Angela Merkel made an astonishing plea for forgiveness today as she scrapped plans for a strict Easter lockdown in Germany which she said were ‘my mistake, and my mistake alone’. The planned five-day shutdown – in which even grocery stores would have shut on all but a single day – was agreed between Merkel and … Read more
Protesters clashed with police in Germany and Croatia on Saturday as new lockdowns were introduced in France, Poland and Ukraine to battle a third wave of coronavirus. Demonstrators took to the streets in the central German city of Kassel and were pictured engaging with lines of riot police. Several groups, most of them far-right opponents … Read more
Sunny Spanish holidays could be back on for Britons within weeks as the tourism minister revealed a vaccine passport system was planned for the middle of May. It comes after Greece announced plans to reopen to holidaymakers from mid-May and Cyprus said it would welcome fully-vaccinated Britons from May 1. But those hoping to jet … Read more
Greece gives green light for tourists from May 14: Holiday hotspot will reopen to international visitors who are vaccinated or can show proof of a negative Covid test, minister says Greece plan to reopen to Brits from mid-May if they have negative Covid test Greece will reopen borders on May 14, three days before Brits … Read more
Just imagine Angela Merkel’s teenage years in the German Democratic Republic. The Berlin Wall was dividing the city, and dozens of her fellow citizens were shot dead when they tried to climb it and escape. Across East Germany, every second German was informing on neighbours and work colleagues to the Stasi secret police. Soviet KGB … Read more
Toni Garrn, 28, runs errands in a lilac jacket in Germany after confirming she is SIX MONTHS pregnant with husband Alex Pettyfer, 30 By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 19:48 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 19:48 GMT, 5 March 2021 Toni Garrn wrapped up warm in a lilac jacket in Germany recently, after it … Read more
German prison has to spend ‘£43,000’ changing 600 locks after intern sent a photo of the keys to his friends on WhatsApp The trainee shared the photos on a WhatsApp group to boast about his new job It raised fears that the prison’s 647 inmates could have staged a mass breakout The prison near Berlin … Read more
Heidi Klum admits that she was in awe of her 16-year-old daughter Leni as she made her long awaited runway debut during Berlin Fashion Week in January. ‘I’ve seen her walk in heels around the house, but never professionally,’ the 47-year-old explained to E! News on Wednesday, while promoting the upcoming season of America’s Got Talent. … Read more
It’s not just chlamydia koalas have to contend with: Bears are also being infected with a rapid-spreading AIDS-like virus that triggers cancer Koala retrovirus (KoRV) infected a koala egg or sperm cell 50,000 years ago This allows virus to not only spread throughout a koala but also to its offspring KoRV is now seen in every … Read more
German prosecutors are investigating footballer Jerome Boateng for allegedly tearing the ear of his girlfriend Kasia Lenhardt a year before her death. The case against Boateng, which was first opened in 2019 before being shelved last year, has now been re-opened by prosecutors after new information emerged from the Berlin police inquiries that followed Lenhardt’s … Read more