New pig farm footage causes stink
New undercover videos showing pigs in squalid and cramped conditions in Finnish farms have raised the issue of cruelty and negligence again in the mea...
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Christmas Creatures of Reykjavík released
Mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr presided over the launch of the “Christmas Creatures of Reykjavík” event which is already delighting children...
Army sorry for soldier’s forced naked bathe
Top Norwegian military officials have apologised after a female soldier from Oslo was forced to bathe naked in a freezing lake with 30 other male pers...
Undercover Clash bassist jailed with Greenpeace activists
Former Clash bassist Paul Simonon has revealed that he spent two weeks in a Greenlandic jail earlier this year after he was arrested while working as ...
Pippi Longstocking ‘racist’
A German theologian has caused controversy in Sweden by claiming that the beloved Pippi Longstocking children’s books are racist.
Headteacher describes rape claim as trivial
A high school headteacher in Stockholm has been reported to the Equality Ombudsman after allegedly telling a girl complaining of rape that “you have t...
Xmas spruce Scrooge saving suggestion scrapped
Not wanting to be seen as Scrooges, the Norwegian capital Oslo has decided against scrapping its annual Christmas tree gifts to Rotterdam, Reykjavik a...
Subway stalker site puts men in the picture
A debate has been sparked over a new website featuring secretly snapped photos of attractive men riding the Stockholm metro.