300 million euros evaded - influencers in the sights of tax investigators!
Likes, luxury & lies: How social media stars trick the state They show off their dream villas in Dubai on Instagram, show off designer handbags, sports cars and private jets - and earn tens of thousands of euros per [...]
Barefoot forbidden! Luxury resort of Portofino now fines tourists for bad behavior
Dolce vita with a dress code: Things are getting serious in Portofino The sun is shining, the yachts are glittering in the harbor - and strolling barefoot through the town? Forbidden from now on! In the Italian [...]
Language farce in Belgium: Train inspector says "Bonjour" - and promptly becomes a target of the law
Good morning, lawsuit! When politeness becomes a problem In Belgium, a seemingly harmless morning greeting is causing legal turmoil. Train inspector Ilyass Alba just wanted to be friendly - and [...]
Car rental company collects money 41 times - How a family man slipped into the financial abyss
Furniture transportation with consequences: From delivery van to cost trap What was planned as an uncomplicated furniture transport turned into a financial nightmare for the Viennese family man Alpaslan: Instead of around 200 euros in rental costs, he [...]
Is satire allowed? "El Hotzo" in court - When a joke becomes a case for the public prosecutor
Joke or madness? The El Hotzo case divides the country One tweet, two sentences - and now a court case. The satirist and comedian Sebastian Hotz, better known as "El [...]
False vaccinations, real prison - Lower Bavarian doctor cheats on 1,290 measles certificates
A doctor, 1,290 children - and a huge deception What sounds like the plot of a bad thriller is bitter reality in Lower Bavaria: a doctor from the district of Landshut [...]
Court puts the brakes on rail: Ticket only against cell phone number? Inadmissible!
If you're traveling, you don't have to hand over your data If you're on a train, you want to arrive - not be questioned. But this was exactly what Deutsche Bahn did until the end of 2024: [...]
Crucifix out! Court overturns compulsory crucifix at grammar schools - What the ruling means for Bavaria's schools
When the cross becomes too much A cross in the school corridor - for some a piece of home, for others an encroachment on personal freedom. Now a Bavarian court has [...]
"A promise is a promise!" - If the boss says "yes", that counts too
From a secure job to sudden dismissal "Of course you'll be taken on." A sentence that sounds like music to the ears of most employees shortly before the end of their probationary period. So [...]
US entry ban for table tennis star: How a tournament dream in Las Vegas came crashing down
If you've been to Cuba, you can't go to the USA? Yes, but only with a visa! What sounds like a bad joke is bitterly serious for Hugo Calderano, the Brazilian table tennis vice world champion: [...]
300 million euros evaded - influencers in the sights of tax investigators!
Likes, luxury & lies: How social media stars trick the state They show off their dream villas in Dubai on Instagram, show off designer handbags, sports cars and private jets - and earn tens of thousands of euros per [...]
Barefoot forbidden! Luxury resort of Portofino now fines tourists for bad behavior
Dolce vita with a dress code: Things are getting serious in Portofino The sun is shining, the yachts are glittering in the harbor - and strolling barefoot through the town? Forbidden from now on! In the Italian [...]
Language farce in Belgium: Train inspector says "Bonjour" - and promptly becomes a target of the law
Good morning, lawsuit! When politeness becomes a problem In Belgium, a seemingly harmless morning greeting is causing legal turmoil. Train inspector Ilyass Alba just wanted to be friendly - and [...]
Car rental company collects money 41 times - How a family man slipped into the financial abyss
Furniture transportation with consequences: From delivery van to cost trap What was planned as an uncomplicated furniture transport turned into a financial nightmare for the Viennese family man Alpaslan: Instead of around 200 euros in rental costs, he [...]
Is satire allowed? "El Hotzo" in court - When a joke becomes a case for the public prosecutor
Joke or madness? The El Hotzo case divides the country One tweet, two sentences - and now a court case. The satirist and comedian Sebastian Hotz, better known as "El [...]
False vaccinations, real prison - Lower Bavarian doctor cheats on 1,290 measles certificates
A doctor, 1,290 children - and a huge deception What sounds like the plot of a bad thriller is bitter reality in Lower Bavaria: a doctor from the district of Landshut [...]
Court puts the brakes on rail: Ticket only against cell phone number? Inadmissible!
If you're traveling, you don't have to hand over your data If you're on a train, you want to arrive - not be questioned. But this was exactly what Deutsche Bahn did until the end of 2024: [...]
Crucifix out! Court overturns compulsory crucifix at grammar schools - What the ruling means for Bavaria's schools
When the cross becomes too much A cross in the school corridor - for some a piece of home, for others an encroachment on personal freedom. Now a Bavarian court has [...]
"A promise is a promise!" - If the boss says "yes", that counts too
From a secure job to sudden dismissal "Of course you'll be taken on." A sentence that sounds like music to the ears of most employees shortly before the end of their probationary period. So [...]
US entry ban for table tennis star: How a tournament dream in Las Vegas came crashing down
If you've been to Cuba, you can't go to the USA? Yes, but only with a visa! What sounds like a bad joke is bitterly serious for Hugo Calderano, the Brazilian table tennis vice world champion: [...]