Fewer ambulances on the roads – more service calls
Since 2002, there are 69 fewer ambulances on Norwegian roads despite the fact that the workload has increased by 42 percent. – Ambulance service is…
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Many still without electricity in the Agder region
Constantly, a fresh batch of fallen trees cause new power outages in southern Norway. ‘At 6.00am, our observers noted that there were 2,711 households still…
Man pulled machete under arrest at Karmøy
A man of 20 years was arrested at Karmøy after he pulled out a machete in front of police. Police in Karmøy moved out on…
Norway increases aid to famine victims in Yemen
Norway increases aid to the starving population in Yemen. Foreign Minister Brende denotes the situation in the war-torn country as catastrophic. – The humanitarian situation…
Family of five crashed into rock wall
A family with two adults and three children were taken to hospital after running into a rock wall by Borlaug in Sogn and Fjordane on…
Solberg invited to Brexit lunch with Merkel
Germany’s Prime Minister Angela Merkel has in recent months been running a shuttle diplomacy on brexit. Now Prime Minister Erna Solberg will get the opportunity…
The Minister of Justice will sharpen Norwegian data security
Justice Minister Anders Anundsen believes Norwegian data security remains a problem and has announced a new review of society’s vulnerabilities. – It does not help…
Withholding of chemotherapy to push up the price
A pharmaceutical company is fined for a premeditated withholding of supplies including medicine against bone marrow cancer, so as to push up prices. It has…
Tens of thousands honour Yitzhak Rabin
Large crowds gathered on Saturday in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in honour of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was shot dead on…
Man stabbed in Oslo
A man was taken to Ullevål hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing at Bjølsen in Oslo on Sunday morning. Police are investigating the case….
7678 homes without electricity in Aust-Agder
7678 households are without power in Aust-Agder this Sunday morning, reports Agder Energi. The problems began on Saturday morning and by Sunday morning there were…
Money for drug project has not reached target
Additional Government funding for drug rehabilitation is not earmarked, and in Oslo and Trondheim, only part of the money has gone to improve the situation…
Policeman driving on summer tires – will drive further
Police in Oslo defied own warnings and used summer tires this Saturday. Unlike other drivers who did the same, get the policeman who drove in…
Islamists have infiltrated the German Armed Forces
German intelligence has found 20 Islamists in the country’s defense forces, and another 60 suspects are under surveillance. According to newspapers of the German, Funke…
Precipitation continues in southern and eastern Norway
According to the Meteorological Institute, precipitation in the form of snow and rain will continue in the southern and eastern regions of Norway until Sunday….
Norway relegated on the list of best countries to live in
For the first time in seven years, Norway is no longer top the list of the world’s best country to live in, found a British…
Clinton and Trump fighting for Florida
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in the final stages of the battle for the White House, and both now turn their attentions to the…
Pregnant woman killed in park in Denmark
A 32 year old, heavily pregnant woman was killed in Elverparken in Herlev, west of Copenhagen on Friday night, allegedly with a knife and an…
5,700 children and youths are in asylum centers
At the end of October there has been close to 5,700 children and youths in asylum centers in Norway. Figures from the Directorate of Immigration…
Many road accidents in the snow
Police in southern and eastern Norway reported a series of accidents late Friday evening and night. Conditions were very slippery due to snowfall. Motorists who…
