Daily Briefing 18.10.2026, 19:41 (CEST)

Leverkusen's Schick hands Freiburg first defeat, Gladbach lose again

Patrik Schick continued his run of scoring in every Bundesliga season match when he fired Bayer Leverkusen to a 2-1 victory over Freiburg, who suffered their first defeat on Sunday.

Police probe fence breach at Leipzig airport in Germany

A damaged fence, caused by a vehicle breaching the barrier, triggered a police operation overnight at Leipzig airport in eastern Germany, just over two months after a drone rigged with explosives was found there.

Bavarian leader calls for a firewall against the far left

Markus Söder, the Bavarian leader and head of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), called on Sunday for a firewall against the far left after The Left party in Berlin reached an agreement in initial coalition talks with the city's Greens and Social Democrats (SPD).

Berlin marks 85th anniversary of Nazi deportations at station memorial

Politicians and civil society representatives gathered at Berlin's Platform 17 Memorial on Sunday to commemorate 85 years since the Nazis started to systematically deport Jews from the German capital.

Berlin could expropriate 160,000 apartments as parties reach key deal

The next Berlin state government could bring around 160,000 apartments under public ownership after three left-wing parties achieved a breakthrough in initial coalition talks.

Neuer's Bayern return for Arsenal match unclear

Bayern Munich board member for sport Max Eberl has left it open whether goalkeeper Manuel Neuer can return from a foot problem for Wednesday's Champions League match against Arsenal.

Hundreds of serious mushroom poisonings each year in Germany

An estimated 280 to 680 people a year in Germany were treated in hospital for mushroom poisoning over the past 10 years, according to federal health reporting data cited by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).

Díaz hat-trick as Bayern thrash Leipzig to go top after Dortmund held

Luis Díaz scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich ended a mini crisis in emphatic fashion with a 6-1 demolition of RB Leipzig on Saturday which took them to the top of the Bundesliga for at lea...

German Chancellor Merz promises reforms in meeting with youth wing

Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told a gathering of the youth wing of Germany's allied conservative parties (JU) that far-reaching social reforms and economic growth are prerequisites for his party's future electoral success at the national level.

'Gruffalo' illustrator intends legal action over AI-generated images

Axel Scheffler, the illustrator of the children's book character "The Gruffalo," intends to take action against AI-generated images in the style of his work.