Berlin-based skateboarder Lilly Stoephasius is only 12 years old, but she’s already won a European skating championship in the “Park” discipline – and hopes to attend the Olympic games in Tokyo. Here, she and her dad discuss her everyday skating life and her longer-term goals.

"Luke, I am your father." The biggest Star Wars fan conference in the world takes place in Essen, Germany. Watch this video for some extra-terrestrial fun! (video copyright DPA)

In the mid-1970s disco ruled and roller skates were so big they made science fiction movies about them, in fact the movie Rollerball is still a huge cult film. Well now roller skates are back in a big way. Forget inline skates: if you think it is “easier” because you have four wheels, well think again! This video gets into a roller skating class in Berlin whose teacher is trying to change put Berlin clubs on wheels! Viel Spaß! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

The AOK Health Magazine takes an active interest in showing the children of Hesse how important and how good a healthy diet can be. Unhealthy eating can wind up costing a society billions every year, so here Germany sets an excellent example for making an active effort in preventative health measures. And they have fun doing it,enjoy!

Shortly before the big twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the band Die Fantastischen Vier [the Fantastic Four], Thomas D is releasing a new solo album. But with the line-up of talent he's assembled, you'll see he's not really going it alone. Viel Spaß!

With its peculiar party events and its idyllic landscapes, Ibiza is a popular destination for German tourists. "RheinMain Scene" reporter Thomas Raudnitzky checks out some cool locations such as the lively hippie market.

Screenwriter, producer, director and actor: Til Schweiger is multi-talented. With his new film "Schutzengel" ("The Guardian" in the USA), the 48 year old is presenting his first action film. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Neither rain nor cold are able to keep singer Tim Bendzko from one of his favorite activities — grilling! At least that's what he told Hit Radio FFH in a recent interview. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen! (video copyright dpa)

Tim Bendzko may look like a little schoolboy when he shares a couch with Cassandra Steen, but his voice is as big as ever. Tim and Cassandra discuss how they met and made their duet together. (video copyright dpa)

Climbing up a vertical — no, it is more than vertical — wall with your bare hands and no ropes may seem like madness to some, but actually, in the environment of the bouldering halls, it is relatively safe and very good for personal fitness. (video copyright dpa)

Little kids on big motorbikes! Check out this report on the coverage of the Trial Championship at Bensheim.

Little kids on big motorbikes, part 2! Check out the tricky obstacle course at AC Bensheim.

Litte kids on big motorbikes, part 3: The organizer of the event at the ADAC training ground in Bensheim talks about his job, and a volunteer discusses how she helps out.

Planning a trip this summer? German police officers remind us of the typical ways that pickpockets attempt to steal luggage or belongings, and offer some helpful tips.

Cettina and Giada take us on a shopping tour of a local Christmas market and interview the various venders.

Cettina and her daughter make a remarkable discovery at the Christmas market: a stand selling chocolate in the shapes of various tools.

The region Baden-Württemberg is one of the warmest areas of Germany. Yabla's own Cettina asks people at the lake how they are spending their summer, offering insight into German Badekultur and vacation preferences.

When it's cold enough, the lakes in southern Germany develop a thick layer of ice that is good all sorts of winter pastimes. Cettina talks about the history of ice-skating and interviews an ice hockey enthusiast.

Andy takes us out on the ice to try to determine how deep it is, and then explains the difference between different types of ice skates.

It's Eva's laundry day, and she's ready to give us all of the necessary vocabulary for doing laundry in Germany.

"I'm dreaming of a wet Christmas?" I'll bet it's the first time you've heard that one! Diving instructor Werner Lambert has placed an entire life-sized Christmas diorama underwater in the Moselle town of Bernkastel-Kues. Here's to a very wet Christmas! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Paula interviews people at Karlsruhe's Christmas market. She wants to know what presents they have bought and how they like the market.

Come and join Eva at the Christmas market on Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt! She samples some of the seasonal delicacies, as well as the ever-popular mulled wine.

Wine is much more than an alcoholic beverage. For connoisseurs, wine can also be an investment, since some wines can become more valuable with time. The wines are in good hands in Germany's only Winebank! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]