The Latest Breaking News from Berlin

Berlin Museum breaks the rules of branding with EIGHTY-ONE different logos

Design genius or a confusing cop out?

Creative Bloq · Aug 5

Archaeologists discover a rare 600-year-old saint statue and human bone reliquaries beneath Berlin's oldest neighbourhood

Excavations in Berlin's Molkenmarkt uncovered medieval religious artefacts from the 14th and 15th centuries. These discoveries include well-preserved saint figurines and a Madonna and Child sculpture. An extraordinary cache of ceramic figures containing human bone fragments was also found. These finds offer fresh evidence of devotional practices in medieval urban…

The Times of India · Aug 4

Bunk beds, broken toilets and Pringles for dinner – but I’d do this Paris-Berlin sleeper train again in a heartbeat

In the midst of an international rail renaissance, Natalie Wilson is won over by European Sleeper’s new-ish route – and all its kinks – on an overnight roll between the French and German capitals

The Independent UK · Aug 3

‘A symbol of resistance’: the fight to save treehouse built on no man’s land next to Berlin Wall

Supporters fear structure could be torn down as safety hazard and want it to become memorial to postwar foreign labourers in honour of its Turkish creator

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1

TV tonight: a perfect finale for French super-soldier thriller The Sentinels

The first world war drama has been a thrill throughout. Plus, the uneasy story of the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1

“I spend more time writing emails than playing guitar these days. That really bums me out. I’m trying to bring the joy back into creation”: Elder’s Through Zero is a bid to balance conflict and resolution

Burnt-out leader Nick DiSalvo got sick of washing dishes in Boston and started a new life in Berlin, which inspired the psych rock giants to make their broadest, brightest album yet

Louder · Jul 31

Berlin Pride attack ‘real focus’ for UK’s biggest Pride festival this weekend

Brighton and Hove Pride managing director Paul Kemp said what happened in Berlin highlights ‘the importance of why we have Pride’.

The Independent UK · Jul 31

Peggy Gou: 'They wanted me to look pretty. They didn't want to talk to me about music'

Peggy Gou defied male DJs, sexist colleagues — and her Korean parents — to become the queen of K-house. Now she’s set to give her adopted city of London a huge dose of sunshine vibes

Evening Standard · Jul 30

Germany’s leaders say the Berlin Pride attack targeted ‘all of us’. What utter hypocrisy

The queer community has lost resources and protection due to decisions made by the people now mouthing solidarity in public, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29

Berlin Pride attack sparks fresh questions over EU intelligence sharing

The Berlin Pride attack has reignited debate over whether intelligence sharing between EU member states is sufficient. The attacker was known to German authorities and had travelled to Turkey looking to enter Syria.

Euronews · Jul 28