From life in Germany getting more expensive to not so helpful advice from strangers, ‘Allerheiligen’ traditions and US citizens abroad preparing for election results, here’s what we’ve been talking about this week.

Foreign nationals in Germany waiting for their residence permits to be renewed are often told they can’t leave the country. When might you qualify for an ‘emergency’ exception?

Lower salary threshold jobs for the Blue Card, job cuts in the auto industry, changes in Germany in November, German prefixes and more must-read articles for life in Germany.

Train travellers in Germany face huge disruption as a ‘mega’ freight transport project connecting the North Sea to the Mediterranean will cause closures and restrictions in the Lower Rhine region for 80 weeks.

Fed up of flying? Here’s how you can travel in style on a night train to or from Munich.

If you’re a remote worker or split time between your home country and Germany, you may be wondering which tax office you should be paying.

Germans will be able to change their legal gender more easily from Friday thanks to a new law hailed as a “historic” step for the LGBTQ community.

Federal police report fewer unauthorized entries at borders, Iranian consulates to close following execution of German-Iranian citizen, the ‘Self-determination’ act comes into force and more news from around Germany on Friday.

German police were on Thursday searching for a man after he fled a police check at a busy Berlin railway station and left behind a backpack containing explosives.

People using public transport in Berlin and neighbouring Brandenburg are likely to see another hefty hike in transport prices next year.