May 28, 2012
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Science & Technology: 18 May 12
Racist comments on the Stockholm police's Facebook page beneath a plea for tips from the public have prompted a backlash from the Swedish Bar Association over how police use social media.
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National: 2 Apr 12
Police in northern Sweden are hunting for a woman who allegedly threw a pot of scalding hot water on her boyfriend in a fit of jealous rage.
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Business & Money: 14 Feb 12
After observing a slight rise in real estate prices after the first month of 2012, Swedish realtors are hoping that this may be the beginning of a positive trend after last year's plummeting prices.
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Business & Money: 8 Dec 11
Fresh figures from the Association of Swedish Real Estate Agents show that 54 percent believe that houses prices will fall in the near future.
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Business & Money: 23 Sep 11
The $8.5 billion sale of Skype to Microsoft in May not only proved that the age of big money IT acquisitions has a while to run, but also that Scandinavians and more particularly, Swedes, remain hot hi-tech property.
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National: 6 Sep 11
Half of Sweden's courtroom interpreters are so poor that they represent a threat to the functioning of the country's legal system, researchers have warned.
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Politics: 26 Aug 11
The Moderate Party has announced that it will not stand in the next church elections which take place in 2013, signalling an intention to cut political ties with the Church of Sweden.
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Business & Money: 16 Aug 11
Flat prices fell by 6 percent in Sweden and house prices by 2 percent in July compared to the previous month, according to new statistics.
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National: 12 Jul 11
On Tuesday torrential rain flooded many roads in Sundsvall on the north eastern coast of Sweden, a major power outage was caused by the ensuing thunderstorms and a man in his sixties was taken to hospital after being struck by lightning.
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National: 10 Jun 11
The Swedish lawyer for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been reprimanded by the Swedish Bar Association following criticism from an English judge.
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Science & Technology: 24 May 11
Police officers in northern Sweden took action on Tuesday against a group of Greenpeace activists occupying a barn while protesting against the planned introduction of genetically modified (GM) potatoes in the area.
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Business & Money: 13 May 11
The chairman of Swedish pensions insurance firm AMF is leaving his post after the firm's owners took exception to his tax affairs.
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Society: 3 Mar 11
The legal team for Julian Assange on Thursday filed an appeal contesting a British court ruling that the WikiLeaks founder should be extradited to Sweden to face questioning in an ongoing sex crimes investigation.
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Society: 2 Mar 11
Julian Assange's Swedish lawyer Björn Hurtig is under investigation by the Swedish Bar Association following accusations made by a British judge during the WikiLeaks founder's extradition trial.
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Business & Money: 28 Jan 11
Home lending in Sweden has cooled following the introduction of a new mortgage cap, a majority of real estate agents believe, but has also resulted in the virtual disappearance of first-time home buyers.
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National: 14 Jan 11
An increasing number of Sweden's top business executives are hiring bodyguards as the threat and risk of robbery and extortion grows in the country.
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National: 12 Jan 11
Wanja Lundby-Wedin, the chairwoman of one of Sweden's largest and most influential trade union groups, has announced that she will step down at the group's next congress in the spring of 2012.
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Society: 12 Nov 10
Sweden’s lack of qualified interpreters with specialized skills in legal terminology poses a threat for those seeking asylum in the country, warns the head of the Swedish Bar Association.
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Business & Money: 14 Oct 10
Apartment prices in Sweden have risen 10 percent overall in the last quarter compared with the same period in 2009, according to new statistics.
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National: 10 Oct 10
Swedish police have issued a nationwide alert after two young children and their estranged father went missing on Saturday during a supervised visit to a popular Stockholm tourist attraction.
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Society: 1 Oct 10
Prince Carl Philip, second in line to the Swedish throne, has accepted the offer of a new employment contract from the Armed Forces, where he is a reserve officer, including a controversial obligation to serve overseas.
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Politics: 29 Sep 10
Active Sweden Democrats will not be allowed to be members in one of Sweden's main healthcare professionals unions, the chair of the labour group said on Wednesday, prompting claims from the party that they are "politically corrupt."
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Science & Technology: 25 Sep 10
German chemical company BASF said on Friday that it has discovered the cause behind the co-mingling of seeds from two strains of genetically modified potatoes in Sweden and pledged to ensure it will not occur again.
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Science & Technology: 9 Sep 10
Seeds of a genetically modified potato ended up in a Swedish field due to “human error”, chemical giant BASF said on Thursday.
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Science & Technology: 6 Sep 10
The discovery of genetically modified potatoes in a field in Sweden has led to the European Commission on Monday issuing a summons on German chemical giant BASF.
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Business & Money: 17 Aug 10
As political parties battle it out for grey vote ahead of the upcoming elections by promising the largest tax cuts, a report by finance firm AMF shows that Swedish pensioners enjoy the best financial situation in Europe.
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Business & Money: 16 Aug 10
The increase in Swedish housing prices has eased with prices in greater Stockholm falling by 4 percent over the past month, according to a new report which attributes the impact of the pending general election.
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Society: 27 Jul 10
Close to local preschools and schools and newly renovated rooms for each child: this what the dream home for families with children would look like, according to a study by the Association of Swedish Real Estate Agents (Mäklarsamfundet).
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Business & Money: 17 May 10
Prices for apartments in Stockholm fell in April, with market commentators claiming that this could indicate a broader fall in the hitherto booming housing market across Sweden.
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National: 14 Apr 10
Claes Borgström, the lawyer who represented convicted serial killer Thomas Quick, has been told there will be no investigation into his conduct after reporting himself to the Swedish Bar Association.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 Mar 10
Recognizing frustration among a heavily taxed electorate, the Swedish Taxpayers Association has joined hands with the free-market think tank Timbro to appoint a special ombudsman to which citizens can report wasteful government spending.
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National: 11 Feb 10
The Swedish government has announced that from September 1st parents will be made financially responsible for crimes committed by their children, in the face of stern criticism from several parties.
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National: 3 Feb 10
Suspected file sharers were targeted in four raids at locations across Sweden on Tuesday, as police acted on information from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
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Business & Money: 2 Feb 10
Mountain lodges in a prime Swedish ski resort have grown in value by a whopping 153 percent since 1991, new figures show.
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Society: 29 Dec 09
Swedish home values increased substantially in 2009, despite persistent fears the country would suffer from a major drop in housing prices.
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Society: 1 Dec 09
The Church of Sweden is bleeding members at an increasingly rapid pace, at the same time as membership rolls in Islamic, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox Christian assemblies are on the rise.
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Business & Money: 12 Nov 09
Amid growing worries about a bubble in the Swedish housing market, warnings about future interest rate hikes appear to have caused a slowdown in rising home prices.
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Society: 26 Oct 09
Shortages in standard issue military clothing have forced Swedish conscripts to wash their uniforms at home and train in boots without soles.
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Society: 28 Aug 09
Police in Skåne in southern Sweden will shortly begin publishing pictures of criminal suspects on the police website, a practice that may soon be adopted all over the country.
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Society: 28 Jul 09
A fortnight of incessant phone calls from the local Church of Scientology has prompted a family from Kävlinge in southern Sweden to file a harassment report with police.
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Society: 26 Jun 09
What started as a pleasant Midsummer’s Eve stroll had an unpleasant and smelly end for a man and his dog in eastern Sweden.
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Business & Money: 23 Jun 09
The former CEO of Swedish pensions firm AMF Pension has agreed to reimburse his old employer following a bonus scandal that jeopardized the career of trade union chief Wanja Lundby Wedin.
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Business & Money: 19 Apr 09
Swedish pensions firm AMF Pension has concluded that ex-CEO Christer Elmehagen received a higher pension than that agreed and has demanded that he repay the difference.
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Politics: 8 Apr 09
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt enjoys almost twice as much voter support as Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin, according to a new survey.
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National: 7 Apr 09
Wanja Lundby-Wedin is to remain in her post as head of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO), it was announced after a seven hour board meeting on Monday.
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Politics: 5 Apr 09
Wanja Lundby-Wedin, head of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO) has resigned from the board of AMF Pension. The announcement was made after a meeting of LO's board on Sunday.
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Politics: 4 Apr 09
The Alliance government in Sweden has overtaken the red-green opposition, a new poll shows. The poll indicates that in an election the far-right Sweden Democrats would be left holding the balance of power.
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Business & Money: 2 Apr 09
AMF Pension embattled former CEO Christer Elmehagen has reached an agreement with the firm's chairperson Göran Tunhammar to make public part of his controversial pension agreement.
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Business & Money: 30 Mar 09
The board of AMF Pension said late Sunday night that they had been misled about the size of former CEO Christer Elmehagen’s pension and requested that he pay more than 20 million kronor ($2.4 million) back to the company.
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National: 27 Mar 09
The head of Sweden's Trade Union Confederation (LO), Wanja Lunby-Wedin, has said she has no intention of resigning in the wake of the AMF Pension bonus scandal.
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Politics: 25 Mar 09
The head of the third largest district of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO), is calling for the organization’s national leader, Wanja Lundby-Wedin, to step down.
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Business & Money: 24 Mar 09
The head of Sweden’s main trade union group is facing a storm of media criticism following revelations that she approved a lavish pension package for former AMF Pension CEO Christer Elmehagen.
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Business & Money: 17 Mar 09
The vice-CEO at Swedish pensions firm AMF Pension, Ingvar Skeberg, has been sacked after revelations of malpractice.
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Business & Money: 4 Mar 09
Ingrid Bonde, the head of Swedish pension firm AMF Pension, has been named Sweden’s most powerful businesswoman by a leading business magazine.
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National: 28 Feb 09
A 21-year-old Swedish man reported missing in France was found dead on Saturday afternoon. The man left a bar in Le Mans on Sunday night and had not been seen since.
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National: 28 Feb 09
A 21-year-old Swedish man has been reported missing in France. The man left a bar in Le Mans on Sunday night and has not been seen since.
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Business & Money: 19 Jan 09
Swedish pensions firm AMF Pension has confirmed there is a significant risk it will have to cut its dividend rate and therefore pensions payments to new pensioners. Global stock market falls are to blame.
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National: 14 Jan 09
A Swedish man in his forties who was convicted of manslaughter in the killing of a female prostitute in Thailand in 2005 may soon be facing the death penalty.
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Society: 12 Jan 09
After a few turbulent months, apartment prices in central Stockholm finally crept back upwards in December.
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Society: 11 Dec 08
House and apartment prices continued to drop in Sweden during November, though prices fell at a slower rate than previously, according to a new market analysis.
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National: 16 Nov 08
A 39-year-old man is recovering in hospital after he was attacked by a bear near Kramfors in northern Sweden on Saturday.
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National: 12 Nov 08
The Migration Board has begun blacklisting attorneys the agency deems unfit for handling the cases of asylum seekers in Sweden.
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Business & Money: 12 Nov 08
Apartment prices in Sweden took a steep dive in October, with prices for houses also experiencing a downward trend.
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Business & Money: 27 Oct 08
Swedbank announced on Monday morning that it will seek to raise 12.4 billion kronor ($1.55 billion) in fresh capital through issuing additional shares in the bank.
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Lifestyle: 7 Aug 08
What’s on: Culture and city pride in Stockholm, Culture and jazz in Gothenburg, Deep Purple near Malmö and Reggae nights in Uppsala.
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Lifestyle: 10 Jul 08
What’s on: Mary J Blige at the Jazz Festival in Stockholm, Gothia Cup football festival in Gothenburg, El Perro del Mar, Norman Jay and Bollywood in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 3 Jul 08
What’s on in Sweden: Bootsy Collins and The World Dog Show in Stockholm, Bruce Springsteen in Gothenburg, Reggae, Latin and Toumani Diabaté in Malmö.
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Society: 3 Jun 08
Bed maker Hästens has been criticized by Sweden’s main advertising trade association for objectifying women.
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Business & Money: 29 May 08
The head of Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen), Ingrid Bonde, has announced she is stepping down to take a job leading one of Sweden’s largest pension funds.
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National: 12 May 08
The highest officer in a Swedish amphibious military unit is accused of trying to cover up an incident in which new conscripts fired shoulder mounted artillery cannons while in the nude.
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Lifestyle: 3 Mar 08
Matt O'Leary discovers there is plenty of fine dining to be had in a city not always associated with gourmet grub.
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Business & Money: 10 Dec 07
The cost of buying an apartment in Sweden has dropped considerably since August.
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National: 4 Dec 07
Markus Persson, who displeased his boss when he died his hair red and black, has been fired from his job.
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Society: 28 Nov 07
Unions have slammed a company for sending a man home for dying his hair red. But his boss stands by his demand that staff maintain a 'cared-for appearance'.
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Society: 9 May 07
There is no sign of any let-up on the Swedish housing market. Apartment prices are breaking new records, with central Stockholm apartments now costing 52,000 kronor per square metre.
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Lifestyle: 21 Mar 07
With rental apartments like gold dust, many people new to Sweden are forced to buy a home just to get a roof over their heads. Charlotte West navigates the frantic process of buying a Swedish flat.
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National: 20 Mar 07
A Swedish lawyer has been fined and received a formal warning after turning up drunk to court. Suspicions were raised after he started behaving erratically during the trial.
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Business & Money: 15 Jan 07
US Internet giant AOL has bid for Swedish online ad company TradeDoubler. But the Swedish company's largest shareholder has dismissed the bid as too low.
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National: 20 Oct 06
Heavy snowfall in northern Sweden is continuing for a second day - and more is expected over the weekend, according to forecasts.
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Business & Money: 1 Sep 06
A bid for Swedish hospital operator Capio has been rejected by the board as too low. The bid came from a French-Swedish venture capital group.
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Politics: 15 Aug 06
A suggestion from Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt that the Alliance could reduce mortgage interest tax relief has met with objections from the Christian Democrats.
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Business & Money: 26 May 06
Fund company Robur has accepted a raised offer from Investor for shares in medical technology company Gambro.
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Business & Money: 10 May 06
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National: 3 May 06
Three men have been charged with planning a terror attack on the Word of Life church in Uppsala, in the first ever prosecution for terrorist offences intended to take place on Swedish territory.
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National: 23 Mar 06
Secret cameras in the TV3 programme Insider have revealed how some estate agents operate with false bids and tax dodges are commonplace.
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Business & Money: 21 Mar 06
Two icons of the former internet bubble, Framfab AB and LB Icon AB said they are to merge via the absorption of Icon into Framfab.
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Smörgåsbord: 16 Jan 06
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Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 05
We've gathered the autumn's stories of crazy Swedish classes, hamfisted attempts to understand real Swedes, and experiences of fellow foreigners, so you can catch up over Christmas.
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Society: 23 Nov 05
For the price of a two bedroom flat in Stockholm you could buy 95 similar apartments in Kramfors. And for that you get to live in one of the most child-friendly, business-friendly places in Sweden.
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Business & Money: 10 May 05
Framfab, the Swedish digital agency, has acquired the UK's Oyster Partners to create what it says is "the largest interactive business in the UK".
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Politics: 16 Mar 05
The political rumour mill is up and running with talk of the prime minister's resignation in the autumn. Maybe not surprising as the government plumbs new depths in the polls and the political setbacks mount. A book has even come out saying that the only thing that really matters to Persson is power.
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National: 3 Mar 05
After two weeks on the run, 40 year old Swede, Kenneth Eriksson, gives himself up to the authorities and admits he killed a prostitute in his hotel room. On Thursday he was dramatically led through the streets of Pattaya in handcuffs to explain his version of events to police.
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Smörgåsbord: 7 Feb 05
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National: 13 Jan 05
Good news for the 104,000 Stockholmers on waiting lists for a flat, as waiting times are slashed by a year - but bad news for those buying as the market may have peaked. At least most of us don't have to live in a car in the frozen north.
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Smörgåsbord: 6 Dec 04
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Smörgåsbord: 4 Oct 04
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Smörgåsbord: 24 Jun 04
Church porn, cyclists without wheels, a crime-fighting kindergarten and an innovative safety measure on SAS flights. Midsummer madness from the week's papers.
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