
- Jul 3
A1 and A2 weekend closures hit NRW as summer holidays begin across Germany
Two major motorways in North Rhine-Westphalia will be fully closed over the weekend for resurfacing and bridge works, just as summer holidays begin in eight German states, threatening heavy congestion.

- Jun 10
Over 130,000 consumers join German class action against Amazon over 2022 Prime price hike
The Verbraucherzentrale NRW consumer group says more than 130,000 people have registered for a class action challenging Amazon's 2022 Prime membership price increase, which courts have already deemed unlawful.

- May 30
Thousands form human wind turbine in Hamm to protest Germany's new gas power plant plans
Thousands of climate activists gathered in Hamm, Germany, on Saturday to protest the government's plans to build new gas-fired power plants, forming a human wind turbine that organizers claimed set a world record.