Elderly couple in hospital after parking lot assault
A couple in their seventies are being cared for at a Lund hospital after they were attacked by a young man over a parking space in Landskrona in southern Sweden. thelocal.se |
Film industry demands fines from Pirate Bay pair
Thirteen major film companies have filed writs against two of the men behind The Pirate Bay demanding payment of 500,000 kronor ($70,000) fines for continuing to operate the file sharing website despite a court order from October 2009. thelocal.se |
Schyman burns 100,000 kronor in wage protest
The Feminist Initiative carried out its promise to burn 100,000 kronor ($13,000) on Tuesday morning, claiming that a half-page ad would never have had the same impact in the fight for equal pay between the sexes. thelocal.se |
Woman gets damages for pregnancy job snub
A 29-year-old woman is to receive 100,000 kronor ($14,000) in damages after reaching an out of court settlement with a store in western Sweden which cited her pregnancy as grounds for not offering her a permanent job. thelocal.se |
Guilty verdicts for helicopter heist suspects
Several suspects involved in last year's Hollywood-style helicopter heist of a cash depot south of Stockholm were found guilty on Thursday. thelocal.se |