Berlin‘s administrative court has ordered the city’s left-wing officials to remove cycle lanes that have been installed throughout the city during the pandemic. The court ruled that Covid-19 was unfairly used by officials as an excuse to push through their ‘traffic agenda’. Germany‘s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party filed an urgent motion which argued that … Read more
Germany has warned Russia that it could halt a gas pipeline project over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Mr Navalny, an opponent of Vladimir Putin, is in a coma in a Berlin hospital after falling ill on a flight in Siberia. Tests showed he was poisoned with novichok – the nerve agent used … Read more
The West is demanding answers from Moscow today after the ‘despicable and cowardly’ nerve agent attack on Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. Britain said the Kremlin ‘has a clear case to answer’ while NATO demanded a ‘full and transparent’ investigation after a German military lab found that Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, the Soviet-era weapon used … Read more
She’s been at the centre of much attention over the past week, after it was revealed that she’d embarked on a high-profile romance with Hollywood actor Brad Pitt. And Nicole Poturalski, 27, put on a sizzling display on Wednesday, when she took to her Instagram account to share an eye-catching snap of herself. The German … Read more
The remarkable exploits of a hero Bomber Command navigator can be revealed after his medals and logbooks emerged for sale. Flight Lieutenant Alan Forsdike took part in 41 operations during the Second World War including raids all over Germany. He directed his Halifax bomber on missions over Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Essen, Dusseldorf, Monchengladbach, Leverkusen and … Read more
Brad Pitt met his stunning new girlfriend Nicole Poturalski at her husband’s high-class Berlin restaurant, MailOnline can reveal. The Hollywood actor, 56, is said to have been mesmerized by the striking brunette with the seductive pout, 27, when he locked eyes on her for the first time in August 2019. Double Oscar winner Pitt became … Read more
German doctors treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have contacted Bulgarian colleagues amid suspicions he was poisoned with the same mysterious toxin used on an arms dealer. ‘Obviously, they consider it possible that the same or very similar substances were used,’ reported news magazine Der Spiegel. Doctors at Berlin‘s Charité hospital – where Navalny remains … Read more
Berlin Film Festival scraps separate best actor and actress awards in switch to gender neutral prizes Organisers said the new awards will be in place for next year’s February festival Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay are the UK’s most recent winners in 2015 Other festival changes include the permanent retirement of Alfred Bauer prize By … Read more
Six people have been injured, three of them severely, after a suspected Islamist terror attack on a motorway in Berlin overnight. A 30-year-old Iraqi man, named by German media as Samrad A., is thought to have deliberately crashed into several motorbikes starting around 6.30pm on Tuesday. After leaving a three-mile trail of destruction down the A100 … Read more
Keanu Reeves had nothing but praise for coronavirus safety measures on the set of The Matrix 4 in an interview posted Sunday. The 55-year-old John Wick star said there were ‘thoughtful, effective protocols in place’ on set in a video chat interview with the Associated Press. The actor filmed his interview from Berlin, where production … Read more