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Swedes warned over new breed of dog smugglers
Analysis & Opinion: 13 Dec 12
Swedes hoping a new dog will make the perfect Christmas present have been warned they may end up feeding to a recent rise in dog smuggling, with pugs having replaced chihuahuas as the canine of choice in the illegal puppy trade.
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'Nerdy' Swede wins faux- Nobel for green-hair find
Science & Technology: 21 Sep 12
A Swedish researcher has won the Ig Nobel prize for improbable research after he solved the mystery of why people’s hair was inexplicably turning green in southern Sweden last year.
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Mowing Swede finds live bombshell in garden
National: 7 Aug 12
A man in southern Sweden, busy mowing the lawn, was shocked to see what appeared to be an explosive shell sticking out of the ground of his private garden.
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Swedish police raid wrong Malmö flat
National: 30 Jun 12
Police searching for a suspected criminal in Malmö in southern Sweden on Friday mixed up the address and raided the wrong apartment, leaving the roughed up residents with a seriously damaged front door.
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Rex the dog finds his way home after three years
Society: 12 May 12
A dog has found its way back home to its owners in southern Sweden after it was stolen as a puppy three years ago.
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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.
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Swedish passenger ferry rams ship in German port
National: 4 May 12
A Swedish passenger ferry slammed into another ship as it was pulling into the north German port of Travemünde on Thursday evening.
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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.
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Allsvenskan football 2012: a season preview
Lifestyle: 28 Mar 12
This Saturday the Allsvenskan, Sweden’s premier football league, starts a new season. Contributor Nic Townsend takes a look at each team and their prospects for 2012.
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Swedish MP charged with drugs offences
Politics: 21 Mar 12
Independent Swedish MP William Petzäll, who left the Sweden Democrats amidst a battle with substance abuse, has been charged with drugs crimes.
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Vibrating package baffles Swedish postal workers
Society: 9 Mar 12
Another thrilling week in Swedish media, but did you hear the one about the Swedish chef, the biting thief, and the vibrating package that closed down a post office? If not, The Local's News in Brief has all the answers.
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Sweden Democrats sue parliament
Politics: 30 Nov 11
The Sweden Democrats have sued the Riksdag in the administrative court after they lost their financial support for former member William Petzäll, who left the party in the autumn.
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Ex-Sweden Democrat MP involuntarily committed
Politics: 24 Oct 11
Independent Swedish MP William Petzäll, who left the Sweden Democrats amidst a battle with substance abuse, has been involuntarily committed to treatment after a recent hospitalization.
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From Sweden to Germany in search of cheap booze
Lifestyle: 14 Oct 11
Tired of Sweden's high alcohol taxes and the state run liquor monopoly? Come along with contributor Patrick Reilly as he details a recent journey to Germany in search of cheap beer.
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Petzäll backed by Sweden Democrat rebels
Politics: 28 Sep 11
A network of former Sweden Democrats has offered support to 23-year-old William Petzäll after his decision to leave the party and remain in the Riksdag as an independent, encouraging him to stand strong against the party hierarchy.
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Sweden Democrats lose Riksdag seat
Politics: 26 Sep 11
The Sweden Democrats have a lost a Riksdag seat following a decision by William Petzäll to leave the party and sit as an independent as a result of his alcohol and prescription drug abuse.
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Father in custody after wedding stabbing
National: 20 Jul 11
A 52-year-old man, suspected of stabbing his son at his daughter’s wedding last weekend, was remanded into custody on Wednesday by Lund district court in southern Sweden.
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A preview of the 2011 Allsvenskan football season
Lifestyle: 1 Apr 11
April is here, which brings the start of the Swedish professional football season. With play set to kick off on Saturday, contributor Nic Townsend takes a look at which teams are expected to vie for the Allsvenskan title.
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Swedish tents save lives at stricken nuclear plant
Business & Money: 21 Mar 11
Swedish-made protective suits and inflatable shelters are being used in the rescue operation at the Japanese nuclear plant Fukushima and surrounding areas to restrict contamination.
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Swedish museum head in prison for bribes
Society: 26 Feb 11
A former museum head from Skövde in central Sweden has been sent to prison for accepting bribes.
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Ferry traffic hit by stormy Swedish weather
Science & Technology: 7 Feb 11
Another onslaught of stormy weather has prompted warnings for southern Sweden and disrupted Baltic ferry service.
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'Timeout' for Sweden Democrat MP following drunken outburst
Politics: 7 Feb 11
Sweden Democrat MP William Petzäll is taking a timeout from his political duties after police found him early Sunday morning stumbling drunk in the stairwell outside an apartment he shared with his ex-girlfriend.
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Tenant union names Sweden's worst landlords
Society: 25 Jan 11
The Swedish Union of Tenants has come up with a "blacklist" of Sweden's worst landlords in its member magazine after asking its lawyers for nominations from each of the country's regions.
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Swedish woman in coma after botched breast op
Society: 17 Nov 10
A Swedish woman who underwent breast enlargement surgery in Poland after booking with a medical tourism company remains in a coma three months after the operation.
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Allsvenskan 2010: the season in review
Lifestyle: 8 Nov 10
As Malmö continues to celebrate its Swedish championship gold medal, contributor Nic Townsend looks back at a season that ended quite differently than many observers of Swedens’ expected premier football league expected.
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Lithuanian rugby players angry after Sweden theft
Sport: 8 Nov 10
Lithuania's rugby federation plans to report an incident of changing room burglary during a match against Sweden to the International Rugby Board, claiming that their hosts had brushed the matter aside.
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Sweden Democrat calls for opponents to be 'shot'
Politics: 22 Sep 10
A local government candidate for the Sweden Democrats has called for the execution of the party's opponents by firing squad, "then put them in a bag, stick a stamp on them and send them back to where they come from".
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Summer drought threatens harvest
Science & Technology: 13 Jul 10
After the harsh winter and hot July, forecasts for this season's harvest in Sweden make difficult reading for the country's farmers.
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Debt and Korea cause Stockholm market fall
Business & Money: 25 May 10
Increasing concern about the European debt crisis and renewed tensions between North and South Korea caused share prices in Stockholm to fall sharply on Tuesday.
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Swedish skies clear of volcanic ash
National: 24 Apr 10
Aviation authorities have declared Swedish airspace almost entirely clear of volcanic ash, with final restrictions in the far south expected to be lifted on Saturday afternoon.
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Supporter cleared over hooligan battle
Sport: 9 Apr 10
A 36-year-old Hammarby supporter has successfully appealed a conviction for assault following an arranged fight between around 100 rival football fans in a small town in southern Sweden.
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Champs held as football season gets underway
Sport: 15 Mar 10
Swedish champions AIK got off to a slow start with a home draw against top-flight newcomers Mjällby. The 2009 runners-up IFK Gothenburg meanwhile opened the season with a flurry of goals, dispatching Kalmar 0-3.
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Swedish police officers injured in laser attack
National: 13 Dec 09
Two Swedish police officers received eye injuries after being shot by a green laser in Trelleborg in southern Sweden late Saturday night.
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Swedish ferries equipped with 'sinking' life rings
National: 10 Nov 09
Many of the life buoys on Swedish passenger ferries have a defect that causes them to sink when they hit the water.
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The Year of the Rodent: Allsvenskan 2009
Lifestyle: 3 Nov 09
As the Swedish championship gold medal makes its way to Solna, Nic Townsend looks back at another eventful season in Sweden’s premier football competition.
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Hammarby relegated as AIK and IFK vie for title
Sport: 29 Oct 09
Stockholm club Hammarby, Swedish champions as recently as 2001, were relegated from the top flight on Wednesday night following a 2-4 defeat at Trelleborg.
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Prison closures needed to keep authority afloat
National: 25 Oct 09
An overhaul of Swedish prisons will see 14 institutions affected by closures and cutbacks as the appointed authority is forced to juggle figures in line with its budget for 2010.
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Man held over bomb threats in Skåne
National: 25 Oct 09
A 34-year-old man is being held by police on suspicion of making bomb threats against a number of addresses in Skäne, southern Sweden, among them the homes of police personnel and a prosecutor.
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Swedish town mulls low pay for bad teachers
Education: 10 Sep 09
A municipality in southern Sweden has moved one step closer to implementing a proposal which would tie teachers’ pay to students’ performance on national standardized tests.
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Bengtsson completes Hertha Berlin move
Sport: 7 Aug 09
Swedish defender Rasmus Bengtsson has ended speculation that he might be on his way to Lazio in Rome by instead completing a move to Berlin.
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Sweden Democrats close in on back-door Riksdag entry: poll
Politics: 17 Jul 09
The far-right Sweden Democrats need just 8,000 more votes to gain a spot in the Riksdag, according to a new poll.
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Stockholm suburb ranked best place to live in Sweden
Society: 12 Jun 09
For the second year in a row, the municipality of Danderyd outside of Stockholm has been voted the best place in Sweden to live, according to a magazine’s annual ranking.
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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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Swedish football: A beginner’s guide to the Allsvenskan
Lifestyle: 2 Apr 09
With the Swedish football season kicking of this weekend, Nic Townsend separates the title hopefuls from the relegation woefuls in a team by team analysis of the Allsvenskan.
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'Priest' hides amphetamines under cassock
National: 21 Mar 09
A Polish man wearing a priest's cassock tried to smuggle 600 grammes of amphetamines through Trelleborg harbour in southern Sweden on Friday.
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Skåne police shooting 'a scandal'
National: 26 Jan 09
A neighbour has expressed outrage after police shot and killed a deranged man in a cabin in Trelleborg in southern Sweden early Monday morning.
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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.
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Diarrhea 'no excuse' for speeding
National: 30 Oct 08
A woman from southern Sweden has lost her bid to have a speeding fine overturned on the grounds that she was suffering from diarrhea at the time of the offence.
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'More beer please': Swedish towns struggle to find catchy mottos
Society: 18 Sep 08
Several Swedish towns have discovered that spending a lot of money on a snazzy town slogan may not always bring about the intended result.
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Leadership change at Volvo Cars
Business & Money: 2 Sep 08
The head of Volvo Cars, Fredrik Arp, is being replaced by Stephen Odell, the current head of marketing Ford Europe.
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Fan files consumer complaint against football club
Sport: 2 Sep 08
An extended winless streak by one of Sweden’s biggest football clubs has caused a disgruntled fan to report AIK to the Swedish Consumer Agency (KO) for misleading marketing practices.
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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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'Wrong names' stop Western Union transfers
National: 12 Apr 08
Western Union has stopped the private money transfers of men with common Arab names.
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Drugged up driving instructor takes the high road
National: 28 Mar 08
A driving school instructor has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs while giving a driving lesson in southern Sweden.
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Stockholm bourse falls on US consumer stats
Business & Money: 16 Feb 08
The Stockholm stock exchange closed down 1.1 percent on Friday on reports of weaker consumer demand in the USA.
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85-year-old on trial for distributing illegal porn
National: 12 Feb 08
The films contained pornographic content that Swedish film censors considered too violent.
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Ferry passengers stranded for twenty hours
National: 3 Jan 08
Two ferries were stranded off the southern Swedish coast on Thursday, with one unable to dock since Wednesday after it knocked a fender into the water.
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Two die in apartment fires
National: 23 Dec 07
Fires in apartments in Gävle and Trelleborg claimed the lives of a man and woman on Saturday evening.
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Sports Digest: Gothenburg Angels answer fans' prayers
Sport: 29 Oct 07
Football: IFK Göteborg edge out Djurgården and Kalmar to secure title. Golf: Chopra and Jacobson head the field in Florida. Skiing: Swedes sprint to podium in Düsseldorf.
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IFK Göteborg win Allsvenskan
Sport: 28 Oct 07
IFK Göteborg have won the Swedish football Allsvenskan championship following a 2-0 victory over Trelleborg.
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Market down slightly after turbulent day
Business & Money: 26 Oct 07
The Stockholm Stock Exchange closed down slightly on the week after a turbulent day of trading on Friday. TeliaSonera pleased investors with third quarter profits beating expectations, but engineering company Sandvik proved a disappointment.
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Sports Digest: Kalmar take command
Sport: 22 Oct 07
Football: Umeå win women's league but the men still have it all to play for. Boxing: Euro gold for Anna Laurell. Golf: Swedish trio run Webster close in Portugal.
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Blake takes aim at Swedish sweep in Stockholm
Sport: 8 Oct 07
Tennis: Blake takes aim at Swedish sweep in Stockholm. Golf: Parnevik falters on final day of Texas Open. Football: Djurgården, Gothenburg and Kalmar in three-horse race for title.
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Sports Digest: Wissman sets new Swedish record
Sport: 24 Sep 07
Athletics: Wissman completes fantastic season. Football: Title race heats up. Tennis: Sweden suffers Davis Cup exit.
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Sports digest: US retain Solheim Cup
Sport: 17 Sep 07
Golf: United States secure Solheim victory in Halmstad. Football: Sweden meet North Korea in must-win clash. Athletics: Susanna Kallur peaks at season's end.
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Sculpture by controversial artist set on fire
Society: 7 Sep 07
A 'roundabout dog' sculpture created by the artist at the centre of the Muhammad cartoon controversy was set on fire on Thursday night.
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Journalists' union calls strike
Business & Money: 24 Aug 07
Swedish journalists' union, SJF, has stepped up action against newspaper proprietors, calling a one-day strike at a number of publications for September 4th.
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Sports digest: Johansson ends 10-year win drought
Sport: 6 Aug 07
Golf: Per-Ulrik Johansson jubilant after Moscow victory. Football: Sven-Göran Eriksson's spending spree. Swimming: Swede clocks second fastest ever 100m freestyle time.
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Dutch man held after record cannabis seizure
National: 28 Jul 07
A 34-year-old Dutch citizen has been remanded in custody on suspicion of drugs smuggling after being caught trying to bring 225 kilogrammes of cannabis into Sweden.
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Germany ferries cancelled due to strike
Business & Money: 15 Jun 07
Ferries between Germany and southern Sweden have been cancelled on Friday due to strikes by German dockworkers.
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More Swedish beaches fail quality test
Science & Technology: 31 May 07
Seventeen Swedish beaches have been given the thumbs down by the European Commission after failing water quality tests.
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Sports digest: Elmander fires Toulouse into Champions League
Sport: 28 May 07
Johan Elmander scores an invaluable hattrick; Carolina Klüft continues to impress; Sweden's tennis stars prepare for the French Open.
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Sports digest: Groin injury may rule Zlatan out of qualifiers
Sport: 23 Apr 07
Mixed feelings for Zlatan after Serie A victory. Swedish hockey star clubbed down on Saturday, hero on Sunday. Four medals for Swedish wrestlers, including the prettiest one.
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Sports digest: Is Evander Holyfield coming to Sweden?
Sport: 16 Apr 07
Promoter says Holyfield will box at Swedish event. Modo win Swedish ice hockey championship. Hammarby weekend winners in Allsvenskan.
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Sports digest: Sweden advances to Davis Cup semi final
Sport: 10 Apr 07
Swedes serve up a tennis treat in Gothenburg. New boys Brommapojkarna pull off a scalp in Allsvenskan. Linköping looking good in hockey final. Stenson fails to shine in Augusta.
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Sports digest: Elfsborg tipped to retain title
Sport: 2 Apr 07
Sweden tastes defeat in Belfast. New football season about to kick off. Linköping advance to hockey final. Three medals in Melbourne for Swedish swimmers.
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Man turned down for job for being from Stockholm
National: 26 Mar 07
A man from Stockholm has been refused work with an IT company in Lund because of his place of birth. "A lot of people down here view 'Stockholmer' as a term of abuse," said the manager.
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Russians accused over record ecstasy haul
National: 19 Nov 06
To men have been remanded in custody in Malmö accused of trying to smuggle in the largest consignment of ecstasy ever uncovered in Sweden. The men deny knowing they had the drugs in their cars.
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Sweden Democrats hold balance in many towns
Politics: 6 Nov 06
The anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats hold the balance of power in at least twelve municipalities across the country. Established parties from the left and right are being forced to work together to keep extremists out.
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Local Social Democrats cooperate with Sweden Democrats
Politics: 19 Oct 06
Social Democrats in the southern Swedish town of Trelleborg sought to cooperate with the Sweden Democrats in order to try to hold on to power after the election, it has been reported.
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Three Swedes die in air crash
National: 17 Oct 06
Three members of a Swedish flying club died when their light aircraft crashed into the sea off the coast of southern Sweden on Monday evening.
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Trelleborg man in 93 million kronor Lotto win
Society: 10 Sep 06
As the Lotto balls fell into place on Saturday evening it slowly dawned on a Trelleborg man that he had just won a cool 93 million kronor - tax-free.
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Five charged with cocaine smuggling
National: 23 Aug 06
Five people have been charged in southern Sweden for allegedly smuggling 20kg of cocaine through the mail from Costa Rica. The drugs were packaged with Christmas presents.
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Swedish woman adopts 40 year old
Society: 10 Aug 06
After 25 years, a woman has been given permission by a Swedish court to adopt her stepdaughter. But the younger woman is by no means the first fortysomething to be adopted in Sweden.
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Skåne floods cause chaos
National: 2 Aug 06
Parts of southern Sweden have been hit by flooding after torrential downpours overnight. Worst hit was Trelleborg, where a number of garages and cellars were flooded.
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Summer barbecue leaves house in ashes
National: 10 Jul 06
Per Häglerud was at the grill on Sunday trying to get those pesky briquettes lit. When they wouldn't start, he thought he would spray a bit more lighter fluid on to help coax it. Bad move.
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Three men 'planned terror attack on church'
National: 3 May 06
Three men have been charged with planning a terror attack on the Word of Life church in Uppsala, in the first ever prosecution for terrorist offences intended to take place on Swedish territory.
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Teenage terror suspect released
National: 16 Mar 06
The 19 year old man from Trelleborg, who's been in custody for over a month on suspicion of conspiring to carry out terrorist acts, was released by a court on Thursday.
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Wind power investment surges
Business & Money: 16 Nov 05
The Swedish energy industry has the wind in its sails, as high oil prices and EU emissions regulations are leading to high electricity prices and massive investment in wind power.
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Trelleborg acquires UK tunnel seals producer
Business & Money: 30 Mar 05
The Trelleborg Group has signed an agreement to acquire UK tunnel seals company VIP Heinke Ltd.
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Five drunken truckers caught leaving Trelleborg ferry
Smörgåsbord: 2 Nov 04
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Rescue plan for Trollhättan
Smörgåsbord: 29 Oct 04
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Priest and judge admit child sex offences
National: 28 Oct 04
Ruined careers and ruined lives as a Malmö priest pays the price for revealing his sexual fantasies to '14 year old girls' on an internet chat room. And a Borås judge is first blackmailed and then charged for possessing pornographic images on his computer.
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Hooligan riot threatens AIK survival
Sport: 21 Oct 04
After a dismal season which looks increasingly likely to end in relegation, the last thing AIK needed was 200 hooligans rioting midway through a match. Dark days for the Stockholm club.
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"Women get worse healthcare than men"
Science & Technology: 23 Sep 04
With pensioners being sent to Mallorca for treatment, women facing worse healthcare than men and the wrong kidney being plucked out at a hospital in Malmö, the message is clear: keep taking the garlic pills.
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Smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord: 15 Jul 04
A Gothenburg taxi driver, a shower in Trelleborg and an old steamship in Smögen - this week's public health warnings.
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Environmental health flaws
Society: 4 Jun 04
Salmonella strikes 129 restaurants, the EU declares 18 Swedish beaches 'sub-standard' and the police forget to confiscate 2,247 illegal weapons.
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