Government to refuse prisoners on parole a passport
The Government has proposed to parliament that those who are released on parole from Norwegian prisons should not be issued a passport. ‘’This means, for…
Articles by Gerard Taylor
62 Norwegian municipalities introduce water-boiling orders over past eighteen months
Last year, at least 62 municipalities sent out notices to residents that their water was so polluted that it must be boiled according to Aftenposten…
Over 300 evacuated after fire in hotel in Ålesund
284 adults and 19 children who were guests at Scandic Parken in Ålesund were evacuated in connection with a fire in a technical room on…
Membership of Church of Norway continues to decline
The Church of Norway lost 16,000 members last year. The church now has 3.7 million members, 214,000 fewer than in 2005. In 2018, 70% of…
Espen Barth Eide elected chairman of international peace mediation organization
Espen Barth Eide has been elected Chairman of the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD) in Geneva, involved in 40 peace processes around the world. The…
Norwegian and American F-35 pilots will train together
Next week, Norwegian F-35 pilots will train with American pilots in Norwegian airspace. It is the first time joint training of this type will take…
Government to prevent forced marriages by confiscating children’s passports
The government will take care of children and young people who are in danger of being sent out of the country against their will. Among…
It is now forbidden to fish cod in Eastern Norway
The cod stock in the Oslofjord is threatened. To rebuild the stock, it is now forbidden to fish cod from the coast of Telemark to…
The County Governor has uncovered offences in 85 of 159 foster homes
Since 2016, the County Governor (Fylkesmannen) has concluded in 159 cases of foster care concerns. Among these, 85 offences have been uncovered. Since January 2016,…
Two-thirds of companies have been exposed to cybercrime
Just over two-thirds of those who responded to a survey have been exposed to a security incident aimed at their business. This was shown in…
Smartphone is our most important source of news
Norwegians’ news habits are stable compared to last year, and today the mobile phone is our most important source of news according to Reuters Institute’s…
More than before, some want to live permanently at campsites
Campsites have noticed an increase in inquiries from people who want to live there permanently. Sosialistisk Venstreparti (SV) and Rettferd are concerned. According to Danish…
Penalty sank Norway when France won 2-1 in the World Cup
Ingrid Syrstad Engen cleared the ball but crossed Marion Torrent’s leg afterwards. A controversial VAR penalty gave France a 2-1 victory in Wednesday’s World Cup…
Police apology to gays
Norwegian police are asking for gays to forgive them for the injustice and harassment many have been exposed to, and for fear that the police…
Young people convicted of filming teacher’s password
Eidsivating Court of Appeal has judged eight schoolchildren for data breaches and document fraud after they improved their grades by filming the teacher’s password. The…
Ap politician in Oslo convicted of embezzlement
A man was sentenced to 90 days in prison for having embezzled more than NOK 200,000 which belonged to a local branch of the Oslo…
Høyre and Fremskrittsparti (Frp) open for cooperation with toll party in Oslo
‘Folkeaksjonen Nei’ to more toll (FNB) could get a hand on the wheel in the capital after the election. Høyre and the Frp have opened…
Decrease in air traffic due to strike
4.6 million passengers travelled to, from or via Avinor’s airports in May this year, a decline of 2.3% from the same month last year. According…
Kallmyr’s au pair may come to Norway
The UDI abolished the decision on refusal of a residence permit for Justice Minister Jøran Kallmyr’s au pair, and the woman is thus allowed to…
More difficult for exchange students to find host families
It has become more difficult to get hold of host families who want to accept foreign exchange students in Norway believes one of the responsible…