A security guard at the Borssum outdoor pool overlooks the pool. One in seven of Germany's public swimming pools is in desperate need of renovations to avoid closure, the German Life Saving Society ...

Women in Berlin can now swim topless in the city’s public pools if they choose to – just as men can. As well as being hailed as a step forward for gender equality in the German capital, the measure ...

German swimming pools are a metaphor for Germany — and for the challenge of integrating newcomers. Germany is one big swimming pool, trying to integrate the more than a million Middle Eastern refugees ...

Summer in Berlin is not dull this year. More than 100 police spent July 20th chasing reports of a stray lion. None turned up; it was probably a wild boar. So Berliners returned to the other big local ...

A spate of mass brawls in German outdoor swimming pools has led to calls for better security at the popular summer bathing spots. As temperatures soar across the country, many people traditionally ...