Current Issues

One of the Christmas presents nobody wants is the expected congestion on federal highways and Germany's Autobahn later this week. Millions of Germans intend to spend the holidays with their families. First, they will have to get through the traffic chaos.

Streets and roads in parts of Germany, including Berlin and Brandenburg, will be affected by freezing rain today, according to the German Meteorological…

The 'Big Chest Ribbon' and the 'Saxonian White' are still missing. But, in Berlin, the police just found 31 very valuable items that were stolen from the Green…

In Berlin, experts are asking themselves one question: How on earth could the city's largest aquarium explode and devastate the Radisson Collection hotel? At least the building is still safe.

In Berlin's city center, a huge aquarium with 1,500 fish burst in the early morning. A million liters (264,172 gallons) of water flooded and damaged a Radisson…

In Berlin, the number of sick leaves is on the rise. The flu, colds, the RS Virus and the Coronavirus are to blame. Now, all of those waves made the Charité…

In Berlin's Lankwitz borough, a 15-year-old girl lost her life after being run over by a large bus. Another girl of the same age was injured badly. At this point, it is unclear how exactly the accident happened.

In Berlin, an ongoing common cold wave has implications for both the education system and the public transport. Many schoolkids, teachers and train drivers are…

Disasters can happen at any moment, at least in theory. When they do, the population needs to be warned. Two years ago, Germany's national 'warning day' failed.…

Berlin's main zoo was just closed because the H5N1 virus was confirmed in the carcass of an anvilhead. In cooperation with the authorities, Zoo Berlin's management reacted immediately.