Son admits kidnapping himself
A Swedish man has been arrested after admitting that he faked his own kidnapping in order to extort money from his parents.
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Princess Victoria gives birth to a girl
Sweden is celebrating after Crown Princess Victoria gave birth to a daughter in the early hours of this morning. Proud father Prince Daniel announced ...
Man survives in snow-covered car for two months
A Swedish man has been rescued after spending two months in his snow-covered car without food or water.
‘Drunkoreoxia’ on the rise in Sweden
Young Swedes are increasingly starving themselves by day so they can binge drink by night, in a phenomenon dubbed “drunkorexia”, experts say.
Police put the squeeze on hug thieves
Stockholm police have warned residents to be on their guard against a gang of thieves which is targeting its marks with seemingly harmless hugs.
Police struggle to stop teenage dial-a-drink service
Stockholm police have admitted they are making little progress in quelling the phenomenon known as “vodka-mobile”, which sees teens ordering alcohol d...
Underclass-safari post branded cheap
An official for Sweden’s Christian Democratic Party has been slammed for calling for an “underclass-safari” – complete with “people on social we...
Mother ‘gave beer and cigarettes to toddler’
A Swedish mother has been charged with child abuse after films emerged of her apparently forcing beer and cigarettes on her three year-old son.