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 A major sex assault and rape case is unfolding in Sweden with some 15 men suspected of having committed sexual offences against two young girls. https://www.thelocal.se/20140716/child-sex-ring-exposed-in-sweden Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:35:00 +0200 child-sex-ring-exposed-in-sweden A 17-year-old boy was seriously injured on Friday night after falling from a balcony on the fourth floor of a block of flats in Lund in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20130511/47832 Sat, 11 May 2013 13:55:00 +0200 47832 A 32-year-old man from southern Sweden suspected of kidnapping a teenage girl he met online was released on Wednesday after two weeks in custody when it emerged the girl had willingly participated in the stunt. https://www.thelocal.se/20120719/42112 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:32:00 +0200 42112 A man from southern Sweden is suspected of handcuffing and kidnapping a teenage girl he met on an internet chat room and taking her to Malmö late Tuesday night. https://www.thelocal.se/20120704/41830 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:49:00 +0200 41830 Getting drunk repeatedly as a teenager doesn't necessarily increase the risk of becoming an alcoholic as an adult, a new Swedish study has found. https://www.thelocal.se/20120620/41546 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:47:00 +0200 41546 Around 15 percent of teenage girls in Stockholm take non-prescription painkillers every week or several times a week - to combat stress, pain, sleeping disorders and to lose weight, according to a survey by the Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) daily. https://www.thelocal.se/20101228/31106 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:31:00 +0100 31106 A 16-year-old girl was found dead on Sunday morning in woodland in southern Stockholm. Police suspect murder and two teenagers have been detained for questioning. https://www.thelocal.se/20090607/19922 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:54:00 +0200 19922 Two Swedish teenage girls who took a family safe to finance a day of shopping allege their plans were spoiled when they inadvertently handed the safe over to someone with ties to the mob. https://www.thelocal.se/20090603/19838 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:07:00 +0200 19838 Two teenage boys escaped from a secure treatment centre in Uppsala in central Sweden on Saturday night. A female member of staff was seized as hostage. https://www.thelocal.se/20090503/19208 Sun, 03 May 2009 11:05:00 +0200 19208 A couple from Degerfors in central Sweden was sentenced to prison on Monday for sexually assaulting two teenage girls who were babysitting at the pair’s home. https://www.thelocal.se/20080916/14364 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:00:00 +0200 14364