Chemicals from plastic packaging are migrating into our FOOD

Chemicals and pieces of plastic produced through the use of packaging are migrating into food and harming plants and soil ecosystems, scientists warn.  Ecologists from the Free University of Berlin contributed one of three evidence-based essays exploring the problem of microplastics and how best to tackle them. The German team, led by Matthias Rillig, they … Read more

German hospitals ban AstraZeneca jabs for under-60s over blood clot fears

Berlin and Munich have banned AstraZeneca jabs for under-60s over blood clot fears a day after Canada also stopped administering the vaccine to under-55s. The suspension was taken as a ‘precautionary measure,’ Berlin’s health minister said, ahead of a meeting later today of 16 state representatives.  Earlier the prestigious Charite hospital in Berlin announced it … Read more

Top German hospital bans AstraZeneca shots for women under 55

Berlin has banned AstraZeneca jabs for under-60s over blood clot fears a day after Canada also stopped administering the vaccine to under-55s. The German capital’s health minister Dilek Kalayci said the ban was a ‘precautionary measure’ as she cited ‘new data about side effects.’  Earlier the prestigious Charite hospital in Berlin announced it would no … Read more

Police clash with demonstrators as huge anti-lockdown protests break out in Germany

Protesters clashed with police in Germany and Croatia on Saturday as new lockdowns were introduced in France, Poland and Ukraine to battle a third wave of coronavirus. Demonstrators took to the streets in the central German city of Kassel and were pictured engaging with lines of riot police.  Several groups, most of them far-right opponents … Read more

Germany’s most tattooed man, 72, is 98% covered…apart from soles of his feet

Save my sole (till last!): German pensioner, 72, is country’s most tattooed man with 98% covered, leaving only the bottom of his feet bare Wolfgang Kirsch, who calls himself Magneto, has had 86 tattoos in 20 years  He had to wait until the fall of the Berlin Wall to get his first body art The … Read more

German pensioner, 72, is country’s most tattooed man with 98% covered apart from soles of his feet

Save my sole (till last!): German pensioner, 72, is country’s most tattooed man with 98% covered, leaving only the bottom of his feet bare Wolfgang Kirsch, who calls himself Magneto, has had 86 tattoos in 20 years  He had to wait until the fall of the Berlin Wall to get his first body art The … Read more

Holidays back on: Spain set to launch vaccine passports

Sunny Spanish holidays could be back on for Britons within weeks as the tourism minister revealed a vaccine passport system was planned for the middle of May.  It comes after Greece announced plans to reopen to holidaymakers from mid-May and Cyprus said it would welcome fully-vaccinated Britons from May 1. But those hoping to jet … Read more

Greece gives green light for tourists from May 14 

Greece gives green light for tourists from May 14: Holiday hotspot will reopen to international visitors who are vaccinated or can show proof of a negative Covid test, minister says Greece plan to reopen to Brits from mid-May if they have negative Covid test Greece will reopen borders on May 14, three days before Brits … Read more

Heidi Klum admits she was in awe of daughter Leni’s runway debut at Berlin Fashion Week

Heidi Klum admits that she was in awe of her 16-year-old daughter Leni as she made her long awaited runway debut during Berlin Fashion Week in January. ‘I’ve seen her walk in heels around the house, but never professionally,’ the 47-year-old explained to E! News on Wednesday, while promoting the upcoming season of America’s Got Talent. … Read more

City mice are SMARTER than their country cousins

City mice are SMARTER than their country cousins! Rodents in urban areas are better at problem solving as they’ve had to adapt to living alongside humans, study reveals Thirty-one striped field mice were captured from the wild as part of the study  Scientists gave them a set of challenges in a cage where they had … Read more