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Hospital cancels ops due to flu patient spike
Science & Technology: 6 Feb 13
A surge of patients suffering from infectious diseases has forced Karolinska University Hospital near Stockholm to postpone planned operations due to a lack of available nurses and beds.
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Students questioned over Stockholm school blast
National: 30 Jan 13
Police have called several students in for questioning after an apparently home-made explosive device blew up in the hand of a teacher at a Stockholm school, also injuring at least eleven students and two more adults on Wednesday.
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Explosion rocks school in suburban Stockholm
Education: 30 Jan 13
An explosion at a school in suburban Stockholm on Wednesday has left at least nine students and two teachers injured, according to police.
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Eight-year wait for a home in Stockholm
Business & Money: 14 Jan 13
Would-be Stockholm residents now have longer to wait for an available apartment than ever before, with new statistics showing an average waiting time on the region's housing queue of eight years.
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Two arrested after bank robbery shoot-out
Business & Money: 10 Jan 13
Two men have been arrested after opening fire on police with automatic weapons in a north Stockholm bank robbery on Wednesday, while police in southern Stockholm were kept busy with another raid on an armoured car.
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Four arrested over jewellery store robbery
National: 5 Jan 13
Police shot one man and arrested four on Friday after an armed robbery on a jewellery store in a Södertälje shopping mall one hour south of Stockholm.
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Football team sacked after homophobic threats
Sport: 6 Dec 12
A Swedish football club has fired all the players on its top team following complaints that players hurled homophobic remarks at members of an opposing team.
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Family hurt after crash with hijacked taxi
National: 14 Oct 12
A family of four were taken to hospital on Saturday evening after a 26-year-old man crashed into their car while driving into oncoming traffic in a hijacked taxi.
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Social Democrat MP dies after battling illness
Politics: 15 Aug 12
Carina Moberg, former group leader for the Social Democrats in the Swedish Riksdag died on Tuesday after battling a lingering illness for a number of years.
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Police detain hooligans after Stockholm clash
National: 3 Aug 12
Several clashes between supporters of Stockholm football team AIK and Polish team Lech Poznan were reported on Thursday evening in the capital after the Swedish side beat the Poles 3-0.
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Swedish study offers Alzheimer's vaccine hope
Science & Technology: 6 Jun 12
Swedish researchers are hopeful that a new study published on Wednesday could represent a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.
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Mother convicted of drowning young sons
National: 19 Mar 12
The 31-year-old mother who pushed her two young sons into a lake in central Sweden and watched them drown was convicted of murder on Monday and sentenced to closed psychiatric care and deportation.
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20 injured in Stockholm Globe stage collapse
National: 3 Mar 12
Some 20 people were taken to hospital after a section of stage gave way during a concert at the Globe Arena in Stockholm on Friday evening, with five people sustaining serious injuries.
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Swedish firms rush to cash in on 'Estelle'
Business & Money: 2 Mar 12
Companies around Sweden have taken the opportunity to make a quick buck by using Princess Estelle’s name in their trademark applications.
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'We were all supposed to die': mother
National: 18 Jan 12
The trial against the 31-year-old mother charged with murdering her two sons by pushing them in the water and watching them drown opened in Sweden on Wednesday.
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Swedish juniors claim hockey gold
Sport: 6 Jan 12
After a 31-year wait and a gut wrenching game, the Swedish Junior National Hockey team are finally world champions, beating Russia 1-0.
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Court acquits man over secret beach pics
Society: 5 Dec 11
A man caught taking pictures of bikini-clad women and children at a beach near Stockholm has been acquitted, as the court ruled the victims were unaware of the pictures being taken until after the secret-snapper was exposed.
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Female guard beaten in new prison attack
National: 23 Nov 11
A 65-year-old female guard was badly beaten by a prisoner at a south Stockholm detention centre on Wednesday morning.
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Sweden ups cash offer to attract egg donors
Science & Technology: 25 Oct 11
Several Swedish county councils are planning to pay three times as much as the current rate in order to entice more women to become egg donors, hoping to meet increasing demand.
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Major disruption hits Stockholm trains
National: 3 Oct 11
Commuter trains in the south of Stockholm were hit by widespread disruption on Monday morning after weekend work on the Stockholm City Line tunnel project was not completed in time.
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Swedes drop sticks for Quidditch cup
Lifestyle: 9 Aug 11
In the wake of the cinema release of the final instalment of the Harry Potter films, Hogwarts devotees are gearing up to clash their imaginary broomsticks at the Swedish National Quidditch Cup which begins on Friday.
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First synthetic windpipe transplanted in Sweden
Science & Technology: 8 Jul 11
An international team of surgeons have successfully carried out the world's first transplant of a synthetic windpipe, the Stockholm hospital where the groundbreaking operation took place announced on Thursday.
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Swedish police backtrack on 'ethnic' profiling
National: 29 Jun 11
Police in Stockholm have been forced to apologize after singling out three nationalities in a letter to a local neighbourhood watch group warning them against organised crime.
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Swedish roller girls cruising for a bruising
Lifestyle: 20 May 11
Featuring the likes of Misty Muffdiver and Vix Viking, roller derby is in the midst of a renaissance in Sweden, where camaraderie and image are just as important as inflicting maximum pain on your opponent, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers.
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Swedish midwife re-used needle from HIV patient
Science & Technology: 17 Feb 11
A midwife at a Stockholm-area hospital used the same needle to treat a new mother as she had for another HIV positive patient.
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Icy conditions overwhelm Swedish hospitals
Society: 12 Feb 11
The recent slippery conditions across Sweden have resulted in record overcrowding in the country's emergency rooms.
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Swede charged for sex crimes against 13 girls
Society: 7 Feb 11
A 34-year-old man was charged on Monday for aggravated sexual crimes against 13 young girls between the ages of eight and 11.
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Polish man found dead south of Stockholm
National: 9 Jan 11
Police are investigating a suspected murder after a man was found dead near a road in the Stockholm suburb of Huddinge on Sunday morning.
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Bank robber shot by Swedish police
National: 15 Sep 10
A 19-year-old man suspected of robbing a branch of Swedbank south of Stockholm on Wednesday and taking a woman hostage, was shot and wounded by police after suspicions emerged that he was carrying explosives.
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Antidepressants prevent suicide: Swedish study
Science & Technology: 15 Sep 10
Swedish researchers have concluded that antidepressant medication helps to save sufferers from depression from suicide, according to a new report.
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Chaos reigns in central Sweden after heavy rain
National: 30 Jul 10
Central Sweden was hammered by heavy rainfall on Thursday, with emergency calls overwhelming rescue services on flooded roads and properties. Several traffic accidents occurred, but no injuries were reported.
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Woman befriends stray iguana near Stockholm
National: 25 Jul 10
A woman was gripped by panic on Saturday after heading home to her apartment with a sleepy 1.5-metre long iguana she had found while out walking in southern Stockholm earlier in the day.
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Hospital morgue wrestles with rotting corpses
Society: 26 Jan 10
Corpses at the morgue of the Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, south of Stockholm, have started to rot due to a breakdown in procedures related to renovation of the facility.
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Snow wreaks havoc on Sweden's roadways
Science & Technology: 17 Dec 09
Heavy snowfall and high winds continued to disrupt traffic in many parts of Sweden into Thursday afternoon.
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Gender-reassigned face health hurdles: study
Science & Technology: 12 Dec 09
This year 60 people have applied to change their sex in Sweden. Most gender-reassigned people achieve a better life through their surgery, but a new study shows that the risk of attempted suicide and psychological problems remains high.
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Politician caught in teen sex scandal to step down
National: 10 Nov 09
A high-ranking Stockholm-area politician has been fined for attempting to purchase sex from an underage girl involved in a high-profile teen sex ring.
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Stockholmers 'fund the rest of Sweden': report
Politics: 21 Oct 09
Stockholm-area taxpayers help fund the rest of Sweden to the tune of 14 billion kronor ($2 billion) a year to put the country’s municipalities on an equal financial footing.
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Teacher who paid for sex with minor 'can't be fired'
National: 15 Oct 09
Being found guilty of paying for group sex with a minor is not sufficient grounds for education officials in Stockholm to fire a teacher who has refused to quit following his conviction.
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Unborn child 'nearly killed' due to doc's error
Society: 14 Sep 09
A 24-year old mother-to-be from Stockholm nearly aborted her own child after a doctor wrongly diagnosed her as having had a delayed miscarriage.
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Teen murder suspect rushed to hospital
National: 20 Aug 09
The 16-year-old boy on trial for the murder of 15-year-old Theres Johansson Rojo in the Stockholm suburb of Stureby in June was rushed to hospital on Thursday after suffering a panic attack.
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Badly burned 1-year-old denied ambulance
National: 9 Aug 09
Swedish emergency services are to launch an internal investigation after a one-year-old boy who received second degree burns was denied an ambulance.
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Karolinska slammed over newborn deaths
Science & Technology: 29 Jul 09
Sweden’s prestigious Karolinska University hospital has been criticized by health authorities after three newborns died from infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria.
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Test sites named for Swedish language-learning bonus
Society: 11 Jun 09
Thirteen Swedish municipalities have been chosen to participate in the first phase of a plan to reward newly arrived immigrants who perform well in state-funded language classes.
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Two men stabbed in Stockholm
National: 15 Mar 09
Two men were stabbed in Stockholm on Saturday night. A man was found stabbed in a cellar in Skärholmen and another man was stabbed in the back in a fight on Hötorget in the centre of the city.
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Surprise World Cup win for Swedish alpine skier
Sport: 26 Jan 09
Sweden's Jessica Lindell-Vikarby raced to a surprise alpine skiing victory on Monday, taking first place in the women’s World Cup Super-G in Cortina, Italy.
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Six injured in motorway collision
National: 29 Dec 08
Three people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash involving four cars on the E4 motorway just south of Stockholm.
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Charges following detainee's 'high-pressure' bath
National: 14 Nov 08
The commander on duty of a Swedish detention centre has been charged after a 29-year-old inmate was forcefully stripped, handcuffed, and doused with a fire hose.
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Free fake penises raise functionality flap
Society: 6 Nov 08
A decision to allow transsexual men in Sweden to get prosthetic penises free of charge from local health authorities has drawn criticism because the prostheses on offer don’t get erect.
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Identity fraud targets foreign students in Stockholm
National: 27 Oct 08
A Stockholm-area gang numbering around 30 people is suspected of having made off with over one million kronor ($125,000) by stealing people’s identities, with foreign students being the preferred target.
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Lifestyle: 1 Oct 08
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Happy Meal toys may cause hearing damage
Society: 12 Sep 08
Toys included in McDonald’s Happy Meals sold in Sweden emit sounds loud enough to cause permanent hearing damage and tinnitus in children.
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'If you have sick children, move out of Stockholm'
Society: 13 Jul 08
Child healthcare in Stockholm has declined to the levels of the 1950s, according to a leading paediatrician, who advises families with sick children to move out of the Swedish capital.
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Double murder suspect under investigation for rape
National: 17 Jun 08
Double murder suspect Anders Eklund has been reported to the police for a rape he is alleged to have committed eight years ago.
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Patients feel effects of nurses strike
National: 21 Apr 08
Health services in several parts of Sweden began redirecting ambulance traffic so that emergency rooms participating in the healthcare workers strike can close as planned at noon on Monday.
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Help line for sex offenders proposed
National: 20 Apr 08
The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) wants a national helpline for would-be sex offenders.
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The clipper conspiracy
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Apr 08
This must be some kind of conspiracy: David Bartal wonders who is behind the mysterious disappearance from stores of standard, good quality nail clippers.
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Christmas Eve stabbings in Stockholm
National: 25 Dec 07
A brawl involving several young people resulted with three men in the hospital and several questions as to what caused the violence.
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Security service: 'No plot to kill Prime Minister's wife'
Politics: 15 Nov 07
The Swedish Security Service has denied newspaper reports of an alleged plot to murder the Prime Minister's wife, Filippa Reinfeldt.
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Sick drivers blamed for accidents
Society: 28 Sep 07
Some 80,000 people each year are told by doctors that illness makes them unsuitable to drive. Despite this, many of them continue to drive, not fully aware of their illness.
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Woman's body found in park
National: 25 Jul 07
A woman's body has been found in a park in Huddinge, a suburb of Stockholm. Police believe she was murdered.
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Hospital left without power for an hour
Society: 7 Apr 07
One of Sweden's largest hospitals was struck by a power cut at lunchtime on Saturday that left it almost entirely without electricty. Staff were forced to ventilate intensive care patients by hand.
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Stockholm nightclub fined for ethnic discrimination
National: 2 Mar 07
Kickis Bar and Café in Stockholm city centre has been ordered to pay a total of 240,000 kronor in compensation after six men were refused entry on ethnic grounds.
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'Adult diabetes' hits obese Swedish children
Science & Technology: 24 Feb 07
For the first time, young children suffering from a form of diabetes usually associated with elderly people or obesity have been discovered in Sweden.
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Prisoner left out in freezing yard
National: 15 Feb 07
A man being held at a remand centre near Stockholm was left out all night in an exercise yard, as temperatures fell to minus 8 degrees centigrade. The error was discovered on Thursday morning.
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No time limit on life sentence
National: 6 Feb 07
A man jailed for a 1993 murder has failed in a bid to place a time limit of 21 years on his life sentence.
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Teen convicted of Fittja killing
National: 31 Jan 07
A 16-year-old boy has been convicted of manslaughter for attacking and killing a man in a Stockholm suburb last autumn. The victim was subjected to a brutal attack in a schoolyard.
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71-year-old handed ten year sentence for murder
National: 5 Jan 07
A 71-year-old pensioner from the Stockholm suburb of Fittja has been sentenced to ten years in prison for murdering his 65-year-old friend.
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Wrong body cremated - again
National: 21 Nov 06
For the third time this year, two dead bodies have been mixed up at Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, resulting in the wrong one being cremated.
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Many Swedish women drink while pregnant
Science & Technology: 9 Nov 06
Twelve percent of Swedish women drink alcohol for the duration of their pregnancies, according to new research being presented today. Some drink enough to damage their babies.
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Commuters stranded after cable fall
National: 21 Sep 06
Passengers on three Stockholm commuter trains were stranded on Thursday after an electric cable fell down onto the tracks near Flemingsberg. Up to 3,000 people were stranded.
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Shock rise in electric treatment
Science & Technology: 21 Aug 06
The use of electric shocks in psychiatric treatment has more than doubled in the last five years in Sweden.
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More Swedes having sex changes
Society: 29 Jul 06
The number of sex change operations in Sweden has tripled in the past 13 years. Last year, 48 Swedes applied to change sex after going through therapy.
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Sweden?s snoop laws are worthy of Soviet Union
Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jul 06
New laws proposed by Sweden’s government would require internet service providers to snoop on all of us, says the Pirate Party’s Björn Lindh.
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Gunman robs mail truck
National: 25 Jul 06
A mail truck was robbed on Monday in Dalarö, near Stockholm. A robber forced the mailman to drive round for an hour, before locking him in the back.
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No free tick shots despite increased risk
Science & Technology: 6 Jul 06
Cases of tick-borne diseases are on the up, but there are no plans to offer free jabs against encephalitis, the government says. At 900 kronor a shot, it would be too expensive.
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Bus driver dies in Stockholm crash
Smörgåsbord: 26 May 06
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Prosecutor orders searches at Karolinska
National: 23 May 06
Two research institutions at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute have been searched on the orders of the prosecutor general's anti corruption division.
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Swedes sunbathe - despite the risks
Science & Technology: 9 May 06
Incidence of Malignant Melanoma is growing faster in Sweden and Norway than anywhere else in the world. Yet some Swedes are still not being careful in the sun.
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Secure psychiatric care "lacks proper control"
National: 8 May 06
Procedures for checking people who have been sentenced to secure psychiatric care are flawed, according to a study carried out by the Swedish Board of Health and Welfare.
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Escaped paedophile caught by police
Society: 3 May 06
A convicted child sex offender who escaped from secure hospital last week has been arrested. The 27-year old was spotted by an off-duty policeman.
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Paedophile still on the run
National: 3 May 06
A 27 year old convicted sex offender who escaped from the secure psychiatric unit in Huddinge last Thursday told police he would return to the institution on Tuesday. He didn't.
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Hospital asks Jesus to change name
National: 23 Mar 06
An nurse called Jesus has been asked to use his middle name by a Stockholm hospital, after bosses worried that his first name might cause alarm among patients.
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Top Liberal admits drunk driving
Politics: 19 Feb 06
Liberal Party member of parliament Karin Pilsäter is to leave all her political duties until further notice after driving her car while over the alcohol limit. Pilsäter was caught by a police unit on Saturday.
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Police hunt security vehicle axe attacker
National: 13 Feb 06
A security vehicle was robbed on Monday morning in Hallunda, south west of Stockholm, apparently by one man with an axe. The attack comes on the same day as the verdict in the trial of the previous Hallunda security vehicle robbers.
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"Securitas robbers" go on trial
National: 13 Jan 06
Five men accused of mounting a spectacular assault on a Securitas van have gone on trial in Stockholm. The men made away with 14.8 million kronor from the vehicles last August.
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Police officers not guilty of petrol station assault
National: 16 Dec 05
Two police officers jailed for three months for assaulting a pensioner at a petrol station have had their sentences reduced to a fine for breach of service.
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Man released by knife attack police
National: 6 Nov 05
SEE ALSO: MAN HELD FOR ALBY KNIFE MURDER
Police investigating the murder of a man in a Stockholm suburb on Saturday have released a man they had held earlier. He is no longer suspected of any crime, but there are currently no other suspects.
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Man held for Alby knife murder
Smörgåsbord: 5 Nov 05
One man is being held by police after attacking six others with a knife in Alby, south of Stockholm, in the early hours of Saturday morning. One of the men has died and another is seriously injured.
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Late birth increases risk of slow development
Science & Technology: 30 Aug 05
Children who are born late run a greater risk of being damaged neurologically than children who are born after a normal pregnancy, according to a new Swedish study.
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Police officers jailed for brutality caught on film
National: 30 May 05
Two Swedish police officers are found guilty of assaulting a pensioner in a petrol station outside Stockholm last summer. They denied the charges, but a video of the whole incident didn't exactly help their case.
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Nuder accused of SSU membership fraud
Politics: 20 Apr 05
Now it's Pär Nuder's turn in the firing line, as a paper reveals that the finance minister cooked the books to boost public subsidies to the young Social Democrats in the 1980s. Nuder, reported to be Göran Persson's favoured successor, boosted his career by inflating member figures, it is alleged.
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Employment service and union take Rosa to the cleaners
Society: 14 Oct 04
A Chilean-born cleaner is denied unemployment insurance because she can't speak Swedish. 'Discrimination!' cry the experts. Maybe, but it's probably not worth an immigrant appealing, according to the head of the union-run insurance fund.
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"Suicidal" Mijailovic gives up Swedish passport
National: 21 Sep 04
Anna Lindh's murderer is no longer a Swedish citizen, it emerges after he is taken to hospital suffering from psychiatric problems. And now a move to Serbia could be on the cards, just as another notorious killer considers coming to Sweden.
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Circus accused of breaking animal welfare rules
Smörgåsbord: 28 Aug 04
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Lindh killer escapes jail
National: 9 Jul 04
Mijail Mijailovic is judged by the appeal court to be "seriously disturbed" and will be held in a secure psychiatric hospital instead of prison.
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