Lower Saxony: Latest news at a glance

The high-speed car crash in the northern German city involved two cars. Those that perished were all aged between 17 and 20.

The accident occurred at a camp for fathers and children in the northern state of Lower Saxony. A fire brigade spokesperson said a group had been riding in a box carried by the excavator "for fun."

The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities are investigating potential far-right motives behind the attack.

A court in Germany's Lower Saxony has handed the man a suspended sentence, adding that it was his last chance to avoid jail. The retired sailor has 24 previous convictions and an ongoing suspended sentence.

Boris Pistorius, interior minister of Lower Saxony, is to become Olaf Scholz's new defense minister, with a crucial NATO meeting on Ukraine approaching.