Danish students flock to private schools
Education authorities in Denmark are lamenting the fact that more and more parents are choosing to enrol their offspring at private schools. From the ...
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Iceland’s torturous route to Rio
History in the making hangs in the balance Tuesday evening when Iceland attempts to pull off a miracle and become the smallest nation ever to qualify ...
Ineffective sentences draw criminals to Norway, says police boss
A senior Norwegian police officer has warned that light sentencing and ineffective laws are encouraging foreign criminals to operate in the country. O...
Finnish express train rams lorry
A Finnish express train service heading for Vaasa rammed a lorry on a level-crossing near Seinajoki on Monday. There were no fatalities in the high-sp...
Riot squad called in to subdue pensioner
Staff at a hospital in southeast Sweden called in riot police to deal with an elderly man who was running amok with two knives earlier this week. Four...
Iceland MP voices opposition to undersea power line
An Iceland MP has claimed that establishing an undersea cable to the UK could lead to a contamination of the island country’s clean energy. MP Vigdís ...
Lack of inmates causes Swedish prisons to shut
The decreasing number of inmates in Swedish prisons has led to a decision to close four of the facilities. Prison authorities in the Scandinavian nati...
Denmark deports Thai child after stepfather dies
Denmark has deported a seven-year-old child and her mother following the death of their benefactor in the country. Im Nielsen’s stepfather, and mother...