A steakhouse heir, Israeli spies and a cross-border abduction: the custody battle gripping Germany

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Christina Block is standing trial in Hamburg accused of kidnapping of her own children from her ex-husbandFor over half a century Block House has ranked as one of the most recognised restaurant chains on the German high street – a collection of family-friendly steakhouses whose staples include the “classic Block burger” and filet mignon.But for months the Hamburg-based chain has been making headlines for an altogether different reason: a bitter and extraordinary custody battle between the heiress to the family business, Christina Block, and her ex-husband over the youngest two of their four children. Continue reading...