| Youngsters in state care held indoors: report Young people in Sweden's special state homes for troubled youth can be kept locked indoors for weeks with no access to fresh air, according to an investigative radio report. thelocal.se |
Birthday 'prank' sends police on runaround Police in Norrköping in eastern Sweden were sent on a wild goose chase on Wednesday after masked men were reported to have dragged a taxi driver from his car and sped off in an incident later revealed to be a birthday joke. thelocal.se |
Fredrik, 35, overjoyed as police find mountain bike stolen 12 years ago Police in Gävle in eastern Sweden have recovered a mountain bike that was stolen from a student twelve years ago - in a town 1,350 kilometres further north. thelocal.se |
George Clooney says sorry over Jämtland snub Hollywood actor George Clooney has apologised to residents in Jämtland in western Sweden for not crediting the area in his latest film, "The American", parts of which were filmed there. thelocal.se |
Chemistry Nobel shared by three scientists Three scientists, Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki, have been awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on palladium catalysed cross-coupling. thelocal.se |