UK store denies Swedish woman a card because of her ‘rude’ name
A Swedish woman living in London was denied a store card when she registered for it online because her first name is considered a rude word for vagina...
Sweden: Store owners told to beware of chocolate thieves
Confectionary shop managers in Sweden have been told to be on the lookout for thieves after one store owner reported having thousands of kronor’s wort...
Swede released in Mozambique after rhino poaching incident
A Swedish photojournalist and a German reporter were briefly detained by Mozambican police after an incident involving a suspected poached rhino. Angr...
Finnish man tries to flog dead flying squirrel
A man in Finland has put a rare Siberian flying squirrel up for sale on a supermarket’s advertising board, although there is a slight problem – it is ...
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Mountain’ becomes World’s Strongest Viking
Game of Thrones star Hafthor ‘Thor’ Bjornsson is officially the World’s Strongest Viking after smashing a weight-lifting record that has stood for a t...
Ex-British soldier aims to be first amputee to scale Greenland’s ice cap unsupported
A former British soldier is heading to Greenland in a bid to become the first ever amputee to cross the ice cap unsupported. Welshman Peter Bowker, wh...
Icelandic hostel displays country’s last McDonald’s burger
A hostel in the Icelandic capital Reykjavik is proudly displaying the country’s last ever burger and fries bought at McDonald’s. A year after the cata...
Iceland rising by 1.4 inches a year; volcanic activity could increase
As Iceland’s ice caps continue to melt as a result of global warming, the country is said to be rising by as much as 1.4 inches a year, according to a...