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- 15h ago
SPD to elect entire leadership at Bremen congress on 16 and 17 January after Bas quits
Bärbel Bas has stepped down as SPD co-chair and labour minister, and the party plans to elect its entire leadership at a congress in Bremen in mid-January.
- 2d ago
Sebastian Lege leaves ZDF for RTL, accusing broadcaster of blocking new formats
ZDF says the contract of TV chef Sebastian Lege ends on 31 December 2026 at his own request, while he accuses the broadcaster of rejecting his ideas. From 2027 he works exclusively for the RTL Group.
- 2d ago
Germany beat Japan 2:1 in Bremen, Bühl scoring the winner in the 73rd minute
Klara Bühl scored in the 73rd minute to give Germany's women a 2:1 friendly win over Japan, after Momoko Tanikawa had put Japan ahead in the first half and Linda Dallmann had equalised.
- 6d ago
Füllkrug rescues Werder Bremen 2-2 draw at Dortmund with stoppage-time header
Borussia Dortmund dropped their first league points of the season after leading 2-0, as Ludovit Reis and Niclas Füllkrug scored in the final four minutes of normal time and stoppage time at Signal Iduna Park.
- Oct 9
Deutsche Bahn cuts planned rail corridor renovations to 13 through 2031
Only 13 of 21 planned corridor renovations will go ahead between 2027 and 2031, the transport ministry and Deutsche Bahn said on Friday. The completion date for the full programme is now open, and northwest routes, Bremen-Hamburg and the German side of the Berlin-Szczecin line face later works.
- Oct 8
Ryanair cuts 700,000 German winter seats and closes its Berlin base
Ryanair will offer about 700,000 fewer seats in Germany in its 2026/27 winter schedule, a 10% drop. Its seven-aircraft base at Berlin Brandenburg airport closes on 24 October.
- Oct 4
Giulia Gwinn ruled out of Germany squad after ankle injury in Bayern Munich win
Germany captain Giulia Gwinn will miss international matches against Australia and Japan after injuring her left ankle during Bayern Munich's 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt.
- Oct 2
Twente defeats Werder Bremen 7-0 in friendly as Daniel Thioune cancels day off
FC Twente routed Werder Bremen 7-0 in a closed-doors friendly match at De Grolsch Veste on Friday, prompting Bremen head coach Daniel Thioune to cancel the squad's scheduled weekend rest.
- Oct 2
Steinmeier warns against political extremism as Germany marks 36 years of unity in Bremen
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged the defense of democracy in Bremen as 400,000 people gathered for the central German Unity Day celebrations.
- Oct 1
Markus Pilawa steps down as Werder Bremen squad planner after four months
Werder Bremen squad planner Markus Pilawa has resigned with immediate effect for personal reasons after four months in office, prompting the Bundesliga club to redistribute duties internally.
- Oct 1
Bremen court sentences man to life in prison for murdering former partner in front of children
The Bremen Regional Court has sentenced a 33-year-old man to life imprisonment with special gravity of guilt for fatally stabbing his 30-year-old ex-partner outside her home in October 2025.
- Sep 30
Werder Bremen and Dawid Kownacki terminate contract by mutual agreement
SV Werder Bremen and Polish forward Dawid Kownacki have parted ways with immediate effect after agreeing to end his deal. The decision leaves the 29-year-old free to sign with a new club outside standard transfer windows.
- Sep 26
German coalition deadlocked over care insurance reform ahead of cabinet review
Negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD stalled on 29 September 2026 over proposed cuts to statutory care insurance and rising nursing home costs.
- Sep 13
Hamburg coalition seeks federal ban on artificial electric vehicle engine sounds
Hamburg's SPD and Green coalition has proposed a parliamentary motion to outlaw artificial high-speed engine sounds in electric cars across Germany while retaining mandatory low-speed pedestrian warning alerts.
- Aug 22
Niclas Füllkrug scores on Werder Bremen return in 3-0 DFB-Pokal victory over Lüneburg
Niclas Füllkrug converted a second-half penalty four days after rejoining Werder Bremen, helping the Bundesliga club defeat Lüneburger SK Hansa 3-0 at the Millerntor-Stadion.
- Aug 16
CSD Bremen organizers fear shortened parade route one week before event, citing insufficient police resources
One week before Christopher Street Day in Bremen, organizers fear police cannot secure the full parade route, a concern heightened by the deadly Islamist attack at CSD Berlin four weeks ago. Bremen's interior authority insists the event will be well protected.
- Jul 21
Northern Germany braces for midweek storms as DWD warns of gale-force gusts along the North and Baltic Sea coasts
After a sunny Tuesday, the German Weather Service forecasts a sharp turn to unsettled conditions with showers, thunderstorms, and gale-force winds striking Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, and Bremen from Wednesday.
- Jul 9
Oskar Wójcik completes move to Werder Bremen after breakthrough season at Cracovia
Oskar Wójcik, the 22-year-old Poland international, has signed a five-year contract with Bundesliga side Werder Bremen after a standout season at Cracovia.
- Jul 9
Werder Bremen prioritises safety over speed after Weserstadion stand partially collapses during renovation
A concrete pillar was accidentally damaged during VIP-area renovations at Werder Bremen's Weserstadion, causing a partial collapse of an upper-tier block. No one was hurt, but the timeline for repairs is unclear two months before the new season.
- Jun 29
Shein clothing found with chemicals up to 12,000 times EU limits; DUH issues formal warning
Laboratory tests on 18 Shein garments detected PFAS and phthalate levels far above European safety thresholds, including a children's jacket with a PFAS concentration more than 1,100 times the legal limit.
