Walldorf – November 02, 2026 -- A rental property that brings in steady rent can still cost its owner money every month, according to real estate valuation firm Heid Immobilienbewertung. Its sample calculation shows a flat with a €1,600 annual surplus turning into a €2,800 yearly shortfall once interest rates rise and a renovation loan is added.

Karlsruhe – November 02, 2026 -- The 23rd ARD Hörspieltage run from November 5 to 8, 2026, and most of the program is free to attend. This year's motto is "Nothing Serious," with humor as the focus of the German-speaking world's most important audio drama festival.

Venues expand to a museum for the first time

The festival takes place at the ZKM and the HfG, and for the first time at the Kunstmuseum. SWR leads the organization, and Mareike Maage directs it. Actor and DJ Lars Eidinger will play a set at the Kunstmuseum on opening night.

Itzehoe – November 02, 2026 -- From 2027, Germans can save for retirement in stocks and equity funds with state support, and you can still get the full subsidy if you sign up in autumn rather than January. That is the advice of Jörg Wiechmann, managing director of the Itzehoer Aktien Club (IAC), who urges savers not to rush into the new Altersvorsorgedepot.

Unterföhring – November 02, 2026 -- ProSieben will broadcast the "Promi Padel WM - Wer holt den PadelCity Cup?" live from the Arena Oberhausen on Saturday, November 21, 2026, at 20:15, and the celebrity field now includes tennis stars, a pop singer and a handball world champion.

Wiesbaden – November 02, 2026 -- Men accounted for 58.2% of all people injured or killed on German roads in 2025, and for 73.6% of those who died, according to Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

That works out to 217,000 men against 156,100 women (41.8%). The more serious the injury, the larger the male share: 57.1% of the slightly injured, 64.0% of the seriously injured and 73.6% of the fatalities. Destatis released the figures ahead of International Men's Day on November 3.

Essen/Mülheim an der Ruhr – November 02, 2026 -- Starting November 2, ALDI is permanently lowering prices on more than 40 baking products and a range of household items, with savings of up to €1.04 per article.

It is the fifth permanent price cut in a row this autumn. The cuts cover baking ingredients, packaged and fresh baked goods, and everyday household items such as trash bags and cling film.

Baking ingredients get cheaper under the BACK FAMILY label

Several own-brand baking basics see noticeable reductions:

Bonn -- From November 1, 2026, German ice hockey fans can learn a simple dance routine, film themselves and share it online as part of a nationwide Move-Challenge from Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid) and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (PENNY DEL).

Kempen – November 01, 2026 -- Most people who train need only four supplements: whey protein, creatine monohydrate, vitamin D3 and omega-3. According to a GymBeam guide reviewed by food scientist Petr Loskot, these are the only standard-range products backed by either an approved EU health claim or an International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) position paper. Everything else is fine-tuning.

Fürth – October 31, 2026 -- German discounter NORMA has lowered the price of its LANDFEIN own-brand butter: a 250-gram pack now costs €1.15 instead of €1.19, effective immediately.

Three LANDFEIN varieties get the same price cut

The reduction applies to LANDFEIN Deutsche Markenbutter, LANDFEIN Süßrahmbutter (sweet cream butter) and LANDFEIN Die Streichbare (spreadable butter). Each 250 g pack drops by 4 cents.

Munich/Hamburg – October 31, 2026 -- Men aged 45 and older in Germany can get a prostate cancer screening once a year, and statutory health insurers cover it. AstraZeneca and MSD Sharp & Dohme are using Movember, the international men's health awareness month built around the mustache, to push that message through their "Nichts verpassen" ("Miss nothing") campaign.