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Court slashes sentence in 'honour killing' case

National: 7 May 13
A Swedish court has reduced a prison sentence for a 17-year-old boy found guilty of fatally stabbing his sister more than 100 times after she fled a forced marriage, in what the court referred to as an "honour killing". READ »

Teen girls find 'human foot' in Swedish forest

National: 15 Apr 13
Police were left scratching their heads after teenage girls playing in the woods in southern Sweden discovered what appeared to be a human foot, but which experts later revealed to be something much more unexpected. READ »

Skåne murder may be tied to Norway drug bust

National: 6 Apr 13
A Swedish man who went missing in January has been found dead amid growing suspicions he was the scapegoat for a botched drug deal in Norway. READ »

New trial in Landskrona honour killing case

National: 1 Apr 13
A teenager convicted for killing his older sister has demanded to be freed and a new trial starts Tuesday. READ »

Stolen Selma Lagerlöf statue found unscathed

Society: 3 Feb 13
A bronze statue of Swedish author and Nobel prize winner Selma Lagerlöf went missing in Landskrona in southern Sweden on Friday only to be found a few hours later in nearby bushes. READ »

Eight years for brother who fatally stabbed sister

National: 29 Jan 13
The 17-year-old boy from southern Sweden who stabbed his sister to death in April was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday for what the court referred to as an "honour killing". READ »

Swedish town stops plans to strip its ladies

Society: 17 Dec 12
A gleeful attempt to redesign the town shield to mark Landskrona's 600th anniversary has run into trouble over scantily clad renditions of Justice and Prudence, showing them boogeying in a state of undress. READ »

Brother on trial for stabbing sister to death

National: 26 Nov 12
The murder trial of a 17-year-old boy suspected of fatally stabbing his 19-year-old sister more than 100 times with two knives and a pair of scissors started in southern Sweden on Monday. READ »

Suicide bomber pic mars Green's integration site

Politics: 26 Nov 12
An online integration campaign by Sweden’s Green Party has been marred by "racists" who uploaded images of criminals with foreign backgrounds, including one picture of Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab. READ »

Car thieves foiled after victim spots ad

Society: 25 Nov 12
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of theft after their alleged victim spotted his car wheels for sale on an auction website. READ »

Brother charged in Skåne teen girl stabbing

National: 14 Nov 12
A 17-year-old boy in southern Sweden was charged on Wednesday with the murder of his 19-year-old sister, who died in April after being stabbed more than 100 times with two knives and a pair of scissors. READ »

Dogs save couple from burning country manor

Society: 23 Oct 12
A Swedish couple were saved by their dogs when a fire ravaged through a large country manor in southern Sweden on Sunday night, completely destroying parts of the building. READ »

Swedish pro golfer sells shares in himself

Lifestyle: 28 Aug 12
The Local catches up with 22-year-old Swedish golf pro Alexander Björk, Sweden’s first sportsman – and the world’s first golfer – to be listed on a stock exchange. READ »

Ex-boyfriend admits to shooting Malmö woman

National: 8 May 12
A 44-year-old man has confessed to police that he shot and killed the 39-year-old woman who was found dead in a car in central Malmö on Sunday night. READ »

Bumblebee researchers 'threatened' by bee fans

Science & Technology: 3 May 12
British researchers who have come to Sweden to take bumblebees back to England have been threatened by bee-enthusiasts, who believe that Sweden’s bee population risks extinction. READ »

Woman's fake breasts burst after knife attack

National: 30 Apr 12
A Swedish man who stabbed his girlfriend in the chest on Sunday night, causing her silicone implants to rupture and leak out, has been arrested by police. READ »

Second suspect arrested in teen stabbing case

National: 26 Apr 12
Another person has been arrested in the investigation of the killing in southern Sweden on Monday, where a 19-year-old woman was stabbed to death. READ »

Boy, 16, suspected of stabbing sister to death

National: 25 Apr 12
A 19-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in her apartment in southern Sweden on Monday night and police have since arrested her 16-year-old younger brother on suspicion of murder. READ »

Swedish schools deploy drug sniffing dogs

Education: 3 Mar 12
Sniffer dogs will be used to search schools in Landskrona municipality in southern Sweden after officials concluded that “attitudes toward narcotics have become more liberal”. READ »

Attackers carve 'whore' into woman's arm

National: 6 Feb 12
A 20-year-old woman had the word “whore” carved into her arm in connection with a knife attack in Landskrona in southern Sweden. READ »

Celtic scoops up Bangura from Stockholm's AIK

Sport: 31 Aug 11
AIK striker Mohamed Bangura is moving from Stockholm to Scottish club Celtic in a deal sparked by a recommendation from former Celtic and Swedish national side star Henrik Larsson. READ »

Council touts work at home smoking ban

Society: 26 Aug 11
Landskrona municipality in southern Sweden is mulling introducing a ban on staff smoking during working hours, even if they are working from home. READ »

Naked baby grad sign reported for child porn

Society: 14 Jun 11
A sign featuring a naked baby picture of a graduating student in southern Sweden so offended a bystander that it was reported to authorities for violating Sweden's laws prohibiting child pornography. READ »

'Jack Nicholson' surprises Swedish music festival fans

Society: 13 Jun 11
Fans attending the Summer Rock festival in southern Sweden cheered on Saturday by what they thought was a surprise appearance by legendary Hollywood actor Jack Nicholson. READ »

Three convicted for Malmö Art Museum theft

Society: 29 Dec 10
Three men were convicted on Wednesday of involvement in the theft of several works of art, including Edvard Munch's "Two Friends", from the Malmö Art Museum in September. READ »

Teacher quits after airing of racist remarks

Education: 15 Dec 10
A teacher in Landskrona in southern Sweden who made racist comments to students two years ago has resigned. READ »

Swedish teacher keeps job after racist remarks

Education: 10 Dec 10
A teacher in Landskrona in southern Sweden continues to work for the municipality despite previous racist remarks that were condemned by local political leaders on Friday. READ »

Man lay dead in his flat for more than a year

Society: 3 Dec 10
A family from Landskrona in southern Sweden had never seen anyone go into or out of the apartment across the hall until police entered on Wednesday and made a grisly discovery. READ »

Court hikes penalty for car park killing

National: 24 Nov 10
A Swedish appeals court has increased the penalty for the 24-year-old man convicted of manslaughter in death of a 78-year-old woman who was assaulted during a parking lot dispute in southern Sweden in March. READ »

Swede surprise over Turkish painting jackpot

Society: 22 Nov 10
A small-time collector from Småland in southern Sweden was left "shocked and happy" after he was told that a painting that he had thought was worth a few thousand kronor went for over 1.6 million ($235,000). READ »

Neo-Nazi site charged over reader comment

Society: 16 Nov 10
Charges have been filed against the publisher of a website affiliated with a Swedish neo-Nazi magazine for allowing a reader comment with racial slurs to remain on the site. READ »

Swedish man charged for running over, killing wife

National: 15 Nov 10
A man from Landskrona in southwestern Sweden has been charged for deliberately running his wife over with his car and killing her in September. READ »

Second suspect held in Malmö art theft

Society: 13 Oct 10
Another man is being held for his suspected involvement in the theft of three paintings from the Malmö Art Museum last week. Police believe the heist was an inside job. READ »

Man held over Malmö Art Museum theft

Society: 7 Oct 10
A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of art worth millions of kronor from the Malmö Art Museum which was only discovered when police unearthed a work by Edvard Munch during a raid on a flat in Landskrona. READ »

Live Blog: post-election developments

National: 22 Sep 10
Latest: The Liberal Party - and by extension the Alliance - has missed out one seat it needed to gain in Gothenburg to the Social Democrats - by just four votes. READ »

Sweden Democrats tip scales in 30 councils

Politics: 22 Sep 10
The Sweden Democrats hold the balance of power in 30 of Sweden's 290 municipal councils, the anti-racist magazine Expo revealed on Wednesday in a compilation of election results. READ »

Man charged over million kronor ATM withdrawal

National: 14 Sep 10
A man from Borås in western Sweden has been charged with fraud after taking advantage of a technical fault to withdraw 1.6 million kronor ($224,000) from a cash machine, despite having only a couple of thousand kronor in savings. READ »

Suspect: double murder was 'impulse thing'

National: 10 Sep 10
The 24-year-old man suspected of killing and dismembering a couple outside Båstad in western Sweden in 2007 described parts of the scuffle that led to the deaths as an "impulse thing" in a hearing on Friday. READ »

Vilks arsonists face appeals court trial

National: 6 Sep 10
Two brothers sentenced to prison for firebombing the home of Swedish artist Lars Vilks in mid-May will appear in court on Monday to appeal the ruling. READ »

Woman run over and killed by ex-husband

National: 3 Sep 10
A woman in her fifties died in Landskrona in southern Sweden on Friday morning after she was hit by a car driven by her ex-husband. READ »

Africans have 'child rape gene': Sweden Democrat

Politics: 3 Sep 10
A blog post by a local Sweden Democrat politician espousing the view that black Africans are genetically programmed to rape children has resulted in him leaving the party. READ »

Vilks arsonists plan to appeal prison sentences

National: 19 Jul 10
The two brothers who last week were sentenced for firebombing the home of artist Lars Vilks will appeal the sentence, the younger brother's lawyer announced on Monday. READ »

Brothers jailed for Vilks arson attack

National: 15 Jul 10
The two brothers accused of fire-bombing the home of Swedish Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks, have been imprisoned, with the older brother being served a three year sentence and the younger two years. READ »

Brothers indicted for Vilks arson attack

National: 1 Jul 10
Two brothers suspected of setting fire to the home of the Swedish Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks were charged with arson on Thursday. READ »

23-year-old convicted over car park killing

National: 28 May 10
A 23-year-old man has been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 22 months imprisonment in connection with the death of a 78-year-old woman who was assaulted during a parking lot dispute in southern Sweden in March. READ »

Landskrona car park killing trial begins

National: 17 May 10
The trial of a man accused of beating a 78-year-old woman to death in a car park in Landskrona in southern Sweden in March opens in Helsingborg District Court on Monday. READ »

Two men arrested over fire at Vilks' house

National: 16 May 10
Two men, aged 19 and 21, have been arrested in connection with an arson attack at the home in southern Sweden of artist Lars Vilks. READ »

Landskrona car park killing trial nears

National: 4 May 10
The 23-year-old man held in connection with the car park assault that led to the death of a 78-year-old woman will remain in custody, a closed Lund court has ruled indicating that the trial would take place in less than two weeks. READ »

Tempers flare at hearing over car park killing

National: 20 Apr 10
A courtroom in Lund played host to chaotic scenes on Tuesday morning as the district court ruled to keep a 23-year-old man in custody in connection with the car park assault that led to the death of a 78-year-old woman. READ »

Fire rages at Helsingborg printing works

National: 17 Apr 10
Plumes of smoke poured in over Helsingborg in southern Sweden on Saturday morning as flames engulfed a printing works in the northern part of the city. READ »

Landskrona suspect claims accidental death

National: 13 Apr 10
The 23-year-old man suspected of the fatal beating of a 78-year-old woman in a Landskrona car park in March has admitted being at the scene but has claimed that the woman's death was an accident. READ »

Wrong man exposed over car park killing

National: 8 Apr 10
A storm of comments and accusations circulating on the internet in the wake of revelations over the 23-year-old suspect in the Landskrona car park killing has afflicted a man in Denmark who has no connection to the case. READ »

Larsson cools talk of Celtic switch

Sport: 7 Apr 10
Henrik Larsson, the former Sweden and Celtic striker, has played down talk linking him to the vacant manager's position at the Glasgow club. READ »

Suspect remanded for Landskrona killing

National: 7 Apr 10
The 23-year-old man suspected of the fatal beating of a 78-year-old woman in a Landskrona car park last week has been remanded into custody on charges of aggravated involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault. READ »

Residents gather to protest car park killing

National: 6 Apr 10
More that 1,000 people assembled in the southern Swedish town of Landskrona on Monday in an anti-violence protest after a 78-year-old woman was killed in a car park assault last week. READ »

More charges brought in car park murder case

National: 5 Apr 10
A man has been charged with aiding and abetting the 23-year-old suspected of murdering a 78-year-old woman in the Landskrona car park murder case, while two anti-violence demonstrations will be held in the town on Monday. READ »

Car park murder suspect denies allegations

National: 4 Apr 10
The 23-year-old main suspect in the assault that led to the death of a 78-year-old woman in Landskrona in southern Sweden has denied the allegations. The man is facing charges of murder and aggravated assault. READ »

Suspect arrested over car park murder

National: 3 Apr 10
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the brutal parking lot assault that led to the death of a 78-year-old woman in Landskrona in southern Sweden. READ »

Local firms offer reward over car park killing

National: 1 Apr 10
A reward of 60,000 kronor ($8,500) has been offered by a group of Landskrona businesses in response to the brutal parking lot assault which led to the death of an elderly woman. READ »

Car park assault victim dies

National: 31 Mar 10
A 78-year-old woman has died as a result of injuries sustained when she was assaulted in a Landskrona parking lot on Monday. READ »

Elderly couple in hospital after parking lot assault

National: 30 Mar 10
A couple in their seventies are being cared for at a Lund hospital after they were attacked by a young man over a parking space in Landskrona in southern Sweden. READ »

Sweden Democrats could enter parliament: poll

National: 14 Feb 10
The nationalist Sweden Democrats have moved ahead of the threshold required for entering parliament, according to a national poll. READ »

Drivers urged to stay off icy Skåne roads

National: 20 Dec 09
A major snowstorm has hit Skåne in southern Sweden, blanketing roads and causing snow drifts. READ »

Henrik Larsson steps into club management

Sport: 14 Dec 09
Star Swedish footballer Henrik Larsson, who recently gave up his playing career, has been confirmed as new head trainer of Landskrona in Sweden’s second division. READ »

Swedish town restricts 'immigrant weddings'

Society: 16 Nov 09
A local politician from Landskrona in southern Sweden has decreed that only one “immigrant wedding” can be held at the town’s local community centre every month. READ »

Study to assess values of Swedish police cadets

National: 14 Sep 09
The attitudes and values of Swedish police cadets are to be assessed before and after they complete their training, following a number of noteworthy racist comments by police officers in recent months. READ »

Swedish police officer disciplined for 'negro' email

Society: 11 Aug 09
A police inspector in Landskrona in southern Sweden has been reported to the National Swedish Police Disciplinary Board for describing a suspect as a "negro in a green military jacket". READ »

Search for Langeland survivors resumed

National: 1 Aug 09
The Swedish coast guard may have located the Norwegian cargo ship that sank yesterday off the west coast of Sweden. Six men are believed to have drowned, although the search for survivors continues. READ »

Six men missing as ship sinks off Sweden

National: 31 Jul 09
Six men are missing at sea after a Norwegian cargo ship sank off the west coast of Sweden, maritime officials said on Friday. READ »

'Businessman' took millions from faulty cash machines

Society: 14 Jul 09
Charges have been filed against a 54-year-old man who managed to withdraw nearly 3 million kronor ($380,000) from various cash machines in Landskrona in southern Sweden. READ »

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. READ »

Man shot dead in Christmas 'showdown'

National: 24 Dec 08
Christmas shoppers in Landskrona in southern Sweden were left shocked on Tuesday when a 44-year-old man was shot dead by a masked gunman in the town's main shopping precinct. READ »

Prison for sex buyer blackmailers

National: 23 Dec 08
Three men have been imprisoned for the robbery and blackmail of men looking to buy sex from teenage girls over the internet. READ »

Student receives damages for headscarf slight

Society: 13 Dec 08
A student at a Landskrona secondary school in southern Sweden has been awarded damages for being told not to wear an Islamic headscarf. READ »

New demands for immigrant families

National: 27 Nov 08
Before bringing their families to Sweden, newly arrived immigrants must first demonstrate they have housing and disposable income, according to a new proposal. 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 »

Police car hit with parking fine during armed robbery

National: 10 Oct 08
A parking attendant in Landskrona in southern Sweden took advantage of an armed bank robbery in the town on Thursday to slap a ticket on a police car parked outside the building. READ »

Petrol pirates manipulate free fuel

Society: 18 Aug 08
Several unmanned Swedish petrol stations opened the floodgates for vehicle owners to tank up totally free of charge over the weekend. READ »

Experience the beauty and eccentricity of Ven

Travel: 18 Jul 08
An island nestled between Sweden and Denmark, Ven offers visitors a unique combination of natural beauty and historical oddities. Matt O'Leary explains what makes the island so special. 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 »

Swedish Elks travel to Oz

Lifestyle: 26 May 08
Most Swedes will be bemused to learn they have a national Australian Football team. Nic Townsend meets the Swedish Elks before they travel to Melbourne for the International Cup. READ »

Sweden opens the doors to its secret spaces

Travel: 22 May 08
On Saturday Swedes and tourists alike will have the chance to visit 27 of Sweden's hidden property treasures, as the National Property Board hosts an open day on a grand scale. READ »

New housing and work demands for immigrants

National: 7 Feb 08
The new directive would require immigrants to have a job and housing before sending for relatives. READ »

Bomb explodes in Landskrona attack

National: 2 Feb 08
A bomb exploded outside a house in Landskrona on Friday evening. Several shots were also fired. READ »

Kidnapped dog found far from home

Society: 24 Nov 07
An Irishman has been arrested in connection with the abduction of a dog called Enya. READ »

Moderates split over refugee issue

Politics: 12 Oct 07
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has received criticism from his Moderate Party colleagues in Skåne. The rift comes after Reinfeldt rejected a proposal to direct newly arrived refugees to areas in which they are likely to find work and accommodation. READ »

Man gunned down at Helsingborg taxi rank

National: 8 Sep 07
Two young men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 27-year-old man was gunned down in an execution-style killing on a street in Helsingborg on Friday evening. READ »

Gunmen shot at car in Skåne

National: 19 Aug 07
Police are investigating the shooting late on Saturday night of a car driving along a road in Skåne. READ »

Skåne flooding subsides

National: 7 Jul 07
In just one day there was as much rain as Skåne would expect in an entire month. But during the night the region finally began to dry out, offering a glimpse of relief to drivers and homeowners who have faced days of flooding. READ »

Politician banned for wearing 'underpants' to meeting

Politics: 7 May 07
A local politician was shut out of a council meeting in southern Sweden after he turned up in what were described by another councillor as 'tricot underpants'. READ »

Rappers cleared of incitement charge

Society: 16 Apr 07
Monday's trial of Landskrona rappers Emilush & Caustic was short and painless. The pair were cleared of a disorderly conduct charge after taunting police at a festival in the town last summer. READ »

The Holocaust: Sweden's complex legacy

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Jan 07
Bystander in the Second World War, yet refuge for victims of the Nazis. A leader in promoting tolerance, yet with a resurgent far-right. David Stavrou looks at the complex legacy of the Holocaust in Sweden. READ »

School backtracks on language ban

Society: 25 Jan 07
The Landskrona school that banned the use of languages other than Swedish on school premises has now toned down its demands. READ »

'Kidnapped' boy found in Skåne

National: 24 Jan 07
A teenager who called his parents to say he had been kidnapped has turned up unharmed in Skåne, police say. READ »

Rappers face charges for taunting police

Society: 24 Jan 07
Freedom of speech or disorderly conduct? Two Swedish rappers are in trouble with the authorities for saying bad things about the forces of law and order. READ »

'Swedish only' at Landskrona school

Society: 20 Jan 07
A school in the southern town of Landskrona is to be the first to introduce a ban on languages other than Swedish on school premises. READ »

28 suspended after school closure

Society: 19 Jan 07
When fireworks exploded at a school in Landskrona on Thursday the principal finally had enough and suspended 28 pupils. READ »

2006 roundup: the lighter side of Swedish life

National: 25 Dec 06
Sweden's election race dominated the news in 2006, but there were plenty of stories to make us smile. Here are a dozen of the most amusing - or most bizarre - incidents that hit the headlines this year. READ »

Ice causes accidents in southern Sweden

National: 18 Dec 06
Icy conditions caused a number of accidents in southern Sweden on Monday morning, following a sudden turn in the December weather, which had been mild until now. READ »

Swedish schoolgirls strike over boys' taunts

Society: 15 Dec 06
Girls at a school in Landskrona have gone on strike in an attempt to escape disruptive boys in their class. The girls started the protest on Wednesday after boys spat on them and put sticky tape in their hair. READ »

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