Two people have died while several others who were trapped under the rubble for hours have been rescued after a hotel partially collapsed in the Moselle valley in western Germany.

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Germany is set for a heat spell in the coming days, according to current predictions, with temperatures forecast to climb into the high 30s.

Rescue workers are trying to pull people from the rubble after a hotel partially collapsed in a town in the west of Germany.

A Berlin court on Tuesday fined a woman €600 for using the phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” at a protest, in a ruling slammed as a “dark day for freedom of expression” by her lawyer.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has killed thousands and left many more with life-changing injuries. Now a new programme in Germany is helping bring improved care to Ukrainian amputees.

Part of a hotel in western Germany collapsed late on Tuesday, killing one person and burying eight others, with rescuers trying to pull them from the rubble on Wednesday, authorities said.

Justice Minister warns against Russia travel, climate activists slapped with fines, new Covid vaccine set to become available and other news from around Germany.

German is renowned for its lengthy words. As you might expect, the most unwieldy ones can be found in the worlds of law and finance. We’ve trawled around to put together the most useful ones for you here (and we’ve included some just for fun).