Destinations

Why Munich is better than Disneyland

A tour of all the castles in the German fairytale city.

02/02/2021

Germany

German prosecutors charge woman with planning far-right attack

Prosecutors allege that the woman started planning bomb attack last year and was held xenophobic and extreme-right views.

28/01/2021

Musica

Korngold’s mysterious opera “Die Tote Stadt” mixes Hitchcock and Freud

Erich Wolfgang Korngold was just 23 years old when he wrote the technically difficult opera - before he knew the limits of the voice, resulting in incredible changes of harmony and rhythm and a "crazy maze of different styles.”

28/11/2019

Germany

Hundreds caught riding electric scooters drunk during Oktoberfest

Police in Germany cracked down on drunk electric scooter drivers at this year’s Oktoberfest, seizing 254 driving licences.

09/10/2019

Germany

Oktoberfest: Five things not to miss at world's largest beer festival

Oktoberfest: five things not to be missed at world's largest beer festival

01/10/2019

Germany

Watch: Lavrov calls British defence secretary 'minister of war'

"If you listen to some people like (the) minister of war — or, sorry, minister of defence of the United Kingdom, then you might get an impression that nobody except NATO has the right to be anywhere," he added.

16/02/2019

Germany

Merkel and Pence argue over Iran deal

Merkel and Pence argue over Iran deal at the Munich Security Conference

16/02/2019

Germany

Commuter documents travel woes with knitted scarf

The unique, but productive, way one German commuter documented her travel delays to and from the office

10/01/2019

Sport

Bayern's Frank 'Ribeye' criticised as steaks are too high (in price!)

Rare, blue or gold? Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery has been heavily fined by the club after he lashed out at critics on social media over a video over him eating a gold-coloured steak

06/01/2019

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Hundreds of Krampus run through christmas market in Munich

Hundreds of the folkloric character Krampus who punishes children who have misbehaved, run through Christmas market in Munich

10/12/2018

Musica

Wagner's mystical Parsifal mesmerises Munich

The composer's intense, complex masterpiece opened the Munich Opera Festival at the Bavarian State Opera with a stellar cast

26/07/2018

Germany

Germany shocked by neo-Nazi racist murders

The only surviving member of a trio of neo-Nazis has been sentenced to life in prison for ten murders that shocked Germany

11/07/2018

Germany

Diplomatic tensions at day two of Munich Security Conference

Questions are raised about NATO’s role in eastern European relations.

17/02/2018

Sport

Remembering the Munich Air Disaster: 60 years on

Fans, players and staff, past and present, gathered to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the air crash.

06/02/2018

Musica

A sparkling duo: Cecilia Bartoli and Sol Gabetta

Cecilia Bartoli and Sol Gabetta join up for a collection of dazzling Baroque duets combining voice and cello.

21/12/2017

Germany

Munich knife attack: suspect detained

Police special forces have detained a suspect

21/10/2017

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Bavarian beer binge begins

16/09/2017

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Video shows man forcefully removed from Munich train

Police in Munich investigate an incident in which security guards forcefully remove man from a train

03/07/2017

Germany

Policewoman fighting for her life after Munich shooting

13/06/2017

Sport

The Corner: Bayern Munich claim fifth consecutive title

German giants Bayern Munich win their 27th league title, and their fifth in a row

01/05/2017