Bavarian State Opera Orchestra Manager Arrested for Drug Possession …

From Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones to George Harrison of the Beatles and now the Bavarian State Opera. A somewhat-anonymously named Daniel M., who was once the orchestra manager, accordingly, has been arrested for drug possession and distribution.Like Us on Facebook It's been reported that Mr. M was found guilty for having been in possession of as well as selling marijuana and ecstasy pills. He pleaded guilty and admitted that he had a penchant for smoking, usually indulging in up to Read more [...]

Yodels in lederhosen, goatherds with whips: Bavaria hails G7 in style

Soon, images will be circling around the globe of the G7 summit at the Elmau Palace Hotel in the Bavarian Alps - images portraying the rustic, folklore side of Germany's southern state. Everything will be on show, except for one thing: There will be no rifle salutes.A girl in a dirndl dress, a lad in knee-length lederhosen, and both holding a bouquet of flowers in the state of Bavaria's colours of white and blue: This is how the seven most powerful Western leaders will be greeted when they Read more [...]

Amid Moscow’s EU blacklist, prominent Germans want Putin at G7 talks

German business interests have criticized the exclusion of President Vladimir Putin from the Group of Seven's June 7-8 meeting in Bavaria. The G7 became the Group of Eight when Russia joined in 1998, but dropped its newest member last year after the country annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. Still, Eckhard Cordes, the head of Germany's Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, has told the Sunday edition of the right-wing newspaper Die Welt that Putin had really ought to be invited Read more [...]

Travel: in Bamberg the beer is marvellous and the Renaissance buildings beautiful

Bamberg City Hall, Germany Germans can be too polite for their own good. I was taking a stroll along the idyllic Regnitz River that meanders through the beautiful medieval town of Bamberg in northern Bavaria. It was one of those magical April mornings; dappled sunlight was sparkling on the water and the air was full of twittering birdsong. I should have been full of the joys of spring but was feeling strangely nervous. The Read more [...]

Fatal salmonella outbreak in Birmingham linked to Bavarian farm

This is the shocking footage of a German hen farm which has been linked to a fatal salmonella outbreak in Birmingham. Ragged and almost featherless chickens are shown copped up with rotting carcasses of birds that have already died. The video was filmed by German animal rights group Soko Tierschutz who say it was taken at Bayern Ei farm in Lower Bavaria run by Stefan Pollmann. It is currently being investigated by police who raided the farm and seized documents on Tuesday May 19. Officers are probing Read more [...]

Torino set out demands for Darmian sale with Manchester United and Bayern …

Torino have set out two demands for clubs trying to sign right-back Matteo Darmian after Bayern Munich reportedly tabled a bid for the Azzurri defender. According to La Stampa, the Bundesliga giants have bid €17 million for Darmian but the Granata have stipulated  two conditions if the Germans are to lure the right-back to Bavaria. Club president Urbano Cairo is demanding €20 million, a value just over what Bayern have already submitted. However, Bayern are not the only club interested Read more [...]

Challenge Regensburg to open for entries

By Press releasePublished 4 hours ago Latest HeadlinesThe 17th hour: Life at the back of the pack60 minute session: Backward hill repeatsTri’d tested: Orca Predator WetsuitVideo: Matty Reed swim training adviceOn 1 June 2015 the official start of registration for CHALLENGEREGENSBURG 2016 will kick-off. The interest towards the long-distance event in Bavaria, Germany, is already enormous. Several hundred athletes have pre-registered within the past four weeks. All looking forward to 14 August Read more [...]