For many who want to take the train to work in the Ruhr area on Wednesday, there is only a home office, waiting or replacement traffic: a signal box damage has caused numerous train cancellations between Essen and Düsseldorf since the night.
Because the hospitals are partly full, corona patients are brought from the Netherlands to North Rhine-Westphalia. The beginning is made by the University Hospital in Bochum.
Several officers from the Cologne police force are suspected of having acted much too heavily during an operation. A man died in a clinic several weeks later. The public prosecutor's office is examining the allegations.
The "Do you understand fun?" Moderator is, in his own words, corona-positive. His double vaccination seems to at least save him from serious consequences: "I'm fine."
Comedian Hape Kerkeling is looking forward to his TV comeback - but he doesn't want to advertise it on social networks. And the 56-year-old doesn't use Instagram or Facebook either.
According to the police, a 47-year-old fisherman forgot to put the handbrake on his car. This rolled into the water. The elaborate nightly rescue operation lasted around four hours.
Police officers in North Rhine-Westphalia have been searching almost 50 buildings since that morning. It is a campaign against organized crime, first and foremost the drug and arms trafficking.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
