Mannheim
Photo: Dominik Lott (Dolo280), CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
Headlines and summaries are written by AI. How it works
- 3d ago
Judge signals support for Ritter Sport in trademark case over square oat bar
The Higher Regional Court in Stuttgart heard the appeal on Thursday, 15 October, and its presiding judge said the square packaging of Wacker's oat bar is confusingly similar to Ritter Sport's. The court plans to announce its ruling on 5 November.
- 3d ago
German asking rents climb 1.2% in third quarter, the steepest rise since early 2025
Asking rents for newly listed flats in Germany rose 1.2% in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, excluding inflation. Berlin and Düsseldorf posted the largest gains among the eight biggest cities, while existing flats outpaced new builds.
- Oct 8
Adler Mannheim beat GKS Tychy 5:4 in shootout as Polish club exits Champions League
Adler Mannheim secured a 5:4 shootout victory over GKS Tychy on Wednesday, handing the Polish champions their fifth straight Champions Hockey League defeat despite Tychy earning their first tournament point.
- Oct 6
Environmental group report finds diesel still powers 70% of city buses in Germany
A review of municipal transport by Deutsche Umwelthilfe shows that only three of Germany's largest cities had electrified more than half of their bus fleets as of December 2025.
- Oct 5
German fuel prices rise within days of October tax cut as ADAC reports shrinking savings
Average prices for Super E10 and diesel climbed across Germany over the weekend, eroding part of the 16.7-cent tax relief introduced on 1 October.
- Sep 11
Former Söhne Mannheims rapper Marlon B. James shot dead in Jamaica at age 60
Police in northern Jamaica have launched a murder investigation after armed attackers killed former Söhne Mannheims vocalist Marlon B. James and two other men at a bar in Robin's Bay on Wednesday afternoon.
- Sep 11
Magnitude 3.4 earthquake strikes German Upper Rhine border region near Worms
A light earthquake measuring magnitude 3.3 to 3.4 struck the border between Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg on Thursday afternoon, causing widespread shaking without injuries or structural damage.
- Aug 21
Mannheim cup derby halted by fan violence and pitch invasion as Kaiserslautern wins 1-0
Fan violence and a pitch invasion interrupted the DFB-Pokal match between Waldhof Mannheim and Kaiserslautern for 30 minutes, leaving 35 police officers injured before the visitors won 1-0.
- Aug 19
Hesse bans Frankfurt association Palästina e.V. and raids six properties
Hessian authorities banned the pro-Palestinian group Palästina e.V. for antisemitic propaganda and supporting Hamas, deploying 35 police officers to search residences and storage units in Frankfurt and Mannheim.
- Aug 16
Hansa Rostock fights back from two-goal deficits twice to draw 3:3 with Waldhof Mannheim
Hansa Rostock twice trailed by two goals in their first home match of the 3. Liga season but fought back to draw 3:3 with SV Waldhof Mannheim, who missed a chance to make it two wins from two.
- Aug 16
Punk protest camp on Sylt ends after four weeks, organisers plan 2027 return
The fifth consecutive punk protest camp on the North Sea island of Sylt officially ended on Sunday after four weeks, with organisers already planning a return in 2027.
- Aug 15
Bayern Munich attributes Jamal Musiala collapses to change in neurological treatment
Bayern Munich confirmed that midfielder Jamal Musiala will miss Saturday's German Supercup against Borussia Dortmund after adjustments to his neurological treatment caused on-pitch collapses in two consecutive friendlies.
- Aug 13
Dozens seek eye care after solar eclipse across Germany and Switzerland
Following the partial solar eclipse on 12 August, clinics in Germany and Switzerland treated dozens of patients for eye complaints, though no permanent damage has been confirmed.
- Aug 11
Hudson-Smith completes 400m hat-trick on home track as Amy Hunt chases quadruple at European Athletics Championships
Matthew Hudson-Smith won his third consecutive European 400m title on his home track in Birmingham, while Amy Hunt kept alive her bid for four medals at the 2026 European Athletics Championships.
- Aug 9
Rhine water levels hit record lows at Kaub, splitting Europe's key waterway and disrupting industry
The gauge at Kaub fell to 6 centimetres on Friday, the lowest since records began, forcing cargo ships to cut loads to a fifth of normal capacity and effectively dividing the river into two non-connecting sections.
- Aug 8
German sprint star Owen Ansah faces four-year ban but will race at European Championships
Germany's 100m record holder Owen Ansah will compete at this week's European Athletics Championships in Birmingham despite NADA proposing a four-year ban for an allegedly refused doping test on July 9.
- Aug 7
Deutsche Bahn suspends direct Berlin-Paris ICE train over Alstom technical faults
Deutsche Bahn has suspended the direct ICE service between Berlin and Paris due to technical problems with Alstom's European Train Control System, forcing passengers to change trains in Frankfurt or Mannheim with no resumption date announced.
- Jul 26
Berlin police shoot dead suspect in Pride parade attack that killed one and injured 29
Abdul Ballout, 21, was tracked to a community garden in Spandau on Sunday and shot after charging officers with a knife. The attack on the Christopher Street Day parade left one woman dead and 29 injured.
- Jul 19
Kerr mile world record, Agyekum German 400m hurdles mark fall at London Diamond League
Josh Kerr ran 3:42.66 to break the 27-year-old mile world record, while Emil Agyekum clocked 47.45s to erase Harald Schmid's 44-year-old German 400m hurdles record at a sold-out London Stadium.
- Jul 14
ADAC-Test: Fast jeder zweite unbewirtschaftete Autobahn-Rastplatz fällt mit 'mangelhaft' oder 'sehr mangelhaft' durch
Der ADAC hat 50 unbewirtschaftete Rastplätze an deutschen Autobahnen getestet und stellt eine deutliche Verschlechterung des Zustands fest.
