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Karin Angerer, the current president of the Bamberg Higher Regional Court, will take over as head of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on September 1, the Bavarian Justice Ministry announced.
The Munich city council has approved a minimum price for ride-hailing services like Uber and Bolt, making trips in the city more expensive.
Schleswig-Holstein is restructuring its hospital landscape. The state plans six healthcare regions, but patients will still be free to choose their clinic.
Following an urgent appeal by Munich's mayor, the city's utilities have asked residents to reduce water consumption to prevent shortages.
After Verena Bentele stepped down as chairwoman of VdK Bavaria, an eight-member committee now leads the largest state association of the social welfare organization, as reported by Abendzeitung München.
The German cabinet has approved legislative key points to ensure the basic supply of the population in emergencies.
On the first day of the partial closure of the Tunnel on Munich's Mittlerer Ring, traffic jammed on alternative routes. The CSU called it a 'total catastrophe.'
Lower Saxony has lowered the hurdles for wolf culling. A new management plan allows for rapid shooting of individual animals and, under certain conditions, even the removal of entire packs.
Deutsche Bahn is equipping around 2,000 employees in long-distance services with body cameras. The company says the bodycams are intended to increase safety.
The Munich animal shelter has imposed a temporary admission stop for wild animals due to overcrowding, as the facility announced on its website. The reason is the large number of young birds as well as hedgehogs and other wild animals.
Representatives of city council factions, Jewish communities, and civil society groups gathered Wednesday morning in front of Munich City Hall for a photo opportunity under the motto 'Antisemitism? Not with me!' Two parties were excluded from participation.
At the Gambacher Kreuz in the Wetterau district, renovation work on several ramps will begin on July 1. According to Autobahn GmbH, there will be full closures and lane narrowings in three construction phases.
Thunderstorms and heavy rain caused flooding and disruptions to rail traffic in several regions of Bavaria overnight. Aschaffenburg was particularly affected, where the sewage system was overwhelmed.
A 46-year-old taxi driver in Munich city center struck and injured a 37-year-old food delivery cyclist. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of Landwehrstraße and Sonnenstraße.
The number of people willing to use violence for political or religious motives in Germany has increased, according to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and the agency's president, Selen, presented the annual report for 2025 in Berlin.
A person was hit and injured by a car at the intersection of Landwehrstraße and Sonnenstraße in central Munich on Tuesday afternoon. Police are investigating whether the act was intentional, a spokesperson said.
The controversial 155-meter high-rise towers on the Paketposthallen site in Munich have been given the green light. The city's planning and building authority announced that the development plan came into force on Tuesday.
The federal government is launching a subsidy program for converting commercial spaces into housing. Applications for grants can be submitted starting tomorrow.
A warehouse in Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein, is fully engulfed in flames. The train line between Neumünster and Elmshorn is closed, and residents are advised to keep windows and doors shut, according to NDR.
The nine-year-old Mia Rakić from Berlin-Adlershof has been missing since Monday. According to police, she never arrived at her school.
A heavy thunderstorm with torrential rain and hail hit Munich on Monday evening. The fire department responded to more than 200 calls, a spokesperson told the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Several municipalities in the Altmark region are pushing for a permanent long-distance rail connection. The temporary ICE diversion between Hamburg and Berlin through the area has clearly demonstrated the need, the initiative announced.
The city of Offenbach declared a water emergency over the weekend. According to the FAZ, historically high drinking water consumption pushed the capacities of regional supplier Hessenwasser to their limits.
Five bridges in Munich's Olympic Park were closed to cyclists due to a safety defect. Now the crossings have been reopened.
The Munich city council is filling four department head positions. According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, only the planned election of CSU candidate Alexander Dietrich is convincing – the other three decisions reveal weaknesses in the Mango coalition.
The emergency shelter at Frankfurt's Eschenheimer Tor subway station was evacuated on Monday after the transport company VGF terminated the lease. The city is now scrambling to find accommodation for 150 homeless people with help from disaster relief services.
A shooting at a youth care facility in Stade, Lower Saxony, has left five people dead. Police have arrested two suspects.
A bride got stuck in an elevator at Nymphenburg Palace on Friday. The wedding was slightly delayed but still took place as planned.
Tram services in Nuremberg and Leipzig remain restricted on Monday after the hot weekend.
The Freising District Office sees a conflict of interest between Friedrich Moser's job as building yard manager and his volunteer role on the municipal council. The building yard manager must resign his mandate.
According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, every second U-Bahn on the U6 line to Garching will continue to be canceled on Saturdays. The city refuses to cover the costs for returning to a ten-minute interval.
The A8 motorway in Upper Bavaria has been completely closed near Chiemsee due to a forest fire. Commuters must expect significant disruptions, reports BR.
A 57-year-old mountaineer from Austria died in an accident on the Untersberg. Relatives had reported him missing after he failed to return from a tour. Rescue teams found the body on the German side of the mountain massif.
A forest fire has broken out in the district of Bad Kreuznach, covering more than three hectares. As ZDF reporter Luisa Houben reports, explosions of World War II munition are hampering firefighting efforts.
Munich has not set up a central fan zone for the ongoing FIFA World Cup. As the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports, several locations are offering public viewing instead.
A dispute over drinks escalated at Munich's Flaucher: a 19-year-old brandished a machete about 50 centimeters long, prompting around 20 patrol cars to respond.
The Central Office for Combating Money Laundering and Asset Recovery (ZGV) at the Munich Public Prosecutor General's Office seized 9.5 million euros last year, including 57 kilograms of gold, as reported by the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
The Green parliamentary group in the Bundestag is pushing for an action plan against heat. Group leader Katharina Dröge warns of more life-threatening hot days.
A mortar grenade from World War II was found near the Amper river in Emmering (Fürstenfeldbruck) on Saturday afternoon. Police cordoned off the area and told residents to stay inside as a precaution.
The euthanasia association is seeking damages from the heirs of its co-founder Roger Kusch. According to NDR, the former Hamburg justice senator is alleged to have embezzled tens of thousands of euros on his own authority.