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Max overtakes Burger King
Sweden's home-grown burger chain Max is now bigger on its home market than international rival Burger King. The company says it also took market share from McDonald's in 2005. READ () »
Rail bosses freed in environment case
Two former bosses of Sweden's railway network have been freed over the draining of the Hallandsås ridge during the building of a tunnel in the nineties. READ () »
HIV woman prosecuted for sex with husband
An HIV-positive woman had sex with her husband over nine years, bearing two children, without telling him of her condition. Now prosecutors want her to be tried for assault. READ () »
'No prosecution' over Reinfeldt emails
There will be no public prosecution over emails sent by Social Democrat functionary Mats Lindström, in which he made claims about Moderate leader Fredrik Reinfeldt, it has been reported. READ () »
Obesity tests for all Swedish kids
All Swedish four-year olds are to be tested for obesity, according to new plans. We have seen an incredibly frightening development over the past 20 years, says a leading expert. READ () »
Dental visit "should only cost 200 kronor"
Not enough Swedes are getting their teeth checked. That's the view of the man at the head of a government dentistry inquiry, who says the state should subsidise people to go to the dentist more often. READ () »
Opposition announces privatisation plans
The conservative alliance will sell off a series of state-owned companies if it wins the election. Telia Sonera, Nordea and SAS top the list of firms worth well over 200 billion kronor. READ () »
Five owe 6.5 million kronor in parking fines
Stockholmers currently owe 193 million kronor in parking fines. But 6.5 million of that is owed by just five individuals, with the worst offender liable for 1,583 unpaid tickets, totalling over 1.7 million kronor. READ () »
Left-wing MPs stand down
Half of all Left Party deputies in Sweden's parliament will not stand for re-election in September. Overall, one third of MPs in the ruling left-wing bloc are leaving the Riksdag at the end of this parliament. READ () »
New banknotes first with moving image
Sweden's Riksbank is to introduce new, safer 50 kronor and 1,000 kronor notes on March 15th. The 1,000 kronor note will be the first in the world to include a moving image in the striped band. READ () »
Tsunami cost Swedish authorities 315 million kronor
The Swedish authorities incurred costs of 315 million kronor last year for the relief effort following the tsunami catastrophe in the Indian Ocean, in which 543 Swedes lost their lives. READ () »
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This weeks results..week 24/25 »
"A weekend full of surprises and LFC football. Results look like this: Div 5 Men won 4-2, K1 lost 5-0, K2 won 2-1, Vets lost 3-2, R1 lost 4-1. Korpen Ladies play Monday night and on the 26th the Div5 Men close the first half season with the last match before the summer kicks in. /LFC " READ »
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