Four Germans were among the seven people who died in the collision of a helicopter and an ultralight plane on the Spanish island of Mallorca on Sunday, the German foreign office confirmed early Monday.

Four Germans were killed in a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft in the Italian Alps on Friday with the other three victims were from Italy, France and Belgium, Italian police said on Sunday.

The sharp rise was off a low base last year, amid terror attacks and a coup attempt, though the 5mn visitors were still somewhat below the 5.5mn who came in the same month of 2015.

Many Germans woke up to their first working day of the new year on Monday with a light covering of snow in parts of the country.

Many Germans are rallying behind cult comedian Jan Boehmermann who has been forced to go underground ...