Halsey is speaking out after the German radio host Matthias Matuschik stirred outrage by comparing the K-pop band BTS to the novel coronavirus. The 26-year-old pop star lambasted Matuschik on Friday in a statement posted to her Instagram Stories. She has a personal connection to the wildly popular Korean boy band after cowriting and performing … Read more
German leaders rebel against Merkel’s strict lockdown and push ahead with easing restrictions amid woefully slow vaccine roll-out Angela Merkel warned Germany faces ‘third wave’ if lockdown lifted too quickly State leaders defied Merkel’s calls, allowing some businesses to open Merkel expected to meet regional heads on March 3 to discuss gradual easing of lockdown … Read more
Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is ruled out of probe into missing ‘German Maddie’ who vanished aged five during family picnic in 2015 Inga Gehricke – dubbed Germany ‘s Madeleine McCann – vanished in 2015 Despite five years of police appeals and a reward, she has still yet to be found Brueckner – prime suspect … Read more
German health minister Jens Spahn is said to be ‘fighting for his career’ after overseeing a shambolic vaccine roll-out, clashing with Angela Merkel and failing to deliver on a promised rapid-testing scheme. Spahn, who only months ago was being feted by those marvelling at Germany‘s early success against the pandemic, has seen his approval rating … Read more
Roman Abramovich’s new £430 million superyacht has been spotted for the first time as it nears completion at a German shipyard. The 460ft Solaris, equipped with a helipad and swimming pool, will soon undertake sea trials before the 54-year-old Chelsea owner sets sail in the summer. The Russian billionaire’s eight-deck yacht has been fitted with … Read more
Roman Abramovich’s new £430 million superyacht has been spotted for the first time as it nears completion at a German shipyard. The 460ft Solaris, equipped with a helipad and swimming pool, will soon undertake sea trials before the 54-year-old Chelsea owner sets sail in the summer. The Russian billionaire’s eight-deck yacht has been fitted with … Read more
The opening of a new supermarket in the Birmingham suburb of Stechford nearly 31 years ago unfolded with neither fanfare nor razzmatazz. There were no adverts to speak of, not even an ‘opening soon’ sign hanging outside. Cosseted by the comfortable embrace of familiarity (Tesco, Sainsbury’s et al), shoppers greeted this new retail arrival, with … Read more
Beer importers are seeing shortages of specialist brews from Germany and Belgium as a result of Brexit red tape and Covid-19. The company ‘Beers of Europe’, which claims to operate the biggest beer shop in Britain as well as offering online sales, has issued a warning about the problem to customers. British craft brewers have seized … Read more
Two psychiatric patients are killed by fellow patient at German hospital who also attacks female nurses and a police officer 21-year-old psychiatric patient suspected of killing two patients aged 54 and 56 The man had admitted himself to psychiatric hospital in Lüneburg on Thursday He allegedly killed the two older male patients at 2am on … Read more
German scientist says he is ‘99.9 per cent sure’ that coronavirus leaked from Wuhan lab after WHO dismissed the theory German physicist says he is ‘99.9 per cent sure’ coronavirus leaked from a lab Dr Roland Wiesendanger says failure of scientists to discover a host animal, along with safety deficiencies at lab have convinced him of … Read more