| Stockholm shutdown looms as ash cloud nears Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is to be closed for air traffic from 8pm on Tuesday, following on the heels of the city's smaller Bromma Airport which shut at 3pm as a cloud of volcanic ash drifts in over the capital. thelocal.se |
Triple murder suspect 'may have Asperger's' The lawyer of the 21-year-old man who admitted he killed his two half-siblings and their father in Härnösand said the suspect may have Asperger's syndrome. thelocal.se |
School refuses to enrol student with Arabic name A 13-year-old female student has submitted a complaint to the Discrimination Ombudsman (Diskrimineringsombudsmannen, DO), charging that a school refused to enrol her because of her Arabic-sounding name. thelocal.se |
Liberals: Link free school funding to quality Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund announced on Swedish public radio's P1 channel on Thursday morning that the dividends to the owners of privately run free schools should be stopped if the schools experience a drop in quality. thelocal.se |
Billions more needed to rid housing shortage A national government agency has estimated that another 19 billion kronor ($2.81 billion) are needed to "build away" Sweden's housing shortage every year. thelocal.se |