The Latest Breaking News from Berlin

Germans typically stay far longer in their rented homes, which are cheaper and have secure tenancies

Hundreds of police officers are searching the properties of Hamas members and followers in Germany with the majority of the raids taking place in Berlin

The nightclub owners cited ‘expenses of increased security, insurance and licensing, equipment, rent and more’ as some of the reasons for the closure.

As Live 12 arrives, we put it head-to-head with Bitwig Studio 5 to ask, which is the king of the Berlin DAWs?

Germany’s responsibility for the Holocaust underlines Berlin’s staunch defence of Israel and its bans on expressions of Palestinian solidarity, which authorities blame for a rise in anti-Semitism. But critics say the state is failing German Jews opposed to Israel’s policies and stifling the freedom of expression of immigrants.

Turkey’s president stresses need for ceasefire, while Germany’s Scholz backs Israel’s right to defend itself.

Luis Kyburg was alleged commander of Argentinian navy unit believed responsible for deaths of at least 150 people

Germany, already Europe's biggest supporter of Ukraine, has unveiled plans to double its military aid to Kyiv for 2024, while continuing to invest in its armed forces in order to become "the backbone of European defence". It’s a strategy shift Berlin hopes to maintain over the long term, but counting…

Bowie, Iggy, Bono, Stipe, Depeche and Sylvian all recorded their master works there. Thankfully not all together.

And why it's (almost) as important as David Bowie's hat-trick of Hansa Studio recordings

Banners were seized at a recent Berlin rally, fuelling fears that free speech does not extend to the Palestinian cause.