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Media banned from red light district

The German city of Cologne has banned foreign press from its red light district in the run-up to the football World Cup, after prostitutes complained about journalists chasing away their customers since British media reports raised global interest in local "drive-in brothels".

A story last week in the Sun looked at a number of red light districts, especially in the World Cup cities of Cologne and Dortmund, where local governments are "expanding and improving" the areas in order to cope with the expected influx of foreign football fans.

Following the report, journalists from across the continent have flooded the city to film the drive-in brothel zone and interview prostitutes about the increased demand and the competition from cheaper eastern European girls.

Cologne authorities have announced a total ban on journalists using still or video cameras in the drive-in brothels distric.

If a journalist is caught filming in the area the tape will be removed and a warning issued, but if he or she was caught a second time the consequences would be more serious. However, if a journalist goes to a brothel and gets the owner's permission to film that's fine.

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