Shailene Woodley takes her German Shepherd for a walk in snowy Montreal

Shailene Woodley is soon to be Mrs. Aaron Rodgers, after confirming her engagement to the Green Bay Packers quarterback last month.  And the 29-year-old actress was spotted walking her German Shepherd in Montreal on an off day from shooting her new thriller Misanthrope on Wednesday. The Big Little Lies star and her 37-year-old soon-to-be husband … Read more

German Shepherd nearly drowned after owners tied her to rock and threw her in river

A German Shepherd who nearly drowned after her owners tied her to a rock and threw her in the river is looking for a new home after months of recovering at an animal centre.  Bella, 11, was rescued from the River Trent in January last year by passer-by Jane Harper who saw her flailing in … Read more

German state elections: Angela Merkel’s CDU party gets worst results since WWII

Angela Merkel‘s party slumped to historic defeats in two state elections on Sunday as German voters lose faith in her government’s handling of the pandemic.  Merkel’s CDU won barely a quarter of the vote in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg in a pair of dismal results described as a ‘wake-up call’ six months before Germany goes to … Read more

Angela Merkel is humiliated in German state elections

Angela Merkel‘s party slumped to historic defeats in two state elections on Sunday as German voters lose faith in her government’s handling of the pandemic.  Merkel’s CDU won barely a quarter of the vote in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg in a pair of dismal results described as a ‘wake-up call’ six months before Germany goes to … Read more

German paramedic ‘punches strapped-down Syrian in the face’

German paramedic ‘punches strapped-down Syrian in the face, breaking his cheekbone, as police look on after he attacked cops at refugee accommodation’ Police said they restrained the Syrian man after he attacked them at a shelter He was then allegedly thumped in the head by the fist of an emergency worker Footage of the punch … Read more

A German cave may be where dogs were first domesticated, study claims

Dogs are known to have evolved from wolves, yet until now, determining exactly when and where this occurred has proved difficult for scientists.  Several examples of ancient canines have previously been found, dating back thousands of years. Some resemble wolves, some look like dogs, and some sit awkwardly between the two groups.   Now, a new … Read more

The moral Mercedes: We drive the German brand’s new £40k electric EQA

Maybe it lost something in translation, but my first attempt at a voice command with Mercedes-Benz’s smallest electric car – the new compact crossover EQA – seemed to fall on deaf ears. Half in jest I thought: ‘I’ll try it in a German accent.’ After all, I was driving an early left-hand drive version straight … Read more

German state premier calls for use of Russia’s Sputnik V jab

Germany is set to open up the AstraZeneca vaccine to over-65s in a major U-turn to revive its faltering vaccine programme – as the EU today looked for another lifeline by beginning the approval process for Russia’s Sputnik V jab.   Five weeks after blocking the AstraZeneca shot for older people, German regulators will submit their … Read more

German far-right AfD first party put under surveillance…

Germany’s far-right AfD party has been put under formal surveillance on suspicion of seeking to undermine the democratic post-war constitution.   The move will allow the Federal Office for Protection of the Constitution (BfV) to eavesdrop on AfD members and scrutinise party funding, making it the first party to be monitored in this way since the … Read more