Thinner girls at greater risk of cancer: study
The risk of contracting cancer after the menopause is greater for girls who are considered thin at the age of seven than their chubbier counterparts, a new Swedish study published on Wednesday claims. thelocal.se |
Small business-owners forego summer hols
While long summer holidays are a matter of course for most Swedes, many small business-owners take a fortnight or less, according to a new survey. thelocal.se |
Bank tells lesbian couple to live apart
A Swedish lesbian couple who wanted a mortgage were told by a bank clerk that they should change their lifestyle and think about living apart. thelocal.se |
Police find dead body in Gothenburg
A human body found in the Hisingen area of Gothenburg on Monday evening is presumed by police to be connected to a crime. The body was found in connection with a search for two young people who disappeared at the weekend. thelocal.se |
Police warn against panic over Malmö shootings
Malmö remained on alert on Friday evening after a man reported that he felt someone had shot in his direction following a spate of shootings targeting people of immigrant origin that rocked the city earlier this week. thelocal.se |