News Housing Berlin vs. Landlords: New Database to Log Every Rent in the City Berlin has approved a database that will make landlords log every rental contract in the city. Plus, a new portal for reporting your overpriced rent. Jul 6, 2026
News Politics Health Workers in Germany Will Now Need a Sick Note from Day One Friedrich Merz wants workers to provide a doctor's note from the first day of sickness, and he's scrapped calling up your Hausarzt by phone. Jul 3, 2026
News Construction Gigafactory Expansion: Tesla Announces 1,000 New Jobs in Grünheide Elon Musk still wants to build the largest factory complex in Europe. Jul 1, 2026
News Police BSR The Undercover Cigarette Police Are Out This Week And they can fine you €3,000 for a discarded butt. Jun 30, 2026
News Weather Climate change Heatwave Recap: Police Water Cannons, Lightning, One Baby Drinking Beer Will the chaos inspire politicians to take heat-related climate change seriously going forward? Jun 29, 2026
News Music & Clubs Weather Fusion Festival Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out The blaze temporarily interrupted the concert schedule, but the festival is expected to continue — unlike most events this weekend, which have been cancelled in the extreme heat. Jun 26, 2026
News Construction Art Finally, A Plan For The Long-Abandoned International Congress Centre After 12 years sitting empty and a long hunt for investors, West Berlin's futuristic spaceship will become an art and culture centre — plus hotels and retail. Jun 25, 2026
News Deutsche Bahn S Bahn Train Chaos: Software Update Shuts Down Germany’s Entire Rail Network Trains stranded between stations, passengers trapped on board, and Deutsche Bahn handing out taxi vouchers. Jun 24, 2026
News Weather Climate change Berlin Could Hit 40 Degrees This Weekend Meteorologist Andreas Blei says Saturday could see Berlin surpass 40°C for the first time in 120 years. Jun 23, 2026
News Lakes Swimmers beware: Parasitic flatworm larvae found in three Berlin lakes Cercariae, or the larvae of parasitic flatworms, have been spotted in three Berlin lakes — just as we're headed for a record-breaking heatwave. Here's what you need to know. Jun 22, 2026
News Clubs Protest Rave Against The Eviction: Cassiopeia Club To Fight Closure The club was given two weeks to vacate the premises, along with multiple other cultural spaces within RAW Gelände that are caught in a fight over the owner's development plans. Jun 19, 2026
News Food Go Asia Recalls Second Product Within 24 Hours Berlin's most popular Asian market is dealing with a batch of product recalls, starting with norovirus in the oysters. Jun 18, 2026
News Politics Israel Kai Wegner Just Signed a Deal With One of Israel's Biggest Arms Companies Berlin and Israel Aerospace Industries are opening a joint innovation centre in the German capital. Jun 17, 2026
News Nazis Antisemitism Goebbels Villa to Become Hub in Fight Against Antisemitism The project's advisor is Brandenburg's antisemitism commissioner Andreas Büttner, a man facing serious questions after his home was apparently attacked by associates he had paid. Jun 16, 2026
News Money Brothel Bailout: State Paid Artemis €1.75 Million in Pandemic Aid This isn't the first time that Berlin's largest brothel, which is often steeped in controversy, has benefitted from public funds. Jun 15, 2026
News Police Hidden Cameras Found in the Women's Toilets at a Berlin University Multiple devices were discovered attached to bins in the women's bathrooms at HWR's Lichtenberg campus. Jun 12, 2026
News Far Right Neukölln The Neukölln Complex: City Failed to Prevent Violent Far-Right Attacks After more than 70 attacks over 12 years ended with just two convictions, the investigation into Berlin's 'Neukölln Complex' finds deep failures in police and prosecution, but few consequences. Jun 11, 2026
News Food City Chicken vs City Chicken: Berlin's Bloody Rotisserie Feud 14 lawsuits and one man in jail for torture: the story behind Sonnenallee's rival rotisserie chicken shops is crazier than you could have imagined. Jun 10, 2026
News Music & Clubs Massive Attack Brought Up Gaza at Berlin Concert; the German Media Isn't Happy Massive Attack played the Zitadelle Spandau over the weekend, leaving the German press with one clear complaint: their politics. Jun 9, 2026
News Health Parks Poisonous Caterpillars Are Shutting Down Berlin The toxic oak processionary moth is especially bad this year. Jun 8, 2026
News Police Sport AI Facial Recognition Identifies Hertha Fans Five Months After Stadium Brawl After a brawl at a Hertha home game earlier this year, police have used AI-powered technology to comb over 600 hours of footage and identify the fans involved. Jun 5, 2026
News Politics Elections Diplomatic Humiliation: Germany Suffers First UN Security Council Defeat The failed bid is a slap in the face for Germany, who have successfully won a seat in their last six attempts and who consider themselves a major player on the world stage. Jun 4, 2026
News BVG Speeding Tram Derails in Hohenschönhausen, Injuring 20 The M5 and M17 are out of service, and the tram has now been craned off the tracks. Jun 3, 2026
News Görlitzer Park Berlin Senate The Fence Has Fallen: Görlitzer Park Must Reopen at Night A court ruled the Senate's closure of the controversial Kreuzberg park was unlawful. The city must now keep it open at night while the full case is heard. Jun 2, 2026
News CDU Sport The CDU Wants To Introduce A €250 Fine on Stickers The penalty is aimed at political and advertising stickers, but will particularly target football fans. Jun 1, 2026
