Man caught drunk driving twice in two hours
A man in his 50s from Lørenskog on Saturday night and early Sunday morning was caught driving drunk twice in two hours. Now he has…
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Poor countries pressed by powerful tobacco industry
Increasingly stringent measures against smoking makes it harder for tobacco companies to make money in rich countries. So they turn against poor countries and use…
Top Gear canceled due to reckless driving
Super cars were shipped to Norway, the crew was ready and recording along the Atlantic Road and the Trollstigen would start the next day. Then,…
Fewer inter-country adoptions
A total of 354 adoptions were carried out in Norway in 2015, which is the lowest recorded figure since statistics on adoption were first produced…
The municipalities are offered priest against payment
If municipalities Solund, Gulen, and Masfjorden adds 500,000 kroner on the table, they get each a pastor from the Norwegian Church. If not, it will…
Police Woman kicked in the face in Drammen
Two men in their 20s have been arrested after trouble at Bragernes in Drammen. One of them should have kicked a policewoman in the face,…
16-year-olds boys have been sent to hospital after a boat collisions in Buskerud
Two 16-year-old boys are hospitalized after two boats collided outside Sætre Marina in Buskerud. One is sent to Ullevål hospital and the other to the…
195 asylum seekers come to Norway in May
After five months, 1,407 asylum seekers have arrived in Norway. In May, only 195 came, according to fresh figures from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration…
Final stage in the negotiations on the Oslo Package
An agreement has been reached on going ahead with an expansion of a part of the highway between Asker and Oslo negotiations on Oslo Package…
Several moose have caught fatal disease
Another two moose have been diagnosed with the deadly disease CWD. The two moose who have caught the disease live in Selbu in Sør-Trøndelag. The…
Summer weather stays longer than previously thought
Temperatures in Norway are ranging from five degrees of 30 this weekend. Those who already are enjoying the summer heat can look forward to more…
Man arrested after hostage situation at Oslo S
A man who threatened one Narvesen employee with a knife at Oslo on Friday evening was arrested by police shortly thereafter. The man held a…
A Turkish man has been sentenced to 108 years in prison
A Turkish man has been sentenced to 108 years in prison for sexual abuse of at least eight Syrian children in a refugee camp. This…
Two injured in tandem during TV recording
A participant in the Petter Uteligger TV series and another were injured in a tandem jump at Voss Saturday morning. Emergency services received notice around…
Elderly woman robbed at home in Oslo
A woman in the 80s was robbed at her home in Oslo by a man and a woman in the 30-40s on Saturday morning. The…
18 people infected by tuberculosis at the Ullersmo prison
16 inmates and two employees at the Ullersmo prison have tested positive for tuberculosis since January, writing newspaper VG. The the medical superintendent of Ullensaker…
Keep Norway Clean to use World Environmental Day to bring attention to marine litter
Sunday June 5 is the World Environmental Day, and Keep Norway Clean will mark the occasion with a cleaning up action in Lofoten. Marine litter…
Man and woman in their 30s accused of robbing elderly people
A man and a woman in their 30’s are charged with having robbed elderly men and women in their homes. Several of the victims are…
Tropical heat in Eastern Norway
Both Østfold, Vestfold and Buskerud experienced temperatures over 30 degrees at this year’s first Friday of June . Buskerud had the largest number of places with…
The Prime Minister kicked off football tournament
On Friday Prime Minister Erna Solberg opened the football tournament “Colourful Soccer”, which takes place for the 20th year, on the Valle Field in Oslo….