Expensive for municipial authorities in Oslo to take over nursing homes
The municipality has to spend nearly 50 million more on care if they are to take over the running of the commercially-run nursing homes. It…
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Obama will speak to the Cuban people
US President Barack Obama will speak to the Cuban people on the last day of his visit to the island state. TheWhite House informs that…
The city council in Bergen decided to quintuple the toll fees on certain days
The city council in Bergen decided to quintuple toll fees, while offering free rides on the buses and the city rail on days when the…
30 per cent of sentences served using electronic monitoring
Adult men with a Norwegian citizenship are most frequently imprisoned in Norway, but more than half of those in custody were non-Norwegian citizens. Although this…
Easter traffic rush
As usual, many people will be travelling from Oslo Airport during Easter, with traffic peaks expected on Thursday and Friday, 17 and 18 March. We…
Minister of Agriculture and Food launches new antibiotics plan
On Wednesday Minister of Agriculture and Food Jon Georg Dale presented an action plan for how the food and agricultural sector is to protect itself…
Mature couple grew marihuana in the basement
A couple in their late 50s been has sentenced to community service by the Stavanger District Court for having cultivated and stored marijuana. In a…
Historically low abortion figures
14.001 abortions were performed in this country last year. The figures are historically low for both teenagers and women in early 20s. Since 2008, the…
Man tries to steal from or vandalize cash register in restaurant
A 26 year old man has been charged with criminal damage in a restaurant in the Stavanger center late in the Tuesday evening. Equipped with…
Norway once more not among the top three in happiest country list
Northern Europe tops the list of the happiest countries in the world, but Norway is just outside the top three. The three countries who are…
More children in kindergarten queue
An increasing number of children are waiting to start in kindergarten. Labour’s Arild Grande is disappointed in the Ministry’s lack of initiative in getting more…
KDI fears drone drop of arms to dangerous prisoners
The Correctional Directorate fears that criminals will use drones to drop weapons to the prisoners. Because of this they ask for a no-fly zone over…
UDI boss thinks refugee deal could lead to increase in influx of asylum seekers
While agreement between the EU and Turkey can reduce the asylum influx for Europe in general, the result for Norway may be the opposite, UDI…
Man tries to steal prawn sandwich from grocery store
The temptation was too great for a 33 year old man in Klepp in Jæren a little before midnight on Wednesday. The man was probably…
Breivik says the greeting was a Norse greeting
Convicted terrorist Anders Behring Breivik says the Nazi-like gesture he made in court Tuesday morning, was a type of Norse greeting. Judge Helen Andenæs Sekulic…
Man has to go to jail after sexually assaulting mentally retarded man
A nursing assistant in his 20s has been sentenced to imprisonment for one year and two months by Sør-Trondelag District Court for sexually assaulting a mentally…
Six people caught with drugs in Oslo because of customs inspection
Six people were caught red-handed with significant amounts of narcotics during a police raid on Monday night, after customs agents at Hjortneskaia in Oslo began…
Waiting list for serving time in the Netherlands
The prison Norway rents in the Netherlands is so popular that there is a waiting list for serving time there. After a few practical problems…
Norwegians good at “recycling” clothes
Seven out of ten say they give away clothes they do not use themselves. Reuse The trend is still on the rise in Norway, but…
Fewer newly HIV infected people in Norway
Fewer people got infected by HIV last year than in any of the previous ten years, according to figures from the Health Directorate. According to…