Yes, Oktoberfest is on! It's that time of the year to do what the Germans do - load up on beer and savour some lip-smacking meaty delights.
Using next-generation sequencing techniques, scientists have traced the origins of the yeast used in making lager beer all the way back to 15th Century Bavaria.
Berlin is a city where past and present are on a constant collision course. History hangs heavy, but creativity - and the creative types that give a city its energy - remain among its exhilarating ...