Rescue workers are trying to pull people from the rubble after a hotel partially collapsed in a town in the west of Germany.

A Berlin court on Tuesday fined a woman €600 for using the phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” at a protest, in a ruling slammed as a “dark day for freedom of expression” by her lawyer.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has killed thousands and left many more with life-changing injuries. Now a new programme in Germany is helping bring improved care to Ukrainian amputees.

Part of a hotel in western Germany collapsed late on Tuesday, killing one person and burying eight others, with rescuers trying to pull them from the rubble on Wednesday, authorities said.

Justice Minister warns against Russia travel, climate activists slapped with fines, new Covid vaccine set to become available and other news from around Germany.

German is renowned for its lengthy words. As you might expect, the most unwieldy ones can be found in the worlds of law and finance. We’ve trawled around to put together the most useful ones for you here (and we’ve included some just for fun).

If you’re a current – or soon-to-be – British pensioner who’s thinking of moving to Germany, here’s what you should know about whether – and how – your pension rights transfer over.

Two German mountain climbers were missing on Tuesday after a giant bloc of ice broke off a Mont Blanc glacier in the French Alps, authorities said.

A small rodent caused a power outage at Frankfurt airport on Monday night, leading to various problems.

Finding Berlin flats offering registration – or Anmeldung – is getting harder. And now tenant advocates are worried about a new trend in classified ads, which offer a registered address without a true place to live – for a fee.