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Fire and police services asked people to respect the ban on the use of emergency flares and emergency missiles on New Year’s Eve. Their use is both dangerous and…
F-16 slid off the runway in Bodø An F-16 fighter plane slid off the runway at Bodø airport in Nordland on Saturday, reports the Armed Forces. – That is correct. It was…
The Norwegian charged with espionage in Russia, Frode Berg’s Russian defense lawyer, Ilja Novikov,believes his client’s explanation that he was fooled in a trap is…
The Russian Foreign Ministry called the arrest of Frode Berg ‘unfortunate’ for relations with Norway, and announced that they will take ‘adequate measures’. The retired…
2017 is not completely over, but the main features are clear. Norway has been both warmer, and wetter than the norm. Globally, development is even more disturbing. ‘The…
A house in Nes has been completely trashed after a ‘home alone’ party with around 80 young people, reports the police. “Nothing left unturned. Among other things,…
Former leader of Høyre (H), and diplomat, Kai Eide, believes immigration minister, Sylvi Listhaug of Fremskrittsparti (Frp) is the clearest source of populist feeling in…
A person was taken to hospital in an ambulance after a fight on a night out in Bergen on Christmas night. According to the police, ten people were involved. ‘We got the…
One in three who have type 2 diabetes is likely not to be diagnosed, according to the National Institute of Public Health. “This is very dangerous because the body is…
Sweden has long had a large wild boar stock. Now, a greater herd is being established in Norwegian forests. The county governor in Østfold does not know how many wild…
A fire broke out in a single family home in Ulefoss in Nome, Telemark Christmas Eve. One man was driven to hospital for check. All emergency services drove out when the…
Mountain crossing closed due to danger of avalanches National route 15 over Strynefjellet was closed on Christmas Day due to an avalanche this morning. The crossing will…
A major water leak in Kirkeveien, at Ullevål Hospital,caused the road to be shut in the west-bound direction,probably for the whole of the first day of Christmas. ‘The…
The number of dead as a result of the hurricane that hit the Philippines this weekend has risen to over 240, while hundreds are missing. The storm is now heading towards…
Several apartments burned at Skinnarberga nursing home and care center at Kongsberg. One person is missing, the fire department reported from the scene. ‘A person is…
NUPI researcher, Jakub Godzimirski, said Russia will not cause an armed conflict with the West. He estimated that there is a 5% risk of war with our neighbour to the…
A 5 year old girl has died from injuries sustained in a head on collision which involved seven people on the E39 at Fursetfjellet in Møre og Romsdal. The police in Møre…