Lindsey Hilsum
Berlin 1989 – the miracle that blinded us to the truth about revolution
My generation was blinded by the fall of the Berlin Wall. Bloodless revolutions are few and far between.
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Fans prepare to descend on Berlin for Euros final
Tens of thousands of England fans are expected to descend on Berlin for Sunday’s Euro final against Spain, while manager Gareth Southgate warned that the team would have to be “tactically perfect” to win.
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Berlin: One dead and others hurt as car drives into crowd
A woman has been killed and at least 14 school children have been injured after a man drove a car into them in a popular Berlin shopping street.
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Ukraine Russia conflict: A Ukrainian family’s new life in Berlin
Many have made their way further into Europe after crossing the border, seeking refuge in countries such as Germany which is taking in around ten thousand people a day.
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Russian opposition leader treated in Berlin hospital after suspected poisoning
The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being treated in a hospital in Berlin – where he’s said to be in a stable condition.
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Two artists produce new works of art using parts of original Berlin Wall
To commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Imperial War Museum has commissioned two internationally renowned street artists to produce a new work of art on segments of the original structure.
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Berlin reacts to Germany’s World Cup defeat
After winning the title in 2014, Germans are in shock at today’s World Cup knock-out. Matt Frei reports from Berlin.
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Berlin attack suspect killed
It was certainly the news Germany was waiting for, but not, perhaps, the way the authorities wanted to hear it. At three o’clock this morning, the man believed responsible for the Berlin truck attack was shot dead by police in Milan.
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Berlin manhunt intensifies
The manhunt for a 24-year-old Tunisian man continues all over Germany as fingerprints on the lorry used in the attack confirm his identity and Chancellor Merkel defends German security services amid accusations of deadly blunders.
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Berlin interview: Sergey Lagodinsky
Interview with Sergey Lagodinsky, who’s a fellow of the Global Public Policy Institute, specialising in legal, political and security issues.
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Berlin attack: manhunt under way
An international manhunt is under way tonight for a Tunisian man in connection with Monday’s truck attack on a Berlin market. An identity document for the man, named by prosecutors as Anis Amri, was found in the cab of the lorry which killed 12 people and injured 50 more.
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Berlin attack: police release man
The only man arrested after last night’s Christmas market attack in Berlin was released within the last hour, as police said they didn’t have enough evidence, admitting “we may still have a dangerous criminal out there”.
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Lorry ploughs into Berlin Christmas market crowd
German police have confirmed that nine people have died and up to 50 are injured after an articulated lorry drove into a crowded Christmas market, near Berlin’s Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.
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Berlin tries to lure tech firms
They’re young, they’re smart and they’re tech-savvy, but could they be heading to Germany? Amid all the uncertainty about doing business and working in post-Brexit Britain, Berlin is over here, trying to lure tech sector talent over there.
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Berlin wall falls: ‘Are you going to come back?’
Some spend hours, others just minutes: east and west Germans cross to the other side for the first time in decades. On the day after the Berlin wall fell, Nik Gowing reported for Channel 4 News.
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Lindsey Hilsum