- 2d ago
Fence panels blown onto 76-year-old cyclist in Linsengericht, Hesse, leaving her with life-threatening injuries
Two construction fence panels fell on a 76-year-old woman cycling in a car park in Linsengericht on the morning of 4 November 2026. Police believe a gust of wind toppled the panels, which carried an advertising poster.
- 3d ago
Germany to test crisis response to drought and 45-degree heatwave in LÜKEX 26 drill
The BBK-led exercise will run from Wednesday, 4 November to Friday, 6 November 2026, with about 180 authorities, institutions and companies taking part.
- 3d ago
Men's life expectancy rises in all German states, women's falls in four
The Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) reports that 2025 life expectancy rose for men in every federal state, while women's figures dropped in Thuringia, Brandenburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Bremen.
- 6d ago
Frankfurt beat Hamburg 3:1 as 16-year-old Ilicevic ties Bundesliga record
Niko Ilicevic came on in stoppage time at 16 years and one day, matching Youssoufa Moukoko's record as the youngest player ever used in the Bundesliga. The 3:1 win lifted Frankfurt to eighth place.
- Oct 31
Joti Chatzialexiou leaves Nürnberg for Eintracht Frankfurt as sporting director
Eintracht Frankfurt has reportedly chosen Nürnberg sporting director Joti Chatzialexiou to succeed Markus Krösche, but reports differ on his start date and the transfer fee.
- Oct 30
Three construction vehicles burned at Rheinmetall site in Kassel-Calden, police suspect arson
Police in Hesse say the fire at the Kassel-Calden airport site, where Rheinmetall plans a logistics and drone test centre, was set deliberately. The state security unit has taken over the investigation.
- Oct 29
German municipal debt hits 378.9 billion euros, up 9.9% in 2025
Hesse carries the highest municipal debt per head at 6,763 euros, while Lower Saxony posted the steepest rise at 13.3%. Core and extra budgets both recorded a deficit at a record level for a second year in a row.
- Oct 28
Germany deports 40 convicted Afghan men to Kabul on charter flight from Leipzig
The charter flight left Leipzig/Halle and landed in Kabul on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, with ten German states taking part. Five of the deportees came from Hesse and five from North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Oct 27
Merz insists CDU holds nomination right as Ines Claus is named for Steinmeier successor
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has made no decision on Steinmeier's successor, but his office insists the CDU, as the largest group in the Federal Assembly, holds the nomination right. The vote is set for 30 January 2027.
- Oct 27
Hesse CDU drops to 25% in poll, lowest ever, with AfD just two points behind
The hr-Hessentrend puts the CDU seven points down since February, with the Greens overtaking the SPD and the state coalition losing its parliamentary majority.
- Oct 27
Germany narrows nuclear waste repository search to under 5% of its land, Bavaria and Saxony-Anhalt stay in
The BGE published its latest working status on 27 October 2026, leaving less than 5% of German territory in the search. The remaining areas run in a belt from West Lower Saxony to Saxony-Anhalt, with some in other states.
- Oct 23
Polish man suspected of killing pregnant woman in Marburg arrested in Szczecin
Police in Szczecin detained a Polish citizen on Thursday, 22 October, on a European Arrest Warrant over the suspected killing of a 35-year-old woman in Marburg, Germany.
- Oct 22
Police find body of missing 35-year-old woman in Marburg, homicide probe opened
Police found the body of a 35-year-old woman in a bush in Marburg, Hesse, on Wednesday afternoon, 21 October 2026. A police spokesman said she had been stabbed 19 times, and investigators have opened a homicide probe.
- Oct 22
Söder wants an extremism clause to cut AfD- or Linke-led states from fiscal equalisation
Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder says he is in talks with Hesse and Baden-Württemberg on an extremism clause that would withhold equalisation payments from states governed by the AfD or Linke. He made the remarks in an interview published on Thursday, 22 October.
- Oct 18
Eintracht Frankfurt releases sporting director Markus Krösche at his own request
Axel Hellmann takes over Krösche's duties on an interim basis, while the 46-year-old's contract running to 30 June 2028 continues in adjusted form.
- Oct 16
Cold front brings rain and cooler weather to Switzerland and western Germany
A cold front reaches Switzerland on Saturday, 17 October, bringing rain to the northwest, while up to 100 litres per square metre could fall around the Simplon on Sunday, 18 October.
- Oct 11
Patrick Lange ends final Hawaii Ironman with cramps, Laura Philipp takes silver
The three-time Ironman world champion stopped on the bike course after cramps, while Laura Philipp finished second behind Taylor Knibb. Lange said he had been hoping the problems would ease.
- Oct 7
German court upholds 250,000 euro penalty for breaching rural doctor quota contracts
The Gelsenkirchen Administrative Court ruled that North Rhine-Westphalia can enforce 250,000 euro fines on students who breach rural service deals, while granting exemptions for early pediatric trainees.
- Oct 4
Police seek suspect after 34-year-old man is stabbed in Rüsselsheim pub
A 34-year-old resident was injured during an early morning clash in the Groß-Gerau district, prompting Darmstadt prosecutors to open an attempted homicide investigation while the attacker remains at large.
- Oct 4
Boris Rhein urges CDU to allow AfD lawmakers to chair Bundestag committees
Hesse Minister President Boris Rhein has called on the CDU to support Alternative for Germany candidates for Bundestag committee chairs, while rejecting legal efforts to ban the party.
