Västmanland

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Swede appointed to head UN police force

National: 9 Mar 10
Swedish police officer Ann-Marie Orler has been appointed as the United Nation's top cop, the world body's secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon confirmed on Monday. READ »

'51 years to shared parental leave': report

Business & Money: 3 Mar 10
At the current pace of change it will take 51 years before Swedish parents achieve parity with regards to the division of parental leave, a new report shows. READ »

Sweden starts 2010 in typically messy fashion

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. READ »

80-year-old swindled in internet lottery fraud

National: 30 Dec 09
An elderly gentleman in central Sweden was swindled out of his life savings by a fraudulent email claiming he had won £450,000 ($715,000). READ »

Court upholds conviction for Swedish hockey player's on-ice fight

Sport: 18 Nov 09
A Swedish ice hockey player who was sentenced to two months in prison after fighting with an opposing player has had his conviction upheld upon appeal, but will not have to spend time behind bars. READ »

Social Democrats target pensioners on tax

Politics: 31 Oct 09
In a bid to boost support from Sweden’s older generation, the Social Democrats promised to close the tax gap between pensioners and wage earners at their party conference on Friday. READ »

Immigrants fuel upswing in company start ups

Business & Money: 9 Oct 09
Foreign-born residents of Sweden are helping to boost the booming figures of new business start ups across the country in recent years, a new report indicates. READ »

Wife held for murder of Swedish 'oil millionaire'

National: 9 Sep 09
Four people - including the wife of the victim - have been arrested for their involvement in the murder of a 45-year-old business man outside his home in Fagersta in central Sweden in April. READ »

New suspected swine flu death in Sweden

Science & Technology: 3 Sep 09
A 55-year-old man has died from suspected swine flu, the Västmanland regional health authority has announced. If the virus is confirmed, it will be Sweden’s second swine flu death. READ »

Milk price hike to save dairy farmers

Business & Money: 31 Aug 09
Dairy company Milko will raise the price of milk next week by one krona ($0.14) in order to save the livelihoods of dairy farmers. READ »

Heavy floods claim avian victims

Science & Technology: 20 Jul 09
Flooding in Västmanland in eastern Sweden has had catastrophic effects on the local bird population with enthusiasts fearing a death toll in the thousands with more rain forecast. READ »

Prison for abduction of Aussie boys

National: 10 Jul 09
The Swedish mother charged with abducting her two sons from their Australian father has been sentenced to 10 months in prison. READ »

Heavy Baltic rains heading for Sweden

Science & Technology: 8 Jul 09
A powerful low-pressure system currently racing north across the Baltic Sea is expected to sweep over Sweden late on Wednesday night and into Thursday, bringing with it torrential rains and chilly temperatures. READ »

Västerås: A walk back in time

Travel: 2 Jul 09
As classic cars assemble for the annual Power Big Meet, Robert La Bua takes in the medieval charm of host town Västerås. READ »

Man admits to rail station knife attack

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. READ »

Man shot dead in central Sweden

National: 28 Apr 09
A 45-year-old man was shot dead near his home just south of Fagersta in central Sweden on Monday night. READ »

Rare owl convalescing in southern Sweden

Science & Technology: 26 Apr 09
A Lapland Owl was found injured in a ditch in southern Sweden in March. The species is very rare in these parts and the bird is now convalescing after receiving hospital treatment. READ »

Avalanche risk in the north, grass fires in the south

National: 12 Apr 09
Sweden is a country divided by extremes of weather over the Easter weekend. There is a large risk for avalanches in the north at the same time as grass fires threaten in a dry south. READ »

Mother arrested over Aussie boys' abduction

National: 2 Apr 09
Ann-Louise Valette, the Swedish woman accused of kidnapping her two sons from their Australian father, has been arrested in Västmanland in central Sweden. READ »

Regular tobacco use falling in Sweden: study

Society: 16 Mar 09
The number of regular smokers in Sweden has fallen by 200,000 in the last five years, with women comprising the largest part of the drop. READ »

Teenage footballer dies during match

Sport: 16 Mar 09
A 14-year-old boy died during a youth football match in Örebro in central Sweden on Sunday afternoon. READ »

Arboga murderer appeals conviction a second time

National: 13 Mar 09
Christine Schürrer, the German woman found guilty of murdering two young children in Arboga last year, has appealed her life sentence. READ »

Heavy snow catches Sweden off guard

Science & Technology: 11 Mar 09
Heavy snow took drivers in parts of southern and central Sweden by surprise on Tuesday, causing more than 100 accidents in Stockholm county alone. READ »

Life sentence upheld for Arboga killer

National: 16 Feb 09
German woman Christine Schürrer has had her life sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal for the murders of two young children in Arboga last year. READ »

Gang of four arrested for Västerås knife murder

National: 8 Feb 09
Four men have been arrested by police on suspicion of involvement in the knife murder of a 32-year-old man in Västerås in southern Sweden on Sunday. READ »

Icy conditions cause chaos on Sweden's roads

National: 4 Jan 09
Snow and ice made driving treacherous on roads in southern Sweden on Saturday with a slew of accidents as a result. Passengers were left stranded at Stockholm Skavsta airport as a Ryanair flight was cancelled. READ »

Sweden taking in record numbers of immigrants

National: 18 Nov 08
As the flow of immigrants into Sweden reaches record levels, growing numbers are choosing to live in communities featuring universities rather than in cities traditionally known for their large immigrant populations. READ »

Search resumes for missing men

National: 1 Nov 08
Västmanland police have resumed the search for two men missing, feared drowned, in Lake Mälaren near Västerås. The men have been missing since being involved in a boating accident on Friday. READ »

Snow chaos on Swedish roads

National: 31 Oct 08
A trail of stranded trucks dotted the roads of Sweden on Friday as the first major snowfall of the season caught drivers unawares. READ »

Lawyer appeals Arboga murder conviction

National: 29 Oct 08
The lawyer for Christine Schürrer, the 32-year-old German woman sentenced to life in prison for the killing of two toddlers in Arboga in central Sweden last spring, has appealed his client’s conviction. READ »

Teenage joyrider in Västerås bus queue mayhem

National: 26 Oct 08
A teenage joyrider caused mayhem and at least 12 casualties when he rammed his car into a line of people patiently waiting for a bus in Västerås in central Sweden on Saturday. READ »

Arboga murderer gets life in prison

National: 14 Oct 08
Christine Schürrer, the German woman found guilty of murdering two children in Arboga, has been sentenced to life in prison. READ »

Pupil threatens to 'shoot up' school

Society: 25 Sep 08
A Swedish high school was evacuated on Thursday after threats of a planned shooting were uncovered, said police. READ »

German woman 'can be jailed'

National: 25 Sep 08
Christine Schürrer, the German woman suspected of murdering two children in Arboga this March, has been deemed mentally sound by psychiatric experts. READ »

YouTube clip leads to arrest of Swedish teen

National: 25 Sep 08
A 16-year-old boy from Köping in central Sweden was detained on Wednesday after police were tipped off that the teen had uploaded a suspicious video clip on YouTube. READ »

Court dismisses Arboga retrial bid

National: 5 Sep 08
There will be no new trial of the Arboga murder case following the Svea Court of Appeal’s rejection of an appeal by the defendant, Christine Schürrer. READ »

Accused child murderer appeals retrial rejection

National: 1 Sep 08
Christine Schürrer has appealed last week’s district court decision to forgo a retrial in the Arboga murder case following accusations that lay judges were biased. READ »

'No new trial' in Arboga murder case

National: 29 Aug 08
A court in western Sweden has decided not to hold a new trial in the case of the murder of two toddlers in Arboga, despite claims that several lay judges were biased against the main suspect. READ »

Teen dies from knife wounds

National: 29 Aug 08
A 16-year-old boy died Friday morning from injuries sustained in a knife fight in Hallstahammar in central Sweden. READ »

German woman requests new trial

National: 28 Aug 08
Christine Schürrer, the German woman expected to be found guilty of murdering two toddlers in Arboga in March, is requesting a new trial because of statements in the media made by lay judges. READ »

Lay judge resigns from Arboga murder case

National: 27 Aug 08
A woman tasked with ruling on a high-profile double murder case has stepped down from her position after making comments described by the judge in the case as "completely lacking in judgment". READ »

Court: German woman 'guilty of murder'

National: 26 Aug 08
A Swedish court has ordered a German woman suspected of the brutal murder of two toddlers to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, an indication that the court finds her guilty as charged. READ »

German suspect 'should get life sentence'

National: 26 Aug 08
A German woman charged with the murder of the two children and the attempted murder of their mother in Arboga in central Sweden should be awarded a life sentence, a prosecutor argued as the case wound up on Monday. READ »

German murder suspect takes the stand

National: 5 Aug 08
The Arboga child murder trial continued on Tuesday as the accused, 32-year-old Christine Schürrer, took the stand for the first time. READ »

German suspect 'tried to kill herself'

National: 1 Aug 08
Torgny Hellgren (center), the boyfriend of Emma Jangestig, mother of the murdered toddlers, gave testimony on Friday at the trial of his ex-lover, 32-year-old German Christine Schürrer. He told the court that Schürrer had tried to kill herself on a visit to Sweden. READ »

'My kids were butchered like animals'

National: 1 Aug 08
As the murder trial of Christine Schürrer entered its third day on Friday, the father of the two toddlers she is accused of killing broke down in court as he told his story. READ »

Arboga murder trial underway

National: 30 Jul 08
The trial of the 32-year-German woman (above) suspected of murdering two children and attempting to kill their mother in Arboga is underway in Västmanland District Court. READ »

Indictment reveals gruesome details

National: 23 Jul 08
More details in the Arboga child killings have emerged as the 32-year-old German woman suspected of the double murders and attempted murder of their mother was charged on Wednesday. READ »

Orgy of violence at American car show

National: 6 Jul 08
The American car show in Västerås this weekend was blighted by violence and local police were kept busy. READ »

Elk safari Swedish style, with a green conscience

Travel: 4 Jul 08
Eco-tourism abounds in the wilds of Sweden, with elk safaris in particular attracting locals and foreigners alike, writes AFP's Francis Kohn. READ »

Wrong to defrock priest for affair with wedded parishioner

National: 9 Jun 08
Sweden’s Labour Court has ruled in favour of a priest who felt he was unlawfully fired for having an affair with a married woman in his congregation. READ »

Youth leader child rape scandal widens

National: 30 May 08
The child rape scandal surrounding a youth club leader in the central Swedish town of Västerås continues to grow. READ »

Arboga suspect may be mentally ill

National: 27 May 08
The German woman suspected of killing two toddlers in Arboga in March may suffer from a serious psychiatric disorder. READ »

Youth club leader in child rape scandal

National: 16 May 08
Police in Västerås in central Sweden have arrested a youth club leader in connection with the alleged rape of minors. READ »

German suspect's interrogation begins

National: 2 May 08
The 31-year old German woman suspected of murdering two toddlers and attempting to murder their mother in Arboga is being interrogated for the first time by Swedish police in Sweden. READ »

Arboga murders suspect identified by mother

National: 19 Apr 08
The German suspect in the Arboga child murders case has been identified by the 23-year-old mother of the murdered children. READ »

Health workers union steps up strike pressure

Business & Money: 16 Apr 08
The Swedish Association of Health Professionals (Vårdförbundet) approved an additional round of industrial action on Wednesday. READ »

Man gets nine years for rape of sisters

National: 8 Apr 08
A 45-year-old man from central Sweden has been jailed for nine years for the repeated assault and rape of two underage sisters. READ »

Police hunt for new Arboga weapon

National: 7 Apr 08
Police plan to dive in the waters of the Arboga River to search for a what may be a weapon used in the murder of two small children three weeks ago. READ »

Swedish nurses strike looms

Business & Money: 4 Apr 08
The Swedish Association of Health Professionals (Vårdförbundet) announced industrial action affecting 3,500 members employed by both municipalities and county councils. READ »

New evidence in Arboga murder case

National: 3 Apr 08
German police have secured evidence from the fingernails of the prime suspect in the Arboga murder case. READ »

Possible Arboga murder weapon found

National: 2 Apr 08
Police believe they have found the weapon which was used in the murder of two toddlers and the attempted murder of their mother in Arboga two weeks ago. READ »

State should evacuate Swedes from overseas disasters

National: 2 Apr 08
The Swedish state should be responsible for evacuating Swedes from major catastrophes which occur outside of the country like the 2004 tsunami, suggests a new report. READ »

Violent criminal escapes from detention centre

National: 30 Mar 08
A violent criminal escaped from Sundbo detention centre near Fagersta on Sunday morning. READ »

Man admits killing woman and child

National: 27 Mar 08
A man held by police has confessed to murdering a woman and child in the central Swedish town of Surahammar. READ »

Child murder suspect denies involvement

National: 21 Mar 08
The 31-year-old woman arrested in Germany on suspicion of the murder of two children in Arboga in central Sweden has denied any involvement. READ »

Child murder suspect arrested in Germany

National: 20 Mar 08
A 31-year-old woman from Stockholm suspected of the brutal murder of two small children in Arboga in central Sweden has been arrested in Germany. READ »

Father of murdered toddlers released

National: 19 Mar 08
The 28-year-old man held on suspicion of murdering his two children has been released. READ »

Father arrested for brutal child murders

National: 18 Mar 08
Two children, aged 1 and 3, have been stabbed to death at a house in Arboga in central Sweden. The children's 28-year-old father has been arrested on suspicion of murder. READ »

60-year-old man jailed for child porn

National: 28 Dec 07
A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for child porn offences. The man was found with thousands of pictures and films on his computer. READ »

Man gets 10 years for murder

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. READ »

Ex-minister under fire for big taxi bill

Politics: 24 Sep 07
Social Democrat ex-minister Sven-Erik Österberg had a free rail pass and a flat in Stockholm, but still took 160 km taxi rides from his home to the capital. He spent 77,000 kronor in nine months. READ »

Stabbed to death 'over scratched car'

National: 20 Jul 07
A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death in front of six people during a fight in Skiljebo, in Västerås, on Thursday evening. Police have issued a nationwide alert. READ »

Swedish house prices continue to rise

National: 16 Jul 07
The average Swedish house has increased in value by 9 percent in the last twelve months. In the last quarter alone the average increase across the country was 4 percent, according to Statistics Sweden. READ »

Injured man attacks ambulance driver

National: 30 Jun 07
A man who was being taken to hospital in Västerås on Friday night is suspected of attacking an ambulance officer. READ »

'High explosives' on motorway crash truck

National: 11 Jun 07
Police have cordoned off a motorway west of Stockholm after a truck carrying explosives crashed, landing on its side on an embankment. READ »

Pensioner jailed for abusing husband

National: 30 Jan 07
A 70-year-old woman has been sentenced to one year in prison for the systematic mistreatment of her 81-year-old husband. READ »

Ice warning on Sweden's roads

National: 2 Jan 07
Many drivers were caught by surprise by ice and freezing temperatures on Tuesday morning, with a number of accidents reported in southern Sweden. READ »

Southern Sweden braced for winter

National: 31 Oct 06
Northern parts of Sweden have been battling snow and ice for days, but now populous southern Sweden is expected to get its first taste of winter. And Dalarna and Värmland are bracing themselves for 'very extreme' weather. READ »

Woman faked Västerås rape story

National: 12 Oct 06
The alleged rape in central Västerås last Friday night never happened. The woman who made the claim has admitted that she faked the whole story to try to get compensation. READ »

"More than one man" behind Västerås sex attacks

National: 9 Oct 06
At least 15 young women have been subjected to sex attacks in Västerås since the beginning of September. Police have now quashed rumours that one man, dubbed 'the cycle man' is responsible. READ »

Necrophile church warden sent to secure hospital

Society: 6 Oct 06
The 43-year old church warden who had sex with the body of a dead woman in a church near Stockholm has been sent to a secure hospital. READ »

Necrophile felt lust as church burned

National: 4 Oct 06
A church warden who had sex with a woman's corpse says he experienced feelings of desire as he set fire to a church. READ »

Appeal court clears man of file sharing

National: 2 Oct 06
The first Swede to be convicted of illegal file sharing has been cleared by an appeal court in Stockholm. It is difficult to predict the consequences of this ruling, says the prosecutor. READ »

File sharing site reopens

Smörgåsbord: 3 Jun 06
File sharing site The Pirate Bay, which was closed down following Wednesday's raid by the Swedish police, opened again on Saturday morning under a different name: The Police Bay. READ »

"US government behind Pirate Bay raid"

National: 2 Jun 06
SEE ALSO: Raid on The Pirate Bay hits other sites
Reports that the US government was behind the action against the Sweden-based file sharing site have resulted in the Swedish government being reported to the country's Constitutional Committee. READ »

International hunt for court escapee

National: 13 May 06
The 52 year old man who escaped from Västerås district court on Friday with the help of two armed men was still at large early on Saturday afternoon. READ »

Swedes seized in international paedophile raid

Society: 10 May 06
Police in 13 EU countries and the US raided around 150 homes on Wednesday morning in a strike against an international online paedophile network. READ »

Tourist offices around Sweden

Travel: 3 May 06
A handy list of Sweden's tourist offices, along with their phone numbers, email addresses and web sites. READ »

Mad cow disease detected in Sweden

Science & Technology: 1 Mar 06
As if bird flu weren't enough to contend with, a cow in the Västmanland region of Sweden has tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. READ »

Fagersta murder suspect arrested

National: 18 Jan 06
A 22 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman who is thought to be his 21 year old girlfriend in Fagersta on Tuesday. He is said to have a history of violence. READ »

Prison guard "bribed with chocolate and cheese"

National: 12 Dec 05
A prison officer at a jail in Västmanland has been charged with corruption. He is accused of accepting a Kex chocolate bar and some feta cheese from a prisoner. READ »

Two Västerås fires 'probably arson'

Smörgåsbord: 16 Nov 05
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Sollentuna man fined for file sharing

National: 9 Nov 05
In an almost identical case to the one in Västerås a couple of weeks ago, a 27 year old man has been fined for making the film "The third wave" available on the internet. READ »

16,000 kronor fine for file sharing

National: 25 Oct 05
It's a hefty fine for the first person ever to be tried for illegal file sharing in Sweden - a 16,000 kronor slap on the wrist for the 28 year old who made the Swedish film Hip Hip Hora accessible online. He should have taken all his friends to the cinema instead. READ »

Eight arrested in Västmanland drugs swoop

Smörgåsbord: 19 Oct 05
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File sharing trial closes in confusion

National: 12 Oct 05
An unclear law, a withdrawn confession and a panel of middle-aged judges trying to get their heads around spoofing, hijacking, sniffers and monkeys-in-the-middle: Sweden's precedent-setting file sharing trial asks more questions than it answers. READ »

Young escapees caught

National: 15 Aug 05
Police hunt escaped double murderer - again
The three youngsters who escaped from the Sundbo young offenders' institution on Sunday - one of whom is an 18 year old who murdered two teenage girls last year "and just wants to be moved to an adult prison" - were caught on Monday afternoon. READ »

Police hunt escaped double murderer - again

Smörgåsbord: 15 Aug 05
After a failed escape attempt in June, an 18 year old double murderer does a bunk with two others from one of Sweden's most secure youth units. Police have lost track of them and the prison governor says that all the boy wants is to be moved to an adult prison. READ »

Acrylamide "does not increase the risk of cancer"

Science & Technology: 14 Jul 05
For a few weeks in 2002 everyone stopped eating potato crisps, after a Swedish study found that the acrylamide in them caused cancer. Now, another Swedish study finds no evidence to support that theory. (PS Crisps are still unhealthy.) READ »

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