Don’t give Roma beggars money says Finn PM
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has urged people to participate in a blanket ban of handing out money to Roma beggars on the street.
The View from Here, No. 5
The fifth in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: ‘New Orleans’, in which Chay revisits the city of his birth; still bearing the a...
100,000 foreign workers needed in Denmark
A leading research institute has claimed that foreigners from outside the Nordic region must be encouraged to join Denmark’s workforce.
Danish government employees keep quiet to keep jobs
Only a fraction of Danish public sector workers are willing to openly criticise their employers due to fear of repercussions.
Finland to save cash with larger day care centres
Local governments across Finland are to save money by closing dozens of small day care centres and relocating children to larger, more cost-efficient ...
Faroe Islanders dying from rare genetic disease
Residents of the Faroe Islands are suffering in far greater numbers from rare genetic illnesses than the rest of the world, according to new research.
Breaking News: Activity in the Eyjafjallajokull volcano has stopped
(This article relates to the 2010 eruption at Eyjafjallajokull. For information on the May 2011 eruption at Grimsvotn, please check the IceNews homepa...
Sacked for being a Jehovah’s Witness, claims Swedish care assistant
A northern Swedish nursing assistant has reported her employer to the national authorities after she was apparently fired for her religious beliefs.