Thomas Sparrow

Thomas talks to Lynn about the EU leaders agreement of a groundbreaking plan to jointly borrow 750 billion euros to respond to the coronavirus crisis, which has killed 135,000 people in the bloc. Audio

A far-right terrorist who opened fire on a synagogue in the German city of Halle has cited the Christchurch mosque shooting as inspiration for his crime.

The suspect made the claims in the first day… Audio

Health officials in Germany say the coronavirus reproduction number, or R-number, has jumped to almost 1.8.

That's the highest value since the middle of March and means the virus is almost doubling… Audio

Borders across Europe have opened up to each other for the first time in three months.

European citizens are now able to travel across the continent as border restrictions, put in place to contain… Audio

German public prosecutors are investigating a 43-year-old German man on suspicion of murdering Madeleine McCann, the British girl who disappeared in Portugal in 2007.

Overnight, investigators said… Audio

Germany has seen a spike in the rate of Covid-19 infections just days after the country eased its lockdown restrictions.

According to the Robert Kock Institue, Germany's reproduction rate - which is… Audio

In Germany, Angela Merkel has revealed that all pupils will be allowed to return to class gradually during the Summer term.

The Chancellor announced their plans for relaxing restrictions, and gearing… Audio

Germany is slowly returning to normality as it eases restrictions on its lockdowns.

As of this week, Germany has allowed the reopening of churches, museums, galleries, zoos, parks, botanical gardens… Audio

Germany has approved a human clinical trial in the search for a Covid-19 vaccine.

Two hundred people will receive the vaccine, developed by the German biotech company BioNTech.

The trial is only the… Audio

Germany will start to ease some of its restrictions on Monday after declaring its coronavirus outbreak "under control".

The health minister Jens Spahn credits this to a lockdown imposed after an… Audio

Diplomatic negotiations have resumed on the repatriation of German nationals stranded in New Zealand.

Germany has repatriated 187,000 of their citizens from around the world so far.

Some 10,000… Audio

Flights chartered by the German Government to repatriate its citizens stranded in New Zealand have been postponed.

The first flight took off successfully but further flights had to be rescheduled due… Audio

Germans stranded in New Zealand will begin boarding flights bound for Frankfurt tomorrow.

The first flight operated by Lufthansa, will be followed by another Air NZ flight.

Thousands of stranded… Audio

Germany is organising mercy flights to repatriate its citizens from New Zealand.

The first flight is expected to arrive on Friday.

Thomas Sparrow is our correspondent in Berlin. Audio

Germany has banned public gatherings of more than two people in a bid to curtail the coronavirus.

Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is herself in isolation, told the public "our own behaviour" was the… Audio

Germany has shut down schools and universities, as well as non-essential establishments, border controls are in force and citizens are drastically reducing their public life. The measures have been… Audio

Schools, restaurants and non-essential businesses have closed in Germany, while holiday travel is now prohibited and borders are partially closed.

Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow speaks to Corin… Audio

More than 30 people have been injured after a car drove into a crowd attending a carnival parade in Germany.

Small children are among the injured in the western German town of Volkmarsen.

The driver… Audio

The German town of Hanau has woken up to the aftermath of a gunman's attack which left ten people dead.

Authorities are treating it as a terrorist attack and say the gunman, who shot himself after… Audio

A new study has revealed that half of the refugees who have settled in Germany since 2013 have found jobs within five years of arriving. Integration has been one of the most controversial problems in… Audio