News from all over - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Hundreds of cars got stuck on a German autobahn when heavy rains turned the freshly laid tarmac into sticky sludge. More than 200 cars travelling on the A20 autobahn in this northern state were damaged when they became trapped. A police spokesman said: "People are livid and even those that didn't get stuck will have major damage to their cars, which will cost thousands to repair, when the sludge dries and cannot be removed."