Berlin to reward litter picking tourists with free attraction tickets The new campaign to clean the German capital’s waterways is running until 14 June The Independent UK · May 13
‘I shared a single bed with my mother for three years’: Sung Tieu on her monument to immigrant workers in Venice At the German pavilion, the artist has re-created the housing estate where she grew up to tell the forgotten history of migrants, including her parents, hired under a socialist agreement between East Germany and Vietnam – then abandoned The Guardian - UK · May 12
“We tried to go across the Berlin Wall many times, but they said we looked too funny." How Voivod embraced East German culture, Killing Joke and Bauhaus to help soundtrack their prescient album Killing Technology Canadian prog-thrashers Voivod predicted a grim future on their 1987 album Metal Hammer · May 9
Superbooth 2026: all the latest synth news from Berlin - LIVE! Knob tweakers, assemble! Europe's most exciting synth showcase is upon us MusicRadar · May 7
Germany calls for end to EU unanimity rule to stop decision-making 'standstill' Twelve countries have already backed the initiative, with repeated obstruction by Viktor Orbán's Hungary increasingly fuelling calls for reform. Euronews · May 7
How one German artist's remembrance stones turn Berlin sidewalks into Holocaust memorials German artist Gunter Demnig has installed small Holocaust memorial stones in Berlin for 30 years The Independent UK · May 7
Audi Has Recreated A 16-Cylinder Record Car Audi is back at the top tier of motorsport. Formula 1 didn’t exist yet in the celebrated, if increasingly war-shadowed, 1930s, but the Auto Union race cars of that era can still be seen as the sport’s forebears. One of them fused engineering ambition and driver bravery into a machine… Motor1 · May 6
Hollow-Earth myths and Nazi UFOs on TikTok are bringing white supremacism into the mainstream Eighty-one years after Adolf Hitler died by his own hand in a Berlin bunker, a viral video on TikTok shows an AI-generated vision of the Nazi dictator standing in Antarctica, shoulders broad and face smiling, sipping a White Monster Energy drink while Men at Work’s iconic song Down Under plays. The Conversation · May 5
Berlin's Pergamon Museum will reopen in mid-2027 as a lengthy restoration moves forward Berlin’s Pergamon Museum will reopen next year after the first part of a painstaking restoration effort that has kept its centerpiece out of the public eye for more than a decade The Independent UK · May 4
Sebastien Buemi criticises Berlin Formula E “convoy” racing as “too much” While Berlin delivered two entertaining races, not all drivers were convinced by the extreme energy-saving tactics on display Motorsport · May 4
Nyck de Vries defends himself after latest Formula E clash in Berlin Nyck De Vries gives his version of the incident that led to his retirement and compromised Nick Cassidy’s race Motorsport · May 3
DS Penske puts in a strong showing in Formula E Berlin Race 2 Taylor Barnard secured second in qualifying for the Formula E Berlin second race, but both DS Penske drivers just missed out on points Autosport · May 3
DS Penske in the points in Berlin Formula E opener Taylor Barnard takes points for DS Penske in the Berlin Formula E opening race of the weekend Autosport · May 2
The unseen incident that wrecked Pascal Wehrlein’s Berlin Formula E race Pascal Wehrlein lost the championship lead after an unfortunate incident with another Porsche-powered car that wasn’t shown on live TV Motorsport · May 2
Autosport · May 2 Formula E Berlin E-Prix: Muller scores maiden win in Porsche's home race Nico Muller wins for Porsche in the Berlin opener, but team-mate Pascal Wehrlein loses Formula E points lead after suffering a mid-race puncture
Motorsport · May 2 Formula E Berlin E-Prix: Nico Muller scores maiden win in Porsche’s home race Muller wins for Porsche in the Berlin opener, but team-mate Pascal Wehrlein loses points lead after suffering a mid-race puncture
Euronews · May 1 Direct Prague to Copenhagen train returns after more than a decade A new direct rail link from Prague to Copenhagen, via Berlin and Hamburg, is bringing back an easy, no-fly way to travel between some of Europe’s most popular cities – just in time for summer travel.
The Guardian - UK · May 1 Cool bars and friendly vibes: readers’ favourite city neighbourhoods in Europe These are the less explored corners of Stockholm, Amsterdam, Berlin and Porto that you’ve ‘stumbled into and ended up staying’
The Guardian - UK · May 1 Germany’s climate U-turn is the worst possible response to the oil shock Prices at the pump have leapt since the start of the conflict – but clinging to fossil fuels will only prolong the pain, says Berlin-based journalist Tania Roettger
MusicRadar · Apr 30 What is Superbooth 2026?: Everything you need to know about the Berlin music tech show Europe's most exciting synth showcase is upon us. When is it, what new gear is getting announced and how do you get tickets?
The Independent UK · Apr 29 Inside tiny European village where mail has been delivered by boat for 129 years German postal worker delivers around 600 letters and 80 packages every week
Euronews · Apr 29 Man accused of spying for Russia arrested in Berlin, prosecutors say The suspect allegedly gave his Russian intelligence handler information about German military aid for Ukraine and photos of NATO military convoys moving along motorways.
Euronews · Apr 29 Watch: Robot dogs with Elon Musk and Bezos' faces are excreting AI art at a Berlin museum Beeple says the work critiques how today’s perceptions of reality are increasingly shaped by algorithms controlled by powerful tech companies rather than artists.
The Independent UK · Apr 28 Robot dogs with Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg heads roam gallery in new Beeple art exhibit The mechanical canines occasionally ‘poo’ printed images of their surroundings
The Conversation · Apr 27 Kenya’s Sawe breaks the 2-hour barrier: what’s next for the men’s marathon world record? Well, well. Kenyan marathon runner Sabastian Sawe has officially broken through the fabled “sub-2-hour” marathon barrier.