenhearted' - friends rally for Kiwi killed in motorbike crash in Germany
A fundraising effort is underway to help the family.
‘I’m the one you’re looking for’: Stabbing suspect turned himself in
A fugitive asylum seeker reportedly hid for 24 hours before turning himself in.
German police arrest suspect in Solingen stabbing rampage
Man suspected of Solingen stabbing rampage has been taken into police custody.
Isis claims responsibility for German festival ‘terror attack’
Police hunt suspect after Solingen festival stabbing; a 15-year-old arrested.
Several dead and wounded in German knife attack
Attacker targets revellers at a festival celebrating city's 650 years.
'Absolutely shocked': Investigation into Ferris wheel fire that injured 23
Police are investigating the fire that broke out at the Highfield Festival in Germany.
Watch: Dozens injured as ferris wheel catches fire at music festival
Crowds watched on in horror as two gondolas went up in flames at Highfield Festival.
Haunted by history: Berlin's Nazi villa free for the taking
New York Times: No one quite knows what to do with the former estate of Joseph Goebbels.
Last call for 2024: Five incredible countries to visit before the year ends
Make the most of the last five months of 2024.
Adele confirms engagement to Rich Paul
The singer flashed her engagement ring to the crowds at her show in Munich.
World’s biggest lithium producer urges state help to compete with China
Financial Times: US producer cuts expansion plans in struggle over key mineral for EVs.
Māori world pro circuit darts player taking aim at the best
Haupai Puha is living the dream on the world darts stage.
Thousands watch Taylor Swift’s Munich show from a hill
Thousands of people withstood high temperatures and little shade to see the concert.
Battle of the classes: German punks plan protest at idyllic island
The group plan to disrupt wealthy holiday-makers for six weeks.
Can the solar industry keep the lights on?
Financial Times: Global supply glut of panels hurts producers, helps installations.
The most unlikely city on Taylor Swift's Europe tour
An estimated 180,000 Swifties are descending on the city for three sold-out shows.
History’s most brutal Olympic doping scandal – and the women who paid the price
Times: Thousands of elite athletes were fed 'special vitamins' that cost many their lives.
‘The moment I learnt my grandfather killed a million people at Auschwitz’
Times: At 14 Kai Höss learnt his grandfather "killed more people than any other man".
10 of the best chocolate destinations for chocolate lovers
Discover the top chocolate-producing countries for World Chocolate Day.
Euro 2024: Hosts Germany advance, champions Italy dumped out
The Round of 16 is under way, with one huge result first up.
Revealed: Best and worst cities for female solo travellers
New study reveals the best and worst places for women to visit when travelling alone.
German woman given harsher sentence than rapist for calling him ‘pig’
‘Maja R’ jailed for ‘defaming’ gang-rapist by messaging him after he avoided prison.
Wanted: New soldiers for Europe’s shrinking armies
Financial Times: With troop numbers in decline, what might make more people serve?
Minimum tax on billionaires would raise up to $408b a year, says report
Financial Times: Levy on total wealth of super-rich is 'feasible and enforceable'.
Euro 2024: Mbappé watches from bench as France and Netherlands draw
Controversy surrounds a disallowed Dutch goal.
'Dungeon' nightmare: Euro football fans complain after accommodation fiasco
'It looked like something out of a murder film,' Scotland fan says of accommodation.
Toyota shareholders demand vote against chairman after Japan scandal
Chairman to run gauntlet after major embarrassment for the company.
Fulfilling final wish: E-scooter crash victim's body to be returned to Germany
Loved ones have written about 'an extraordinary person who touched many lives'.