Elections: London, west Berlin and beyond Barking
We were used to the north-south fracture line in English election results. Yesterday’s local elections confirmed it’s even more fractured than that.
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Thousands of German fans descend on to the Fan Mile at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to welcome home their World Cup-winning heroes.
We were used to the north-south fracture line in English election results. Yesterday’s local elections confirmed it’s even more fractured than that.
Barack Obama calls on people to “tear down the walls in our hearts” in order to tackle global problems such as poverty and terrorism, during a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
Prime Minister David Cameron takes his family to Berlin as he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold discussions about reform of the EU.
In a small victory for people power, protesters stall the demolition of a section of the East Side Gallery – the last remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall. But authorities say they will be back.
The presumption in Germany is that David Cameron will back down. If this is wrong, Britain could end up leaving the EU.
Gary Gibbon arrives in Berlin where Angela Merkel’s plan to stop “the UK parking it’s car in front of the fire station” could have dramatic repercussions for Britain in Europe.
Weeks after a teenage boy emerged in Berlin claiming to have lived in the forest for five years, Channel 4 News learns people from across the world have come forward claiming to have links to him.
Overnight there were signs of more splits with Brussels, Frankfurt and within Germany’s coalition, as concern mounted for the unthinkable: that these supposed multi-trillion bailouts could lose Germany it’s gold standard credit rating.
Foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman explains that the story of the Berlin wall needs to be explained again, not only to a new audience, but also to put the modern world into context.
The fall of the Berlin wall 20 years ago today set off a wave of change throughout Europe. Jonathan Rugman assesses the pros – and the cons – of what has happened since 1989
Germany has supported Ukraine from the beginning of the war despite its industries relying heavily on cheap Russian gas.
Military and financial support for Ukraine has become increasingly contentious.
The Prime Minister has set out what he called a major reset in Britain’s relationship with Europe as he held talks with the German Chancellor in Berlin.
Britain and Germany will start work on a “bilateral cooperation treaty” to deepen relations across a range of topics from migration to defence and trade. Unlikely to radically change existing British-German positions, both leaders hope it might at least provide an economic boost.