The following articles have been tagged with "Hallstahammar":
National: 7 May 13
Police in central Sweden made an unusual discovery on Monday evening when they found two large rubbish bags containing a recently stolen sceptre and crown used in the sixteenth-century funeral of Sweden's King Johan III.
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National: 3 Feb 13
Some areas of Sweden with low levels of immigration have more pronounced social problems than towns with higher numbers of immigrants, according to the conclusions of a new report based on the UN Human Development Index.
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Society: 2 May 12
A woman was sent to hospital on Tuesday night after being hit by a flying man at a bar in central Sweden.
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Society: 5 Apr 12
Cocaine found among bananas, sweet-toothed kids escaping home for sweeter pastures, dog-sitters selling dogs, and one angry Abba member... The Local presents another News in Brief - tidbits from the week's news that are worth a mention.
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Science & Technology: 9 Dec 11
Icy roads and harsh weather conditions have caused several accidents on Swedish roadways over night, resulting in at least one fatality, and left thousands of residents without power.
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National: 30 May 10
White power groups were less active in Sweden in 2009 than the previous year, according to a new report. But the movement is expected to increase its efforts in the run-up to the autumn general election.
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National: 1 Jan 10
The early hours of 2010 were marked by fights, drunkenness, and fires in many parts of Sweden, as a well as traffic accidents and stray rockets.
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National: 29 May 09
A 22-year-old man has admitted to stabbing a 20-year-old woman at a rail station in Hallstahammar in central Sweden on Thursday afternoon.
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Business & Money: 20 Nov 08
The Sandvik engineering group announced on Thursday it would be laying off more than 1,000 employees in Sweden.
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National: 15 Oct 08
A father-to-be from Hallstahammar in central Sweden has been sentenced to pay 4000 kronor ($555) in fines after threatening to put a gun to a doctor’s head if he didn’t tell the man the gender of his unborn child.
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National: 29 Aug 08
A 16-year-old boy died Friday morning from injuries sustained in a knife fight in Hallstahammar in central Sweden.
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Society: 10 Dec 07
Popular Swedish entertainer Thore Skogman has died at the age of 76.
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National: 26 Sep 07
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of a 22-year-old man following a row in a small town west of Stockholm in June of this year.
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National: 22 Jun 07
A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death in an attack in a town west of Stockholm on Thursday night. A 22-year-old man was arrested two hours later on suspicion of the killing.
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National: 16 May 07
Six people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a head-on collision in central Sweden on Tuesday evening. The crash is thought to have been caused by two cars racing each other.
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Politics: 10 Dec 06
Around 40 former members of parliament are still living on parliamentary benefits despite the fact that it is more than four years since they left politics, according to a new investigation.
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Science & Technology: 27 Jan 05
Reinforcing all the old stereotypes about saucy Swedes, a couple from Västmanland are puckering up for an attempt at the world's longest kiss - all in the name of toothcare.
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