German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered the dig as she insisted there is 'still time' to thrash out a Brexit deal despite the deep political standoff.

The findings, which suggest car workers would be most at risk (pictured, the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg), give voice to Brexiteer hopes that EU leaders will have to give ground in Brexit talks.

Lubeck is a tiny delight of a medieval city, an hour from Hamburg. The Daily Mail's Kate Johnson visited its most famous sweet shop, Niederegger, where they have floors or truffles and marzipan.

The German chancellor sent the historic memo to one of his favourite commanders, Field Marshal Ferdinand Schörner, who had urged him to flee the besieged capital.

In the hour-long video German YouTuber Rezo, 26, takes aim at Angela Merkel's CDU and its policies on climate change, the rich, and drug laws, prompting responses from CDU heavyweights.

German politician Walter Luebcke, who was known to have pro-migrant views, was found dead at his home in the city of Kassel. Investigators fear his killing had a far right motive.

Plans have been drawn up for a 32ft wide, 8ft deep trench to keep potential terror threats away from the seat of German democracy in Berlin.

The plan is believed to be under consideration by Boris Johnson in order to avoid Brexit dominating the G7 summit set to be held in Biarritz, France, from August 24-26.

PETER OBORNE: From his days as a Brussels-based journalist whose motif was his ridiculing of the Eurocracy and their policies, our new Prime Minister has long been a hate figure in Europe.

Body language expert Jude James says Boris looked anxious today in Berlin as the PM met Angela Merkel for a meeting about reopening Brexit negotiations.

Boris Johnson today warned scrapping the backstop and striking a new Brexit agreement with the EU will 'not be easy' as he cautioned against people being too optimistic about a deal being done.

The Prime Minister will use the G7 summit in Biarritz to heap pressure on the EU chief Donald Tusk to re-open Brexit talks on the Irish backstop.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has begged Poland for forgiveness on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War at a service in Weilun, Poland.

Stefan Jagsch (pictured), of the far right-wing extremist National Democratic Party (NDP), was elected on Thursday for Waldsiedlung after the post remained vacant for weeks.

German Chancellor Angela gave the upbeat assessment amid signs of a renewed push in negotiations, with just 50 days until the UK is due to leave.

Leo Varadkar broke the ice as the pair sat down in Thornton Manor on the Wirral where Coleen Rooney had her birthday party. Boris Johnson joked that they get on better than her and Rebekah Vardy.

While popular premier far-left Die Linke party easily retained the top spot with about 30 per cent, the Alternative for Germany scored at least 23 percent - more than doubling its result in 2014.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (pictured) has told her fellow EU leaders that the projected rise would make Germany the largest per-capita contributor, overtaking the Netherlands.

Angela Merkel has urged Europe to defend 'democracy' and 'freedom' as Germany is today marking 30 years since the Berlin Wall fell.

The fall of the Berlin Wall changed the world. It brought an end to Communist regimes right across Europe, and finished Russia as a superpower

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been crowned Forbes' most powerful woman for the ninth year running, closely followed by ECB head Christine Lagarde and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

EXCLUSIVE: John Baird, who steered Canada's foreign policy from 2011 to 2015, believes the Prime Minister can spearhead the Western push-back against Iran.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has ordered people not leave their homes unless they have an exceptional reason. A distance of at least five feet must be kept from others at all times.

A restart of the Bundesliga could be pushed back a week to May 16 as clubs nervously wait for Chancellor Angela Merkel's verdict. 

The German head of state, accompanied by Chancellor Angela Merkel, stuck to social distancing guidelines at they laid down their wreaths yesterday at the Neue Wache Memorial in Berlin.

The Premier League are watching closely as they try to push ahead with Project Restart, which would see the campaign come back on June 12.

The FBI is investigating how thousands of Democratic National Committee emails were hacked, a breach that Clinton's campaign claims was committed by Russia to benefit Donald Trump.

'Together, my friends, we have begun a political revolution to transform America and that revolution – our revolution – continues,' Sanders said.

Delegates shouted 'Bernie, Bernie' and booed every mention of Hillary Clinton in the opening session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Even the gavelling was a fiasco.

Some of Sen. Bernie Sanders' progressive supporters want to pull Sen. Tim Kaine from the vice presidential slot and insert someone to the left of him instead.

Disgusted Sanders supporter Yolanda Gonzalez, pictured, screamed 'lock her up' at the Philadelphia convention as party leaders preached party unity.

Comedian Sarah Silverman exposed the fissures in the Democratic Party by telling the raucous crowd that while she felt the Bern it was time to support Hillary Clnton.

Susan Sarandon is a staunch supporter of defeated candidate Bernie Sanders, and was unable to hide her rage during speeches at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia yesterday.

Bernie Sanders' speech in Philadelphia was too much to take for his most ardent fans, who were seen weeping as he praised them for joining him on his 'political revolution'.

Portia Boulger, of Chillicothe, Ohio, was filmed speaking after Sanders’ speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday.

The actress and director, 42, looked effortlessly elegant as she stepped out after delivering her passionate speech in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday.

'I was elected as an independent. I’ll stay two years more as an independent,' Bernie Sanders said after losing the race for the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton.

The U.S. Representative from Ohio walked out on stage in Philadelphia wearing a white gown virtually matching the dress worn by Trump's wife Melania during her speech last week.

Clinton's speech on Thursday night where she accepted her party's nomination drew about 28 million viewers on the six biggest channels, an estimated 2 million fewer than Donald Trump got.

Hillary Clinton's campaign prepared 71 pages of 'hits' against Bernie Sanders to be used against the Vermont senator in the debates last fall.

'Y'all see why I voted for him?' Carter told an Atlanta audience after Sanders finished railing against a growing American oligarchy.

O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman who nearly won a U.S. Senate seat last year, has lost support from young voters and minorities, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos national poll.

Any candidate who interrupts too much during the second Democratic primary debate will be punished with a loss of talk time, host CNN vowed as the contenders prepare to launch their political fire.

Democrats debating in Detroit attacked their rivals more than the president, with moderates accusing ultra-liberals of making impossible promises and left-wingers calling for more radical plans.

The 47-year-old former Texas congressman's campaign was running out of cash rapidly despite beginning like a rock star. He was at 1 per cent in the polls before he quit.

Kelly Mehlenenbacher, the former state operations director on Kamala Harris' presidential campaign who quit to join rival Mike Bloomberg's bid for the White House, left behind a stinging resignation letter.

While Elizabeth Warren has eschewed taking money from wealthy donors, President Obama is networking behind-the-scenes with the party's moneyed, vouching for the 2020 hopeful.

Democratic strategists have been reassessing the chances of Bernie Sanders winning the nomination and concede he could be the person who takes on Donald Trump in 2020.

A top advisor to Mike Bloomberg's campaign brought up Bernie Sanders' unusual 1960s writings about sexuality and cancer, as candidates prepare to debate tonight in Charleston.

Bernie Sanders is remaining in the race - at least through Sunday's presidential debate - he said, noting he's winning the battle for ideas and the support of young voters.