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€250 for a cigarette butt? Berlin increases fines of illegal waste
Berlin raises fines for illegal waste. Offenders can now be charged €250 for a cigarette butt, €4,000 […]
Politics
Prison breakers: The Berliners thrown in jail for BVG ticket fines
A Berlin initiative is paying to free people jailed for unpaid BVG fines, sparking a bigger debate: […]
Monday, July 21
Berlin’s violent weekend: Shooting at King King, deadly brawl in Gesundbrunnen
A deadly stabbing and multiple shootings marked a violent weekend for Berlin, with incidents in Kreuzberg, Neukölln, […]
Thursday, July 17
Weapons ban in all trains, buses and stations from Thursday
Berlin bans all knives and weapons on public transport from July 17, giving police new powers to […]
Tuesday, July 8
Drug-related deaths in Berlin at a record high
Berlin reports record-high drug-related deaths in 2024, with sharp rises in fentanyl and synthetic opioid use, especially […]
Wednesday, June 25
That’s bananas: Police find cocaine in supermarket fruit crates (again!)
Police uncover 300 kg of cocaine hidden in Berlin and Brandenburg supermarket banana crates - and its […]
