More trains to run between Oslo and Stockholm
Due to a steady rise in passenger numbers, the train route between Oslo and Stockholm is to increase the number of daily departures from three…
Articles by Gerard Taylor
Norway’s Hockey team settles the score in the 3rd period
Britain took the lead, but Norway’s National Ice Hockey team struck back with two quick goals at the start of the third period. The team…
Man arrested for rape in Harstad
Police have arrested and charged a man for raping a woman in her 20s from Harstad at a city hotel on Tuesday evening. The accused…
More use of credit cards for everyday transactions
In recent years, more and more Norwegians began using credit cards for small purchases, according to a new analytical report. The Consumer Council warned that…
Increasing drug shortages in Norway
Norwegian hospitals and pharmacies have received 164 different drugs so far this year. The number of essential drugs that are missing has increased in recent…
Female CEOs are scarce in business says Prime Minister Erna Solberg
Erna Solberg responded to a lack of female managers in listed companies, saying employment in this role in industry may seem predetermined. ‘There are some…
Injury after an axe-attack is not life-threatening
The woman who was attacked with an axe and a knife at Svorkmo in Orkdal has no life-threatening injuries. The 16-year-old who was responsible for…
Koranic schools should receive supervision says researcher
Mosques in Norway operate weekend schools, and Koranic schools, without transparency or control, according to a new survey. The researcher behind the report, Masoud Ebrahimnejad,…
Swedish company director charged with illegal insider trading in Norway
A Swedish company director and business manager was arrested last Wednesday in Stockholm at the request of Norwegian authorities. On Saturday he was detained for…
Russian Defense politician suggests that Norway may become a nuclear target
A key Russian defense politician says the deployment of US naval infantrymen at Værnes is part of a US buildup to achieve a “global blitz.”…
Syrian refugees in Murmansk wish to get to Norway or Finland
In Murmansk in Russia, near the border with Finland, there are now more Syrian refugees who wish to get to Norway or Finland. The Russian…
Woman and daughters found dead in freezer in Denmark
A Syrian woman and her two daughters have been found dead in a freezer in Aabenraa, Denmark. Police believe that the 27-year-old woman and two…
20 apprehended for currency smuggling in Western Norway
The Customs Administration recently made a successful catch at airports in western Norway; uncovering extensive currency smuggling. 20 people were caught smuggling more than 750,000…
Scientist warns that antibiotics are ‘causing chronic diseases’
Extensive use of antibiotics will lead not only to the development of multi-resistant bacteria, but also to increasing cases of allergies, asthma, diabetes and obesity,…
Lindorff: Debt-wave after oil price crash
While the rest of the country have made progress, people in oil counties were struggling to pay their bills. Persons with payment defaults with by…
Six youths charged with three robberies in Stavanger
Six youths have been arrested and charged for three robberies in Stavanger recently. The arrests took place on Friday and early Saturday, writes Stavanger Aftenblad….
At least 46 reindeer killed by train at Rørosbanen
At least 46 reindeer died when a train on Rørosbanen in the Glåmos area ran into the herd. The train drivers notified police about the…
Three buildings damaged by fire in Kristiansand
One building on Henrik Wergeland Street burned down and two others on the same street were severely burned in a fierce blaze in Kristiansand city…
NRK news: ‘The train strike is over’
The train strike is over, according to NRK news. The parties involved will announce this at a press conference on Sunday. The train drivers have…
Syria war leads to less Russian aircraft activity along the Norwegian coast
NATO has identified 23 Russian bombers just outside Norwegian territory so far this year, compared to 51 last year, they said at the operational headquarters…