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The law that makes it possible to take away citizenship from children because parents and grandparents make mistakes should be amended, the government proposes. This…
The Eastern Police District reports that the Immigration Unit has arrested 68 foreign nationals for violations of the Immigration Act. The arrests were made in…
An inmate in Hedmark prison managed to escape in 2013 by digging through the wall with a butter knife. Now the man is arrested again. The man is being remanded in…
Horse traffic rules have not been updated for many decades, says Princess Märtha Louise, who is fronting a new campaign on horses in traffic. Today there are six times…
The Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) has for the first time reported incidents of violence in its statistics bank. Fet and Porsanger have the most…
By the end of August, 5,000 Norwegians had applied to stay in the UK after leaving the EU. To date, around 1.3 million EU and EEA citizens have made use of the British…
In a letter to the Ministry of Justice, the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) writes that they are experiencing an increase in applications from people who wish to return…
The police in Møre and Romsdal, yesterday began a new search for Maja Herner, who disappeared in November last year in connection with a hike on the Saudehornet in…
Norway joins the defense cooperation European Intervention Initiative. The goal of the non-binding cooperation is to become better at dealing with crisis situations.…
Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen (Høyre/Right Party) will visit US naval bases next week and meet US Defense Minister Mark Esper. “The United States is our most…
Princess Märtha Louise turns 48 on Sunday. The princess was born on September 22, 1971 at the National Hospital (Rikshospitalet) in Oslo. She is number four in line for…
It was brilliant sun and fine weather with temperatures above 20 degrees in several places in southern Norway on Saturday. Some Irish tourists in Oslo used the fine…
Kenneth J. Braithwaite, US Ambassador to Norway, has in recent months put extra pressure on Norway to spend two percent of GDP on the Armed Forces. Several parliamentary…
There were 35 on duty lifeguards at five popular swimming beaches in the Oslo area this summer. A total of 18 people were rescued from drowning. The lifeguards are part…
The whole of southern Norway is expected to have temperatures above 20 degrees this weekend. Warmer temperatures are also coming to northern Norway, but there will be…