Check out this interesting ad from Schaeffler, which asks us what would happen if the world came to a standstill...

We know that cities use machines to clean the streets, but did you know that specially-designed sidewalks can clean the air we breathe? Learn about the new way that the city of Frankfurt is working to improve the environment in this fascinating report from Rhein-Main TV. Umweltverschmutzung? Nein danke!

Yabla star reporter Jenny gives us the basics on how to play chess, which may be of special interest if you know the game a bit, in that many German chess pieces have quite different names than their English counterparts. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

In Part II of this video, Yabla star reporter Jenny gives us further instructions how to play chess, going into detail on the rules of castling and the meaning of a stalemate. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Chess is really in right now. The American PogChamps tournaments, in which celebrities like MrBeast or Daniel Negreanu play chess against each other, have made a big contribution to this, as has the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, of course.

In this part, Niklas Steenfatt talks us through a few important special moves and explains the difference between strategies and tactics, which are particularly important in chess.

This part focuses on chess strategy and the different phases of the game. What should you pay attention to in the opening? What mistakes should you avoid?

The fourth part of this series focuses on being able to recognize and apply chess tactics. A game in which both sides follow the golden opening rules may be safe, but it will also be boring!

At the end of this mini-series on how to play chess, there are a few tips for improving your tactics.

Yabla's own Cettina and Sabine tell us about St. Martin and the German tradition of making lanterns and singing songs to commemorate him.

Sallys Cake World: a delicious recipe for a healthy, fruity, and vegetarian pumpkin soup. Guten Appetit!

A touch of Twin Peaks in Mannheim: Sally of Sally's Cake World fame visits the children in the University of Mannheim's clinic with doughnuts from Star Donuts Mannheim and speaks with a radio DJ from Radio Rumms.

Sally's Cake World: A delicious, moist apple cake with a fine aroma of lemon and cinnamon, and bits of marzipan in the dough!

Sally shows us today how to bake an apple cake with optional marzipan... yum! Guten Appetit beim Deutschlernen!

Sally's Cake World: A delicious, moist apple cake with a fine aroma of lemon and cinnamon, and bits of marzipan in the dough!