https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Eskilstuna, a town to the west of Stockholm, has become the first in the country to introduce a licence fee for beggars, meaning anyone who wants to ask people for money on the street will have to pay for a permit. https://www.thelocal.se/20190802/swedish-town-introduces-paid-permits-for-beggars Fri, 02 Aug 2019 09:46:20 +0200 swedish-town-introduces-paid-permits-for-beggars Begging does not disturb the public order, a Swedish county administrative board said when it rejected the city of Eskiltuna's bid to make people apply for a permit before begging for money. https://www.thelocal.se/20180711/swedish-county-board-stops-eskilstuna-begging-permit Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:49:33 +0200 swedish-county-board-stops-eskilstuna-begging-permit A Swedish city council has voted to require people to apply for a permit if they plan to "passively" beg for money -- but the decision could still be overturned before coming into force. https://www.thelocal.se/20180614/eskilstuna-sweden-begging-permit Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:59:59 +0200 eskilstuna-sweden-begging-permit A 39-year-old man who stole a truck and drove through a Swedish town, ramming several other vehicles, has been sentenced to nine months in jail, writes regional newspaper Eskilstuna-Kuriren. https://www.thelocal.se/20171010/man-jailed-over-stolen-truck-rampage-eskilstuna-sweden Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:10:08 +0200 man-jailed-over-stolen-truck-rampage-eskilstuna-sweden A truck was stolen and driven through the town centre of Eskilstuna, ramming several other vehicles. https://www.thelocal.se/20170601/stolen-truck-rams-vehicles-in-central-swedish-town-eskilstuna Thu, 01 Jun 2017 19:10:12 +0200 stolen-truck-rams-vehicles-in-central-swedish-town-eskilstuna After reports of a scandalous hotel party organised by Mensa, the high-IQ society has seen a surprise boost in membership applications. https://www.thelocal.se/20170601/mensa-in-sweden-sees-membership-application-boost-after-hotel-booze-up-party Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:41:19 +0200 mensa-in-sweden-sees-membership-application-boost-after-hotel-booze-up-party Two 11-year-old boys and a 12-year-old were seized by police on suspicion of attempting to rob two teenage girls, aged around 14, by threatening them with a knife, reports broadcaster SVT. https://www.thelocal.se/20160913/boys-11-and-12-tried-to-rob-victims-at-knifepoint Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:23:59 +0200 boys-11-and-12-tried-to-rob-victims-at-knifepoint Swedish police have dropped an investigation into a fire at a mosque in central Sweden on Christmas Day, ruling out criminal activity. https://www.thelocal.se/20150313/police-rule-out-arson-in-mosque-fire-probe Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:25:27 +0100 police-rule-out-arson-in-mosque-fire-probe A blaze at a mosque in Eskilstuna in central Sweden that injured five people on Christmas Day was caused not by a firebomb but by an overheated deep fryer, a police source told a local newspaper. https://www.thelocal.se/20150309/deep-fryer-sparked-mosque-fire-report Mon, 09 Mar 2015 17:52:46 +0100 deep-fryer-sparked-mosque-fire-report Police in central Sweden have yet to make any arrests following a fire at a mosque on Christmas Day, which left several people hurt. https://www.thelocal.se/20141228/no-breakthrough-for-police-after-mosque-fire Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:10:00 +0100 no-breakthrough-for-police-after-mosque-fire Hundreds of Swedes took to the streets on Friday to denounce an arson attack on a mosque that injured five people, with Prime Minister Stefan Löfven branding the attack as "hateful violence." https://www.thelocal.se/20141227/swedes-rally-against-mosque-arson-attack Sat, 27 Dec 2014 09:16:00 +0100 swedes-rally-against-mosque-arson-attack An arsonist set fire to a mosque in central Sweden on Thursday injuring five people, police said, in the latest of a spate of attacks targeting Muslims. https://www.thelocal.se/20141226/five-hurt-in-mosque-arson-attack Fri, 26 Dec 2014 09:52:00 +0100 five-hurt-in-mosque-arson-attack Four young alligators escaped from a zoo in central Sweden on Tuesday and one remains on the loose just a day after a leopard fled its enclosure at the same facility, leading officials to suspect sabotage. https://www.thelocal.se/20130918/50302 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 10:50:00 +0200 50302 A 32-year-old man believed to be a high-ranking member of the Black Cobras criminal gang was shot dead outside a health clinic in Eskilstuna, central Sweden, on Monday in what police believe was settling of scores in the Swedish underworld. https://www.thelocal.se/20130827/49860 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:23:00 +0200 49860 The recent birth of a healthy baby gibbon at a zoo in central Sweden has surprised keepers, given that its infamously fertile parents are well into their 40s, a rarity for the species. https://www.thelocal.se/20130718/49132 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:47:00 +0200 49132 The Parken Zoo animal park in central Sweden has suspended its head zookeeper for misleading statements about the killing of endangered animals at the zoo in a widening scandal that has prompted the Board of Agriculture to intervene. https://www.thelocal.se/20121019/43934 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:11:00 +0200 43934 A zoo in eastern Sweden has come under fire for reportedly putting down animals and claiming they had simply been transferred to another zoo, misleading information the zoo now regrets sharing. https://www.thelocal.se/20121017/43874 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:09:00 +0200 43874 While efforts to clamp down on criminal networks in Sweden's larger cities have been successful, gangs are re-forming in smaller towns. https://www.thelocal.se/20120923/43398 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:55:00 +0200 43398 Two men were shot in Eskilstuna near Stockholm on Wednesday night in what police believe to have been the latest exchanges in three days of gang-related violence. https://www.thelocal.se/20120802/42386 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:55:00 +0200 42386 A 19-year-old Swedish woman has been caught in the middle of an internet storm after her Twitter account matched the name of US President Barack Obama's "Life of Julia" women’s rights campaign. https://www.thelocal.se/20120717/42070 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:29:00 +0200 42070