Off the rails: Night train from Berlin to Brussels will stop running at the end of March Passengers can still travel between Berlin and Brussels on an overnight train using the European Sleeper. Euronews · Mar 24, 2025
Jordan Henderson: ‘I looked at how far it was to Berlin and I hired a van’ The recalled England midfielder tells David Hytner about his last-minute dash, as a fan, to the Euro 2024 final – and his World Cup dream The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025
Did my Jewish great-grandfather make chemical weapons for the Nazis? Author Joe Dunthorne on a dark legacy The novelist was researching his grandmother’s escape from Nazi Germany when he came across a startling confession made by her father at the end of his life... The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025
Has Berlin's fine dining bubble already burst? Michelin-starred restaurants in crisis in Germany Five of the highest-awarded fine dining restaurants in the capital of the EU's strongest economy have shut up shop in the past 12 months. Others are warning of a critical situation. But what's driving this crisis? Euronews · Mar 21, 2025
The paradox of democracy’s success: behavioural science helps explain why we miss autocratic red flags The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 paved the way for the democratisation of many eastern European countries and triumphantly ushered in the era of global liberal democracy that some scholars celebrated as “the end of history”. The idea was that human political history followed a steady path and… The Conversation · Mar 21, 2025
A promise to an African grandmother: Shining a light on Germany's colonial past Germany has over the past years made strides in coming to terms with a dark era of its past, the colonial rule of large swaths of Africa The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025
Sadiq Khan backs London 'tourist tax' which would see visitors charged extra for stays in hotels and Airbnbs Mayor says many travellers ‘don’t really mind paying the few extra euros’ when they visit cities like Paris and Berlin Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025
The millennial CEO of an AI shopping assistant partnered with Ebay and Vestiare Collective doesn’t use futuristic gadgets—and is all about sustainable investments Faircado co-founder Evolena de Wilde lives by Berlin start-up culture. Here’s how she spends her time and money outside of work. Fortune · Mar 20, 2025
German man with green card ‘violently interrogated’ by US border officials Berlin checking if US immigration policy has changed after Fabian Schmidt becomes third German to be detained The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025
Germany probing three cases of citizens detained and denied entry to US Berlin is examining whether there has been a change in American immigration policy after three German nationals were detained at the US border. Euronews · Mar 18, 2025
Teslas are getting torched in Berlin as surveys show Germans are deserting Elon Musk’s carmaker in droves Surveys conducted by Caliber and T-Online both show a sharp drop in favorability for Tesla among Germans. Fortune · Mar 17, 2025
How this German fringe party plans to 'make socialism great again' While Germany attempts to form its new government, only four of its political parties will have the chance to become part of a new ruling coalition. The far-right AfD is likely to be excluded from negotiations, and there are 24 other parties that didn't win enough votes to enter parliament.… Radio France Internationale · Mar 15, 2025
‘Musicals can be quite sinister’: Tilda Swinton and Joshua Oppenheimer on bonkers bunker singalong The End Inspired by a Russian tycoon’s survival bunker, the pair’s post-apocalyptic tale takes in environmental collapse, our facades and delusions – and big ol’ show tunes The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
Hundreds of passengers evacuated from German train after knifeman threatens staff Man arrested after incident on Deutsche Bahn ICE train headed from Cologne to Berlin The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025
Radio France Internationale · Mar 9, 2025 Migrant centre in Germany feels the heat from rising far right Germany is home to the largest number of asylum seekers among the EU member states. But a growing political shift to the right has put increasing pressure on these new arrivals – and those who provide services for them.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025 ‘Military Keynesianism’? Reeves faces British defence dilemma after EU spending surge Even Berlin and Brussels are bending fiscal rules in the face of Russia’s threat. Will the chancellor still stick to hers?
Cycling Weekly · Mar 9, 2025 Standert Kreissäge RS review: high-end aluminium crit bike Is Berlin’s most talked-about crit machine a poseur’s plaything or an accomplished race bike?
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025 Berlin airport cancels flights ahead of Monday strike. 10 other airports could see disruptions Berlin’s airport has canceled all of its flights for Monday ahead of a labor union strike that is expected to impact thousands of flights at 11 airports across Germany
Digital Camera World · Mar 7, 2025 Can photography and AI happily co-exist? They do in this unusual new gallery exhibition contrasting photography with “promptography” A new exhibit in Berlin aims to address some of the key questions surrounding photography and promptography
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 Germany’s access all areas pass allows unlimited train travel and public transport – for under £2 a day Hamburg to Munich and Cologne to Berlin: £48 buys a month of travel in central Europe’s largest nation
International Business Times UK · Mar 4, 2025 Trump's Immigration Crackdown Hits Tourists: German Woman Locked in ICE Detention with No Charges A young tattoo artist from Berlin was detained while trying to go from Tijuana, Mexico, to San Diego despite having a valid visa.
Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2025 ‘We will be a loud voice’: Leftist leader Reichinnek woos young Germans The Die Linke star behind the party’s rise in recent elections says there is ‘real momentum for progressive politics’.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025 The AfD are circling like vultures. But in Berlin, I found a new, young left rising against them On election night, as the far right rose nationwide, Die Linke made crucial gains in the capital. But its supporters see the hard road ahead, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
MusicRadar · Feb 28, 2025 “It was a mind-bender. Your brain tells you this isn’t supposed to work”: From unplayable rhythms to lost astronauts – the genius of David Bowie’s Ashes To Ashes "It’s childlike and melancholic in that children’s story way,” Bowie said
Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025 Has Berghain gone A-list? Harry Styles, Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner spotted at Berlin techno club Berghain is hardly known for offering the red carpet treatment, and yet a number of high profile celebrities have been spotted in its midst in 2025