Bavaria's capital city may be most famous for its beery Oktoberfest but crowd-free museums, excellent restaurants and shops are great attractions for a visit at any time of year... more
Nigel Kennedy talks to Louise Jury about his Prom tomorrow, following in Dylan's footsteps and what he remembers about taking drugs with Louise Mensch... more
The bones of Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's imprisoned deputy who killed himself in 1987, have been removed from their grave in Wunsiedel, Bavaria, which had become a neo-Nazi pilgrimage site
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Fifa said they were pursuing criminal charges against some of the people who used World Cup tickets allocated to sacked football pundit Robbie Earle... more
The Manchester United striker hopes to deliver a knockout blow to Bayern Munich after revealing he practises boxing to rid himself of excess anger... more
Written from inside Nazi Germany, Ödön von Horváth’s still underrated plays raise the big questions about guilt and conscience, says his translator Christopher Hampton.... more
Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness insists Franck Ribery will not be sold - even if the German club receive an offer in excess of 70 million euros for the France midfielder... more
Engineering: German carmakers hit hard by the world slump are to stage a series of weekend meetings to plot how to lean on the government for more state aid... more
After ending their Euro 2008 on the losing end to victorious Spain, Chelsea football star Michael Ballack finally has something to smile about as he married long-term girlfriend Simone Lambe.... more
His latest film, a low-budget, quirky sci-fi The Wild Blue Yonder, is typical Werner Herzog.
Brad Dourif plays a wry, alienated alien who comes to tell us that mankind is doomed, our illusions stupid and 'we aliens suck'.
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From smart rooftop restaurants and pretty park cafès to pub gardens and riverside spots, our leading food writers select their choice of the places to eat and drink alfresco.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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