- Aug 24
Northern German cities replace vulnerable trees to withstand extreme weather
Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein, including Kiel, Lübeck, and Norderstedt, are overhauling their urban tree stock to handle intensifying heat, droughts, and severe storms.
- Aug 15
Lübeck main station to close all weekend for signal-box renewal, tens of thousands forced onto replacement buses
Lübeck's main station will stay closed all weekend for signal-box renewal, forcing tens of thousands of passengers onto replacement buses during Lübeck Pride, a football derby and the end of school holidays.
- Aug 8
Dräger CEO urges German government to intervene in EU PFAS ban debate
Drägerwerk CEO Stefan Dräger is waiting for the German federal government to step in against a far-reaching EU PFAS restriction, calling the proposed regulation existentially threatening for industry.
- Jul 31
ADAC warns of one of the most congested weekends of the season as all German states begin holidays
With Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg now on break, the first August weekend is expected to bring severe congestion on autobahns heading to the North and Baltic Seas, the Alps, and the Mediterranean.
- Jul 27
Unwetter in Deutschland: Superzelle verwüstet Thangelstedt, Baum begräbt Familie in Hamburg
Nach der Rekordhitze vom Montag mit 39,4 Grad in Regensburg ziehen schwere Gewitter mit Orkanböen und Starkregen durch Deutschland. Der DWD warnt für weite Teile vor Unwettern; erste Schäden und Verletzte werden bereits aus mehreren Bundesländern gemeldet.
- Jul 9
German couple sentenced to prison for years-long cemetery bronze thefts
A Berlin court handed down multi-year prison terms to a couple from Demmin who stole bronze artworks from cemeteries and parks over several years, with a third man receiving a suspended sentence for handling the stolen goods.
- Jul 4
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival opens in Lübeck with Dvořák and Mahler, Stockholm as city focus
The 2026 Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival launched on Saturday evening in Lübeck with a sold-out concert featuring Dvořák and Mahler, kicking off a summer programme of 205 events with Stockholm as this year's city focus.
- Jul 4
German rents climb 51% in a decade, DGB demands six-year nationwide freeze
Rents in Germany's 40 largest cities have risen by an average of 51 percent over the past decade, with Rostock and Berlin seeing the steepest increases, according to a DGB study. The trade union federation is calling for a six-year nationwide rent cap and more social housing.
- Jun 13
Public administrations in northern Germany struggle to recruit engineers and IT staff as demographic crunch deepens
Municipalities and district councils in Schleswig‑Holstein are finding it increasingly difficult to fill vacancies in technical and social roles, a survey by the German Press Agency shows, with demographic change and competition from the private sector squeezing the pipeline of new hires.
- Jun 10
German court sentences 22-year-old to nearly 11 years for fatal nightclub stabbing in Trittau
The Lübeck Regional Court convicted a 22-year-old man of manslaughter for a knife attack that killed a 21-year-old during a 28-second brawl in a Schleswig-Holstein nightclub in April 2025.
- Jun 6
DFB-Pokal first round: Bayern Munich at VfL Osnabrück, Borussia Dortmund at HEBC Hamburg as pairings set
The draw for the 2026/27 DFB-Pokal first round took place at the German Football Museum in Dortmund on Saturday evening, with defending champions Bayern Munich paired with promoted second-division side VfL Osnabrück and Borussia Dortmund drawn at fifth-tier HEBC Hamburg.
