TeliaSonera approves government bonus ban
Swedish-Finnish telecom firm TeliaSonera voted at its AGM on Wednesday to ban bonuses for senior staff after a proposal from the Swedish state's representative. thelocal.se |
Landskrona car park killing trial nears
The 23-year-old man held in connection with the car park assault that led to the death of a 78-year-old woman will remain in custody, a closed Lund court has ruled indicating that the trial would take place in less than two weeks. thelocal.se |
Waitress demands sick pay for boob op
A waitress who works on a Baltic Sea ferry is suing her employers after they refused to give her sick pay while she was recovering from cosmetic breast surgery. thelocal.se |
Moderate politician drops out after death threat jibe
Christer Nordin, a Moderate party politician from Båstad in southern Sweden has withdrawn his candidacy for the upcoming local elections, despite claiming that a threat to kill a journalist was uttered in jest. thelocal.se |
Swedish authority lifts ban on condom brand
The Medical Products Agency has rescinded its sales ban on the PutOn condoms brand after originally ruling that it failed to meet Swedish safety requirements. thelocal.se |