Boys, not bombs, destroy historic church
A 116 year-old Norwegian church, which survived a bombing in WWII, has been burnt beyond repair by two boys playing with a cigarette lighter.
Wee women saved from final flush
Copenhagen’s historic staffed public toilets have been saved from the pan thanks to a campaign by their attendants, lovingly dubbed ‘tissekoner’, or ‘...
UNESCO refuses to move Denmark’s Jelling Stones
The Jelling Stones, ancient monuments that declare the birth of the Danish nation, have been ordered by UNESCO to remain outdoors in their natural loc...
Sweden to bail out its automakers
A report in the Swedish business press has disclosed that Sweden’s government is prepared to give a series of loans and loan guarantees worth billions...
Norwegian ship cruises to victory in tall ships’ race
It may have been built in 1937, but the Oslo-based ship Christian Radich still had the legs to win the first stage of Norway’s annual Tall Ship’s Race...