While the German education system is once again under scrutiny after the Pisa shock in December, Hamburg is considered a positive exception among the federal states – in contrast to Bremen and Berlin, the other two city states. That things are going much better in Hamburg than in the rest of the republic, is often … Read more
Fentanyl is spreading on the Hamburg drug market – often without users knowing. There is a danger to life. This development in Hamburg’s drug market is alarming: Fentanyl, one of the strongest opioid painkillers of all, is increasingly in circulation. It’s actually supposed to relieve the pain of people who are dying or suffering from … Read more
Films could be canceled in several cinemas in the coming days and popcorn bags could remain empty. The reason? The ver.di union is calling for a strike. The service union ver.di has called on employees of the cinema companies CinemaxX and CineStar to go on strike from Thursday as part of the nationwide collective bargaining. … Read more
Depeche Mode has been on a “Memento Mori” world tour for almost a year. On Saturday Dave Gahan and Martin Gore will be guests in Hamburg after a long break. After Andrew Fletcher’s (†60) death in 2022, Dave Gahan (61) and Martin Gore (62) will continue to run Depeche Mode as a duo. The motto … Read more
Hamburg (dpa/lno) – Baby boomers, immigration, the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and overall high numbers of refugees have once again led to a record number of students at Hamburg’s educational institutions. In total, around 265,500 children and young people are attending one of the Hanseatic city’s approximately 470 state and private schools this … Read more
Mirror, mirror on the wall, where do the smartest people in the whole country live? And where do you have the best chances of getting a good education? In Bavaria! At least this is the result of a new educational ranking from the online tutoring portal “ TutorSpace“. The makers compared all 16 federal states … Read more
As of: February 8, 2024 3:19 p.m At the Neuhof pier near the Köhlbrand Bridge in the port of Hamburg, a mooring boat collided with a push convoy on Wednesday evening and sank. The boat was salvaged on Thursday and rescue workers found a male body. This is probably the boat driver, who has been … Read more
Frankfurt/Main (dpa) – The announced warning strike by ground staff at Lufthansa began last night. This was confirmed by a spokesman for the Verdi union at Frankfurt Airport on Wednesday morning. The hub, along with Munich, will be hit hardest by the strike planned for 27 hours. As a precautionary measure, the airline canceled between … Read more
As of: January 29, 2024 12:57 p.m At the 20th Sports Stars Awards ceremony in Berlin on Monday, two clubs from the north were also honored. The Hanover gymnastics club came in second place, the Hamburg fire department’s company sports group came in third place. The winner of the national competition was LAC Eichsfeld from … Read more
As of: January 29, 2024 11:06 a.m Numerous farmers are protesting in Hamburg today against the federal government’s policies. Hundreds of tractors are on the road in the Hanseatic city, causing traffic disruptions. The police assume that a total of around 1,500 tractors and other vehicles are taking part in the protests. She called on … Read more