Hamburg
city and state in the North of Germany
Photo: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 15h ago
Hamburg court convicts two men of spying for Iran and plotting attacks on Jewish leaders
The Higher Regional Court in Hamburg sentenced two men on Thursday, 15 October 2026, to 8.5 and 4.5 years in prison for intelligence agent activity on behalf of Iran. The court found they had prepared attacks on Josef Schuster and Volker Beck.
- 18h ago
German asking rents climb 1.2% in third quarter, the steepest rise since early 2025
Asking rents for newly listed flats in Germany rose 1.2% in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, excluding inflation. Berlin and Düsseldorf posted the largest gains among the eight biggest cities, while existing flats outpaced new builds.
- yesterday
Deutsche Bahn bans alcohol at all German railway stations from 15 October
Drinking alcohol at Deutsche Bahn stations became prohibited across Germany on Thursday, 15 October 2026. DB says the rule should cut violence and litter, though outlets give station counts from 5,400 to 5,700.
- 2d ago
Five arrested in Norway as Eurojust-backed probe targets fraud on NATO ship services
Norwegian authorities detained five suspects in the Bergen area on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, while searches ran in Romania and Germany. Eurojust estimates losses to NATO member states at more than one million euros.
- 2d ago
Saxony-Anhalt parliament backs AfD and BSW motion to halt aid to Ukraine
The motion, filed jointly by the AfD and BSW, passed with 44 of 83 votes on 14 October, while the CDU, SPD, Greens and Left Party voted against it.
- 2d ago
Ryanair closes its Berlin BER base, halving flights and cutting 2.5 million seats a year
Ryanair will close its base at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on 24 October, taking seven aircraft and their crews off the airport. Airport chief Aletta von Massenbach warned the move will cut passenger numbers in 2026 and 2027.
- 2d ago
Ex-Ukrainian officer Serhii Kuznetsov goes on trial in Hamburg over Nord Stream blasts
Prosecutors accuse Serhii Kuznetsov, 50, of leading a group that destroyed three of four Nord Stream pipeline strings in September 2022. On the first day his lawyers asked the court to dismiss the case, and he denies involvement.
- 3d ago
German top court hears challenges to inheritance tax breaks for business heirs
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court heard two cases on 12 and 13 October 2026 over exemptions that let business heirs pay little or no inheritance tax. A ruling is expected in some months.
- 3d ago
Deutsche Bahn's December timetable adds faster Hamburg to Munich trains, but keeps fares stable
The new timetable takes effect on 13 December 2026, and tickets go on sale from Wednesday, 14 October. Hamburg to Munich ICE-Sprinters will run three times daily in each direction, cutting 20 minutes from the journey.
- 3d ago
Hamburg court seizes Zeit podcast recordings in Block trial, editor calls it pressure
The Hamburg Regional Court seized recordings from a Zeit podcast on the Christina Block trial. The court says they were handed over voluntarily, a claim editor-in-chief Giovanni di Lorenzo calls grotesque.
- 5d ago
HSV wins 3:2 at Hoffenheim, but captain Remberg faces possible cruciate ligament injury
Miro Muheim's stoppage-time winner gave Hamburger SV a 3:2 comeback win at TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday. Captain Nicolai Remberg left the pitch injured after 41 minutes and is suspected of a cruciate ligament injury.
- 6d ago
Ragebait is Germany's Jugendwort des Jahres 2026 after narrow online vote
Langenscheidt named the English loanword the winner at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Saturday, with 36.5% of the online vote ahead of Peak (33.8%) and Crashout (29.7%).
- 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 8
Germany opens first Nord Stream sabotage trial as Ukrainian officer faces war crime charges
Serhii K., a former Ukrainian army captain, will stand trial on 14 October 2026 at the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg over the September 2022 pipeline bombings.
- Oct 7
Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht appeals €34,500 fine in Austrian hotel fraud case
German actor Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht has appealed a €34,500 fine handed down by an Innsbruck court over a long-unpaid 2021 hotel bill, sending the case to the Higher Regional Court.
- Oct 7
Germany blocks Chinese state shipping line Cosco from buying 80% stake in logistics firm Zippel
The German federal cabinet prohibited Chinese state-owned carrier Cosco from acquiring an 80% stake in Hamburg-based freight operator Zippel, citing supply chain resilience and national security concerns.
- Oct 7
German parliamentary committee approves new Hamburg-Hannover rail line alongside 250 million euro track upgrade
The Bundestag transport committee voted on Wednesday to advance plans for a new rail link between Hamburg and Hannover, allocating 250 million euros for upgrades to existing tracks through Celle and Lüneburg by 2034.
- Oct 5
Germany expands airport drone detection to Hamburg and Stuttgart after Leipzig incident
Sensor systems became operational at Hamburg and Stuttgart airports on 5 October 2026, expanding detection coverage across eight German commercial hubs following an explosive drone scare in Leipzig.
- Oct 5
German fuel prices rise within days of October tax cut as ADAC reports shrinking savings
Average prices for Super E10 and diesel climbed across Germany over the weekend, eroding part of the 16.7-cent tax relief introduced on 1 October.
- Oct 5
Daniel Günther warns Friedrich Merz against cuts to renewable energy subsidies
Schleswig-Holstein Minister-President Daniel Günther has urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz to revise draft energy laws that reduce solar tariffs and limit wind power curtailment compensation.
