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 Residents of a town in central-southern Sweden got a shock late on Monday evening when they heard the country's emergency warning siren, and it's not yet clear what caused the alarm to sound. https://www.thelocal.se/20191112/why-did-swedens-public-warning-siren-sound-last-night Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:05:00 +0100 why-did-swedens-public-warning-siren-sound-last-night A shopping centre in Sweden was evacuated on Friday after a gas leak. https://www.thelocal.se/20190607/shopping-centre-in-sweden-evacuated-after-suspected-gas-leak Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:15:16 +0200 shopping-centre-in-sweden-evacuated-after-suspected-gas-leak An appeals court on Friday ruled that the beating death of a 48-year-old homeless man by two teenage boys in a park near Jönköping was not murder. https://www.thelocal.se/20190405/teens-who-beat-homeless-man-to-death-in-swedish-park-not-guilty-of-murder Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:01:22 +0200 teens-who-beat-homeless-man-to-death-in-swedish-park-not-guilty-of-murder A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder over the death of a homeless Romanian man in a park earlier this year. https://www.thelocal.se/20181119/16-year-old-charged-over-death-of-homeless-man-sweden-huskvarna-jonkoping-romania Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:16:29 +0100 16-year-old-charged-over-death-of-homeless-man-sweden-huskvarna-jonkoping-romania An announcement is expected from police prosecutors on Monday in a case involving the suspected murder of a Romanian man earlier this year. https://www.thelocal.se/20181118/swedish-prosecutors-to-make-announcement-over-death-of-romanian-eu-migrant Sun, 18 Nov 2018 15:26:08 +0100 swedish-prosecutors-to-make-announcement-over-death-of-romanian-eu-migrant At least 11 people were injured after a fire tore through a residential building in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20180913/residents-jump-from-windows-as-fire-rips-through-student-corridor-jonkoping-sweden Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:32:39 +0200 residents-jump-from-windows-as-fire-rips-through-student-corridor-jonkoping-sweden A 16-year-old teenager has been remanded in custody over the allegedly murder of a homeless Romanian in Sweden. Another boy, under 15, is also suspected of killing the man. https://www.thelocal.se/20180830/two-teens-suspected-of-murdering-romanian-homeless-man Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:25:04 +0200 two-teens-suspected-of-murdering-romanian-homeless-man The homeless migrant who was beat to death earlier this month has been identified as a 48-year-old man from Romania known as ‘Gica’. https://www.thelocal.se/20180828/homeless-romanian-murdered-in-swedish-park-remembered-as-grateful-and-kind Tue, 28 Aug 2018 21:54:08 +0200 homeless-romanian-murdered-in-swedish-park-remembered-as-grateful-and-kind A teenaged boy was arrested on Monday on suspicion of murdering an EU migrant earlier this month in the Jönköping area, radio station P4 Jönköping reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20180827/sweden-teen-arrested-for-murder-of-eu-migrant Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:52:37 +0200 sweden-teen-arrested-for-murder-of-eu-migrant A man who brandished a weapon at police in Jönköping is in hospital after the officer fired his gun. https://www.thelocal.se/20170904/swedish-police-shoot-armed-man-on-the-e4-motorway-jonkoping Mon, 04 Sep 2017 10:09:00 +0200 swedish-police-shoot-armed-man-on-the-e4-motorway-jonkoping UPDATED: A father and son have denied claims by a teenage girl that she was raped and kept locked up for around six months by a family in Jönköping and Gothenburg. https://www.thelocal.se/20150821/swedish-family-accused-of-locking-up-teenage-girl Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:58:56 +0200 swedish-family-accused-of-locking-up-teenage-girl The mayor of a town in southern Sweden kept members of the neo-Nazi Party of the Swedes off the streets for their annual May Day demonstration - thanks to pre-empting their moves a year in advance. https://www.thelocal.se/20150502/cunning-swedish-mayor-keeps-neo-nazis-at-home Sat, 02 May 2015 12:23:46 +0200 cunning-swedish-mayor-keeps-neo-nazis-at-home The internet is a huge resource for journalists - but many don't realize the consequences and security risks involved. NFGL member Raghavendra Selvan reflects on a seminar from the Gräv conference addressing the issue. https://www.thelocal.se/20150325/grv-conference-journalism-and-digital-security-in-sweden Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:23:00 +0100 grv-conference-journalism-and-digital-security-in-sweden Didn't get a chance to go to Gräv (Dig), the big investigative journalism conference? NFGL members share their experiences so you can get a taste. Natasha Dmytrenko writes about a seminar on Russian propaganda. https://www.thelocal.se/20150324/latvian-activist-spoke-about-russian-propaganda-in-baltics Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:18:00 +0100 latvian-activist-spoke-about-russian-propaganda-in-baltics This past weekend the annual Swedish investigative journalism conference, Gräv, took place. NFGL member Natasha Dmytrenko writes about one of the most interesting seminars. https://www.thelocal.se/20150323/watch-out-what-you-like-henk-van-ess-revealed-advanced-techniques-of-online-investigation Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:58:00 +0100 watch-out-what-you-like-henk-van-ess-revealed-advanced-techniques-of-online-investigation UPDATED WITH AUDIO: The churches in Jönköping rang their bells in warning for two hours on May Day as neo-Nazis took to the streets. The alarm marked the first of its kind for the central Sweden town since World War II broke out. https://www.thelocal.se/20140502/swedish-church-rings-bell-to-warn-of-neo-nazis Fri, 02 May 2014 11:21:00 +0200 swedish-church-rings-bell-to-warn-of-neo-nazis A total of 19 people have been arrested and dozens of others carted away following clashes at a neo-Nazi May Day march in Jönköping, central Sweden, where counter demonstrators outnumbered the far-right activists. https://www.thelocal.se/20140501/mass-arrests-at-neo-nazi-demonstration Thu, 01 May 2014 20:41:00 +0200 mass-arrests-at-neo-nazi-demonstration Almost 450 police officers will be on hand in the central Sweden town of Jönköping on Thursday in preparation for a potential repeat of last year's May Day flare-ups. https://www.thelocal.se/20140430/over-400-cops-to-patrol-neo-nazi-may-day-parade Wed, 30 Apr 2014 18:58:00 +0200 over-400-cops-to-patrol-neo-nazi-may-day-parade A student at Jönköping University in southern Sweden has been banned from the campus library after being caught masturbating by a female student. https://www.thelocal.se/20131022/50942 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:23:00 +0200 50942 A heavy rainfall in central southern Sweden on Friday morning flooded a main highway and blocked off access to a local hospital. https://www.thelocal.se/20130726/49276 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:21:00 +0200 49276