The Local Sweden 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 Cop saves woman after icy water bridge plunge A police officer who jumped into ice cold waters in eastern Sweden is being hailed as a hero for saving a woman who had jumped off a bridge just moments before. https://www.thelocal.se/20140212/cop-plunges-into-icy-water-to-save-woman Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:03:00 +0100 cop-plunges-into-icy-water-to-save-woman Alv, 12, saves building from going up in flames The actions of a quick-thinking 12-year-old boy are being credited with saving a block of flats in eastern Sweden from burning down, prompting local police to hail him as a "hero". https://www.thelocal.se/20140113/alv-12-saves-block-of-flats-from-going-up-in-flames Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:10:00 +0100 alv-12-saves-block-of-flats-from-going-up-in-flames 'Hero' Swede lifts car to save trapped boy A mystery man came to the rescue when a 7-year-old boy was run over and wedged beneath a car in eastern Stockholm on Sunday evening, with police labelling the unknown rescuer a hero. https://www.thelocal.se/20130506/47734 Mon, 06 May 2013 11:49:00 +0200 47734 Boys trapped under ice in souped down Volvo Two boys from western Sweden escaped without injury after their Volvo "tractor" sank to the bottom of an ice-covered lake near Karlstad. https://www.thelocal.se/20090107/16752 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:36:00 +0100 16752