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Police vehicles and ambulances arrive at the scene of a security breach at the Hamburg Airport, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Hamburg, Germany. The airport was closed to passengers, and flights were canceled Saturday night after a vehicle broke through security and entered the premises, German news agency dpa reported. (Jonas Walzberg/dpa via AP)

Hamburg Airport hostage standoff 'over' say police as man arrested

The 35-year-old held his four-year-old daughter hostage in a car on the runway at Hamburg Airport for 18 hours.

5 Nov

Olaf Scholz pictured wearing an eye-patch.

German chancellor pictured wearing eye patch after jogging accident

Germany's chancellor tweeted the photo of himself, alongside the caption: 'Am excited to see the memes.'

4 Sept

Germany approves plans to relax marijuana rules allowing 'cannabis clubs'

Germany’s cabinet wants to decriminalise small amounts of the drug in a step towards legalising cannabis.

16 Aug

Scientists bring 46,000-year-old worm back to life from Siberian permafrost

Paedophile extradited from NI to Germany

Lioness hunt in Berlin called off after evidence suggests it is a wild boar

German police warn of 'Blue Punisher' ecstasy pills after two teens die

Nato divided over Ukraine's pathway to join military alliance

German police make appeal after tourist dies from being 'pushed into ravine'

Tourist 'sexually assaulted and thrown off bridge' at fairytale German castle

Items seized in Madeleine McCann search ‘cannot yet be linked’ to case

City's largest ever cruise ship arrives and she dwarfs other vessels

Madeleine McCann: Police divers surround Portugal dam

Police to search Portuguese dam in connection with Madeleine McCann

What's known about Madeleine McCann case suspect Christian Brueckner?