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Halloween night brings fireworks and attacks on police in Germany and Zurich
Police in Berlin, Halle and Zurich came under fire from fireworks and bottles, while Thuringian police believe sweets handed to children were deliberately tampered with.
- Oct 8
Audi activates bad weather clause to reopen talks on Neckarsulm job cuts
Chief executive Gernot Döllner announced the move at a staff meeting on Thursday, putting existing guarantees that protected more than 15,000 workers through 2033 back into negotiation.
- Oct 4
Two dead after small plane crashes into vineyard near Gundelsheim in south-west Germany
Two people have died after a small aircraft crashed during its landing approach near the Hofgut Hohschön estate in Baden-Württemberg and caught fire in a vineyard.
- Oct 4
German EV charging points top 209,000 as Stuttgart leads urban density
Germany recorded over 209,000 public EV charging points on 1 September 2026, a 24% rise since July 2025, with Stuttgart and Kreis Mettmann leading urban and district density rankings.
- Sep 28
Trial opens in Heilbronn for two men accused of kidnapping former employer in car trunk
Two men aged 21 and 24 went on trial at Heilbronn District Court on Monday, facing charges of predatory kidnapping after allegedly abducting their former boss and looting bank accounts.
- Sep 12
Overturned chemical tanker closes Autobahn 6 near Heilbronn after driver emergency
Autobahn 6 near Heilbronn remains closed in both directions after a truck hauling butyl acrylate overturned, requiring a 150-meter evacuation zone and complex cargo transfer.
- Sep 12
Baden-Württemberg outdoor pools log visitor gains as midweek cold front nears
Municipal outdoor pools across southwestern Germany logged higher attendance following summer heat, while meteorologists forecast a cold front arriving on Wednesday.
- Aug 15
Drought and heat devastate botanical gardens across Baden-Württemberg, killing trees planted for climate research
Heat and prolonged drought across Baden-Württemberg are damaging botanical gardens from Freiburg to Lake Constance, killing trees, closing visitor areas and forcing a shift toward drought-resistant species.
- Aug 7
Nearly 7 million German vehicles carry reactivated 'homeland' license plates, study finds
A Heilbronn University study finds nearly 7 million vehicles registered with 336 reactivated regional license plates since 2012, as the Bundesrat pushes to expand the scheme to more municipalities.
- Aug 4
Stuttgart judicial bribery trial: closing arguments begin, verdict possible today
The Stuttgart regional court hears closing arguments in a corruption trial centred on a data leak inside the public prosecutor's office, with a verdict possible later today.
- Jul 12
Woman with stroller killed by train at Baden-Württemberg crossing; child, 2, survives unharmed
A 26-year-old woman crossing a railway line in Leingarten, Baden-Württemberg, was struck by an oncoming train and died at the scene. Her two-year-old child, who was in a stroller, survived the collision without injury.
- Jun 29
Baden-Württemberg cities spend up to six figures on free menstrual products
Dozens of municipalities in Baden-Württemberg now offer free menstrual products in schools and public buildings, with annual costs ranging from a few thousand to over 100,000 euros.
- Jun 19
Almost all Hondius cruise ship passengers and crew cleared from quarantine after deadly hantavirus outbreak
Nearly all passengers and crew of the MV Hondius, the cruise ship that suffered a hantavirus outbreak in April, have been cleared to return home from quarantine, the World Health Organization announced on Thursday, as the last isolation periods expire.
