Lidköping

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Breastfeeding mum in Swedish car wreck

Society: 12 Jan 12
A woman who was breastfeeding her weeks-old infant while behind the wheel is under criminal suspicion after crashing into a truck on a motorway in western Sweden. READ »

Family of five killed in head-on crash

National: 10 Jan 12
A family of five were killed when a car carrying two adults and three children slammed head-on into an oncoming truck on Sweden's E20 motorway on Monday night. READ »

Pastor fired after drunken antics on Sicily

National: 21 Nov 11
A Church of Sweden pastor has been sacked after having returned from a military base on Sicily following a drunken binge. READ »

Robbers jailed after pooping at crime scene

National: 31 Oct 11
Two men suspected of robbing a strawberry farmer earlier this year and arrested after forensics discovered their faeces near the getaway car, have been sentenced to prison, a Swedish court ruled on Monday. READ »

Thieves charged after pooping at crime scene

Society: 19 Oct 11
Three piles of human excrement left at a crime scene in central Sweden served as key evidence in the case against two men charged for tying up and robbing a strawberry farmer earlier this year. READ »

Eco thumbs up for Swedish beaches

Science & Technology: 2 Jun 11
Seventy two ports and beaches in Sweden have received the prestigious Blue Flag status this year for their environmental friendliness READ »

Strong-armed Swedish pensioner slugs two young bandits

Society: 24 Feb 11
Two would-be thieves in central Sweden got an unexpected lesson in respecting their elders when they failed to heed a warning issued by the 62-year-old target of their crime. READ »

No crime suspected over Swedish actor death

Society: 1 Feb 11
Swedish police have closed an investigation into the fire that claimed the lives of Millennium trilogy actor Per Oscarsson and the actress Kia Östling, concluding that no crime had been committed. READ »

Swedish military called in to battle winter storm

Science & Technology: 24 Nov 10
The military was summoned to help control coastal flooding in southern Sweden as thick snow and fierce winds continued to play havoc with transport services across the country. READ »

Man admits woman's murder on the phone

National: 13 Nov 10
A man called police on Friday evening and admitted to having killed a woman in an apartment in Skara in western Sweden. READ »

One dead as snowstorms cause traffic havoc

National: 9 Nov 10
A young woman died in a car accident in western Sweden on Tuesday morning as snowfalls and strong winds hampered road conditions and caused widespread traffic problems. READ »

Söderling win keeps Sweden in Davis Cup

Sport: 20 Sep 10
Sweden has retained its place in the Davis Cup after Robin Söderling defeated Italy's Simone Bolelli in straight sets in Lidköping on Sunday. READ »

Thin ice spells double trouble for persistent Swedish motorist

Society: 4 Jan 10
Things didn’t go as planned for a 42-year-old man when he tried to retrieve his car after it crashed through the ice on a lake near Lidköping in central Sweden. READ »

Girl arrested for attempted bikini murder

National: 6 Jul 09
A sunbathing session in western Sweden took a sinister turn on Friday when a teenage girl in Lidköping attempted to strangle her cousin with a bikini top. READ »

Politicians call for Rosengård curfew

National: 1 May 09
Politicians from the Moderate and Sweden Democrat parties in Malmö are calling for a nighttime curfew for youth in the Rosengård neighbourhood. They claim the situation in the area has become untenable. READ »

Mystical meteor lights up Swedish skies

Science & Technology: 18 Jan 09
A mystical light phenomenon was observed over southern and western Sweden on Saturday evening. Experts believe that a bolid - a burning meteorite - could provide the explanation. READ »

Man dies after fall through ice

National: 10 Jan 09
A man died after falling through ice on Lake Vänern in western Sweden on Friday. His calls for help were heard by three fisherman who pulled up the man but he was declared dead on arrival at hospital. READ »

Underdogs capture Swedish dance band title

Society: 21 Dec 08
The Larz Kristerz orchestra waltzed away as champion of the hard-fought Dansbandskampen talent show on Saturday night, effectively claiming the title of Swedish dance band of the year. READ »

Nineteen-year-old charged over manure pit murder

National: 9 Jul 08
A young man has been charged the murder of 19-year-old Mikael Andersson, whose body was fished out of a manure pit near Skara in western Sweden in May. READ »

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 READ »

Mikael Andersson's body likely found

National: 26 May 08
Police believe they have found the body of 19-year-old Mikael Andersson from Lidköping who has been missing for about a week. READ »

New arrest in Mikael Andersson murder case

National: 25 May 08
A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Mikael Andersson from Lidköping. READ »

Sweden's military plans further cuts

National: 23 Apr 08
Eksjö, Luleå, Karlsborg and Uppsala will soon be without any military activity, announced Armed Forces Director General Marie Hafström on Wednesday. READ »

Council staff lodge cream cake complaint

National: 4 Apr 08
Some cream cakes were simply too much for a few of the employees from the Essunga local council. READ »

Swedish company takes prestigious innovation prize

Business & Money: 12 Feb 08
Lidköping-based Flexenclosure received a sought after innovation award in Barcelona on Tuesday. READ »

Flasher 'tried to kidnap schoolgirl'

National: 1 Jun 07
A man is believed to have tried to abduct a 10-year-old girl as she waited to be taken to school in south-central Sweden on Wednesday. READ »

Motorist killed in collision with train

National: 19 Apr 07
A motorist was killed on Thursday morning when a train crashed into a car at a level crossing in western Sweden. READ »

Farmer gored to death by bulls

National: 11 Nov 06
A 70-year-old farmer died in western Sweden on Friday evening after being gored by his bulls. READ »

Train leaves 3-year old on platform

Society: 3 Jul 06
A train driver refused to stop when a family told him that their 3-year old son was left behind on the platform at Skövde station. The train staff have been reported to the police, who call the incident 'crazy'. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: 26th June 1933

Smörgåsbord: 7 Feb 06
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Crayfish "cheats" admit mistake

National: 10 Aug 05
One should never ask a lady her age - but should crayfish be accorded the same privilege? It seems that some crustaceans on the shelves of Swedish supermarkets are rather older than they appear. READ »

Strong Swedish growth during the autumn

Smörgåsbord: 13 Dec 04
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »

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12 February 21:30

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"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »