February 9, 2010
Kungsbacka
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Fright night for elks in west Sweden
National: 31 Oct 09
The elk population in the county of Halland, western Sweden, took somewhat of a blow on Friday evening as six animals died in the space of an hour, after colliding with traffic in separate incidents.
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Woman nearly drowned in unprovoked assault
National: 30 May 09
A woman was attacked on a beach outside Kungsbacka yesterday by a man who struck her and then repeatedly forced her under the water. The man was later detained on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
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Woman charged over seduction of pupil
Society: 25 Mar 09
A teacher in Kungsbacka in western Sweden has been indicted on charges of sexual harassment after allegedly sending nude photos and trying to seduce a 16-year-old pupil.
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Masses bid "Ingo" Johansson final farewell
Sport: 14 Feb 09
Swedish boxing legend Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson was buried in Gothenburg on Friday. More than 1,300 people were there to see the former world champ laid to rest.
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Swedish boxing champ "Ingo" Johansson dies
Sport: 31 Jan 09
Swedish former world heavyweight boxing champion Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson died on Friday night, aged 76-years-old.
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Beltran guilty verdict upheld
Society: 10 Oct 08
Swedish-Chilean opera singer Tito Beltran has been found guilty by the Court of Appeal of charges of rape and sexually molesting a child.
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Drink driving pensioner in double trouble
Society: 4 Aug 08
Police in western Sweden must have thought they were seeing double on Sunday night when they picked up the same pensioner for drunk driving twice in the space of four hours.
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More Swedish bathing areas below EU standards
Society: 2 Jun 08
The water at 23 Swedish bathing areas did not meet EU requirements last year, according to a new report
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Teacher accused of sending nude pics to seduce student
National: 7 Apr 08
A teenage student in possession of sexually explicit photos of his Swedish school teacher claims the woman was trying to seduce him.
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Santa Claus thief works at night
National: 30 Nov 07
Police are searching for a man dressed as Santa Claus who was involved in three robberies on Thursday night.
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Angry 'socialists' vandalize Alliance offices
Politics: 18 Sep 07
A group calling itself Kommando 365 has vandalized offices in Gothenburg belonging to the Moderate Party, Liberal Party and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.
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Paper calls robber 'blackie'
National: 16 Jun 07
The editor of a newspaper in western Sweden has slapped down a reporter after he described a robber as a 'svarting' or 'blackie' in a news article.
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Lund 'best place to live in Sweden'
Society: 14 Jun 07
The university and cathedral city of Lund in Skåne is the best place in Sweden to live. The industrial community of Munkfors in Värmland is the worst, a new survey says.
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Swedes' earnings break the trillion barrier
Society: 23 Jan 07
Swedes earned more than one trillion kronor for the first time in 2005, with people in the Stockholm area earning most. People in northern areas had the lowest incomes.
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Flooding "not a catastrophe"
National: 14 Dec 06
Flooding in the Gothenburg area does present a difficult situation, defence minister Mikael Odenberg has said. He denied, however, that the situation was catastrophic.
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Gothenburg floods: authorities fear chaos
National: 14 Dec 06
No respite is in sight for residents of the Gothenburg area, with more rain and wind expected on Thursday. Several rivers could burst their banks at any time.
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Gothenburg floods 'critical'
National: 13 Dec 06
Flooding continued to threaten the Gothenburg area on Wednesday, with further rain leading emergency services to describe the situation in and around the city as critical.
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Flood warning in western Sweden
National: 12 Dec 06
Water levels in lakes and rivers in western Sweden continued to rise on Tuesday, as the national weather agency issued a class 3 severe weather warning, the highest on the scale.
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Road collapses after Gothenburg rain
National: 11 Dec 06
A road near Gothenburg Airport has collapsed due to torrential rain, as days of downpours take their toll on western Sweden's road and rail infrastructure.
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Rising waters threaten trains
National: 11 Dec 06
Flooding in large parts of western Sweden has forced train operator SJ to cancel many services in and out of Gothenburg. Levels in lakes and rivers are rising by up to 5 centimetres a day.
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Kungsbacka fire 'started deliberately'
National: 17 Sep 06
Police say a fire that destroyed a large building in Kungsbacka on Friday night was started deliberately. Up to fifteen apartments, two restaurants and a shop were destroyed in the blaze.
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Persson launches May 1st assault on Alliance
Politics: 1 May 06
The Social Democrats' big guns, including the prime minister, were firing at May 1st meets around Sweden. And they all had the conservative alliance and Swedish business in their sights.
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Man shot in kneecap in rape revenge attack
National: 13 Oct 05
Four men and a woman are prosecuted with seriously assaulting a suspected rapist in an apparent revenge attack in Gothenburg - even though no charges were brought against him.
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Vehicle inspection centres face bribery investigation
National: 21 Apr 05
The bribery allegations shift from drinking to driving. Three employees of the Swedish Vehicle Inspection Company are taken into custody after allegedly having their palms greased by car smugglers.
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Sweden "ready for euro"
Smörgåsbord: 25 Feb 05
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Thousands conned in mobile phone fraud
National: 9 Jul 04
Users of Telia's mobile service are tricked into making long-distance calls, while pensioners in the west of the country fall foul of a rug scam.
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Foreign trust
Society: 24 Jun 04
Under-represented on county councils and allegedly enslaved by unscrupulous employers - no wonder foreigners in Sweden say they don't trust others.
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Thinner blue line
National: 14 May 04
Criminals plan to holiday in the west of Sweden this year, having heard that 14 police stations there are closing for the summer.
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Current affairs
Business & Money: 14 May 04
Electrical failures on both sides of Sweden - shoppers were shocked, journalists remained positive, commuters missed connections, and so on.
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Stockholm Fashion Week. Part Två. »
"Sorry for the late Stockholm fashion week update but I am in the north of Sweden and internet is not working very well. Anyway, I think Minimarket presented as usual the most interesting collection at fashion week. I am obviously not the only one who loves the clean and comic-like style of Minimarket as the..." READ »
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