- 4d ago
Continental swings to €823m profit in first nine months and raises 2026 guidance
The tyre maker reported a €823m profit for January to September, against a €182m loss a year earlier, while nine-month sales fell 11.4% after divestments. It also raised its full-year outlook.
- Nov 2
Hanover court sentences man from Poland to 12 years for drugging and raping partner
A 39-year-old man originally from Poland was sentenced by the Hanover regional court to twelve years in prison for repeatedly drugging, raping and filming his then partner. The verdict is not yet final, and his defence lawyer said an appeal would be considered.
- Nov 1
Needles and screws found in Halloween sweets across Germany, Austria and Hungary
Police in Germany, Austria and Hungary are investigating needles, nails and screws found in sweets handed out at Halloween. Some cases were staged by children, and police have not yet established how the objects got into any of the sweets.
- Oct 31
Hannover 96 dismisses sporting director Jonas Boldt after five months in office
Hannover 96 has released sporting director Jonas Boldt with immediate effect, five months after he took the job. Henning Bindzus is now the club's sole managing director.
- Oct 30
Düsseldorf court sentences 'Maschsee murderer' to ten years and preventive detention
The Landgericht Düsseldorf convicted Alexander K., 38, of hostage-taking and bodily injury against his former partner. The court ordered preventive detention to follow the prison term, and the ruling can still be appealed.
- Oct 29
Higher Administrative Court upholds Lower Saxony's AfD surveillance upgrade
The Higher Administrative Court in Lüneburg rejected the AfD Lower Saxony branch's appeal against its upgrade to 'object of considerable significance' on 29 October 2026. The ruling is final, and the main case is still pending in Hannover.
- Oct 28
Hannover 96 exit DFB-Pokal after 0:2 defeat at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Wagner still winless
Sandro Wagner's side, still without a win under him, lost 2-0 at second-round opponent Kaiserslautern on Wednesday, 28 October, after creating a series of big chances without scoring.
- Oct 27
Car drives into group in Neustadt am Rübenberge, three held after family dispute
Police say at least five people were hurt when a car was driven into a group in Neustadt am Rübenberge on the night of 26 October. Officers on a routine traffic check fired at the car and stopped it, and three suspects were held.
- Oct 25
Braunschweig beat Hannover 2:0 in derby halted by stoppage-time flares
Max Marie and Yann Sturm scored for Eintracht Braunschweig in the 185th Lower Saxony derby on Sunday, 25 October. Flares fired from the Hannover block in stoppage time stopped play, and four people were injured around a fan march.
- Oct 23
VW and IG Metall set talks for 24 November, but clash over job transfer companies
Volkswagen plans 12,000 more job cuts by 2030 and wants publicly subsidised transfer companies in talks with IG Metall, which calls the proposal a breach of promise. Strikes become possible once the peace obligation ends on 31 December.
- Oct 23
Storms Luise and Manja to bring gusts up to 100 km/h to northern and western Germany
The German Weather Service expects a storm low on Friday, 23 October, with gusts up to 100 km/h in the west, followed by Storm Manja on Sunday, 25 October, and a North Sea wind peak overnight to Monday, 26 October.
- Oct 21
Prosecutors charge Lower Saxony AfD chief Ansgar Schledde over party donations
Hannover prosecutors filed charges against Ansgar Schledde on 6 October, announced on 21 October, for alleged breaches of the Political Parties Act involving 113 payments worth 44,630 euros.
- Oct 19
VW plans pay freeze at 2026 levels for 660,000 staff until 2030, works councils say
Works councils say management has told HR managers worldwide to hold pay at 2026 levels until 2030, a plan that Süddeutsche Zeitung estimates would cut purchasing power by about 10%. Volkswagen declined to comment, calling the reports speculation.
- Oct 17
Power and gas grid fees rise in 2027, with Saarland hit hardest and Rhineland-Palatinate's power fees falling
Verivox calculations show grid fees for electricity and gas rising nationwide at the turn of the year to 2027. Electricity fees fall slightly in Rhineland-Palatinate, while Saarland faces a 7.8% increase.
- Oct 15
Tresoldi hat-trick puts Germany, Italy and Argentina in race for Brugge striker
Nicolò Tresoldi scored three goals for Club Brugge against Inter Milan, and the 22-year-old, who was born in Italy, now has Germany, Italy and Argentina courting him for their national teams.
- Oct 15
Bundestag lifts immunity of SPD lawmaker Adis Ahmetovic in Hannover probe
The Bundestag has cleared the way for court-ordered searches involving 33-year-old SPD member Adis Ahmetovic, who also chairs the party in Hannover. Prosecutors have not said whether the move is linked to their probe into a clinic site tender in Lehrte.
- Oct 15
Bundestag is due to vote on Germany's emergency care reform on Thursday, 15 October
The bill would route callers with non-urgent complaints to the 116117 on-call service and send patients to integrated emergency centres at hospitals. Doctors and hospital groups doubt it will ease crowded emergency rooms.
- 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 9
Lower Saxony SPD leader Stefan Politze resigns after parliament lifts his immunity
Stefan Politze stepped down as head of the SPD parliamentary group in Lower Saxony on Thursday evening, a day after the Landtag in Hannover lifted his immunity. Prosecutors are investigating the sale of a former clinic site in Lehrte.
- 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.
