Germany hasn't seen significant economic growth in five years. It's a stunning turnaround for Europe's biggest economy, which ...

The frontrunner in the race to run Germany is Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democrats (CDU) are up to 10 points ahead in ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...

Germans will be voting in a general election next weekend. The country has the largest population - 84 million - and the biggest economy in Europe with a GDP of $4.5trn, but its elections are usually ...

Radio 2 Unwinds with Angela Griffin, embracing wellbeing, companionship, connection and positivity, taking you on a mood-boosting musical journey across genres and decades The Moonlight Unwinds ...

With Angela Merkel's centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) leading in polls, shouldn't it be clear who the former chancellor ...

An ultimately failed tightening of German asylum policy with the help of the votes of the right-wing populist Alternative for ...

The policy includes the principle of non-refoulement, which states that no asylum seeker can be forced to return to a country where their life or freedom could be seriously threatened.

It passed narrowly thanks to support from the far-right party. That was a first that prompted strong criticism from his ...

When Angela Merkel rose to lead the CDU parliamentary group in 2002 and entered the chancellery in 2005, the much more conservative-minded Merz withdrew and stayed away from politics for years.

TV favourite Alan Titchmarsh was joined by a glittering line-up on Sunday's episode of Love Your Weekend, with the likes of Angela Rippon and Gary Kemp gracing the show with their presence.

Protests have erupted across Germany in the wake of two contentious parliamentary votes on immigration, with marchers venting anger at the conservative bloc for breaking the taboo on collaborating ...