All news on the topic: Germany

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Veteran whose daughter, 2, vanished 42 years ago hands back medals in outrage
Richard Lee expressed his 'disgust' over the force's handling of Katrice Lee's disappearance at a supermarket in Germany in 1981 and said his daughter 'means everything' to him
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Italian student on the run arrested in Germany over ex-girlfriend's murder
Filippo Turetta, 22, has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of murdering his ex-girlfriend Giulia Cecchettin. He was on the run for a week and will be extradited to Italy
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Boy, 15, fakes illness to skip school before 'stealing gun to kill classmate'
On November 9, 15-year-old Mateja Zigri told his parents he was too ill to go to school. But what happened when the German teenager did go in later in the day was unimaginable
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Man arrested at airport after taking kid hostage for 17 hours grounding flights
Police said they arrested a 35-year-old man who broke through the security fence of Hamburg Airport last night and kept his four-year-old daughter in the car for 17 hours
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Girl, 3, 'locked in basement' chokes to death on her vomit before dad dumps body
Sascha Wensing, 40, and his wife Maja Wensing, 39, are in custody over the death of their three-year-old daughter. Seven youth welfare workers are also being investigated
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Ukraine begs US for monster 'FrankenSAM' weapon as Russia threatens power grid
As the war in Ukraine rages into its second winter, officials are asking the US for better air defense missiles to protect their power grids from Russian aggression and prevent their cities from power outages
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Anti-vaxxer murders own mum with crossbow saying childhood jabs ruined his life
Anti-vaxxer Moritz Ruhnke, 21, has been jailed for 11 years after murdering his mother Sandra, 54, who was throttled to death before having crossbow bolts fires into her head
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Lottery winner sparks outrage after girlfriend seen blowing nose with €500 note
Kursat Yildirim, 42, has been mocked after his girlfriend blew a huge part of his fortune by wiping her nose with a currency note worth the equivalent of £436 - the video of the pair has since gone viral
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US tourist charged with rape and murder of student thrown into ravine at castle
Troy Bohling is accused of raping a young woman and throwing her down a steep ravine - as well as throwing her friend who was trying to stop him. He is now set to stand trial in Germany
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Man with 90% of body covered in tattoos says extreme look 'opens doors for him'
Andreas Stauffiger has more than £26,000 on body modifications, which include head-to-toe tattoos, 11 piercings, a split tongue, inked eyeballs and genital piercings
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Everything we know on Verity sinking as search stopped with crew still missing
The search for the missing crew of the Verity cargo ship, which sank after a collision in the North Sea on Tuesday, was called off today. A P&O cruise ship had been involved at the scene during the initial rescue
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British cargo ship sinks as 'body recovered from water' with four still missing
The British flagged Verity has sunk after colliding with another cargo ship in the North Sea off the German coast with a body recovered from the water, two rescued and four still missing
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Seven dead as migrant-smuggling vehicle evades police check-in before crashing
The overcrowded vehicle appeared to be carrying migrants near Muehldorf, east of Munich, on the A94 road, which leads to the Austrian border
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Ex-prison guard, 99, could be last surviving Nazi to stand trial over Holocaust
Gregor Formanek, who has been officially linked to the deaths of more than 3,300 people between 1943 and 1945, is likely to appear in juvenile court due to his age at the time
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Paedo snatches girl outside school after police tell parents he was not a threat
Neighbours had warned police and parents of Arthur Krahl's predatory behaviour many times after his release from prison but police said he was not a threat
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Body of toddler found weighed down in river could be missing Brit, cops believe
Ben Needham’s mum Kerry has been searching for her 21-month son ever since he vanished from the Greek island Kos in 1991, and says she has alerted South Yorkshire Police to a fresh Interpol appeal
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Brit abroad astonished after being given Full English breakfast with spicy twist
The Brit was visiting Berlin in Germany when they ordered the British staple dish for breakfast - and called the entire experience the 'weirdest' they'd had for a while
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Ben Needham's mum urges police to rule out link with boy found in German river
Kerry Needham has alerted officers to an Interpol appeal to identify a young child’s body found dumped in the River Danube - her 21-month-old son vanished from Kos in 1991
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Woman 'lured beauty blogger with free treatment offer then stabbed her 50 times'
A court in Ingolstadt, Bavaria State, heard how they believed they could pass off their victim's body as Shahraban K. so she could escape her strict Iraqi family
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Boy, 8, stabbed as 'armed teen tries to set himself on fire' in primary school
A 16-year-old boy armed with a knife stormed the school in Bischofswerda, east of the city of Dresden, with a young boy suffering injuries to her head and neck
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Island hit by 'biggest non-nuclear, man-made explosion' now holiday hotspot
Heligoland is tiny German island in the North Sea that has a big seal colony, a huge bird population, plenty of beaches and a good seafood scene, yet it is barely known in the UK
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Prince Harry describes 'healing journey' as he announces major public engagement
Prince Harry said he is both 'excited and nervous' about the Invictus Games and praised those participating in the sport event for taking the next step on their 'healing journey'
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Hunt for 'Beast of Berlin' lioness ENDS as police believe animal is a boar
The "Beast of Berlin" is still on the loose and police have warned residents in the German capital to remain inside while hunters, vets, and cops carry out "Operation Lion Hunt" to track down the vicious lioness after zoos, circuses and sanctuaries failed to claim the big cat
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Hunt for Berlin lion called off as red-faced officials come up with new theory
Police were first alerted to the animal in Kleinmachnow, just outside Berlin's city limits, at around midnight on Wednesday when people reported what appeared to be a big cat chasing a wild boar
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American woman fined for trying to bribe cop to let her travel with no passport
An American woman flying from Munich to the US is now being fined after she attempted to bribe an officer with $100 to let her on the flight despite not having a valid passport