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Nature

A quarter of the soil on these Norwegian islands is plastic waste

A team of volunteers and researchers have unearthed 5.5 million litres of marine waste from the Trøndelag archipelago since 2017.

Residences

The seven must-visit hotels opening in Europe in 2022

Here are our favourite new hotels, resorts and stays set to open their doors in the coming year.

Smart Regions

More charge points for Swedish cross-country corridor

A European project aims to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in areas of low population density.

Tech News

Norwegian police post suspect getting a drugs test on Snapchat

A Snapchat post by Norwegian police raised questions over privacy and power. Now the country's policing watchdog is investigating.

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Norway

Norwegian conscripts asked to return underwear due to supply shortages

Prior to the decision, conscripts were allowed to keep parts of their uniform, including underwear, once their military service was done.

Tech News

Dozens of Norwegian newspapers go unprinted after cyber attack

Amedia, which publishes 78 local titles across the country, says its print distribution was affected for much of this week

Destinations

Visit these historical European towns for a magical fairytale escape

From snow-covered villages to towns carved into the cliffside, there are many storybook destinations to be found across Europe.

Norway

Grindr fined over €6 million by Norway for breaking data privacy rules

The gay-dating app was found to have shared users' personal data with third-party advertisers without their permission.

Nature

Film of polar bear eating reindeer seen as evidence of climate change

Rare footage of a polar bear killing and eating a reindeer is being seen as evidence that climate change is forcing a change of diet in the Arctic.

Norway

Norway condemns arrest of two journalists ahead of Qatar World Cup

Qatar’s government accused the NRK journalists of "trespassing on private property and filming without a permit" but Norway has criticised the arrests.

Money

Norway could back Bitcoin mining ban on environmental grounds

The Nordic nation is popular among crypto miners because of its renewable electricity and low energy prices, but a government minister says the energy usage of some types of token mining is 'hard to justify'.

Norway

Police shoot dead man in Norway who threatened passers-by with a knife

A man reportedly armed with a knife threatened passers-by on the streets of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on Tuesday, before being shot dead by police.

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Light based works of art illuminate Oslo

Norway 's capital was lit up by the Fjord Oslo Light Festival on Saturday (5 Nov. 2021) as light based works of art glowed through the winter night across the city

Sport

Norway women’s beach handball team hail uniform policy change

Norway's women's beach handball team said they know “many players have turned down opportunities” because of previous uniform regulations that said female players had to wear bikini bottoms.

Norway

Norway counter-terror chief: Kongsberg attack 'will happen again'

“I think it forces a discussion about what risk we must live with in a democratic and open society."

Sport

Will 'bikini bottoms' to 'tight pants' uniform change satisfy critics?

Female beach handball players had been told to wear bikini bottoms. But after claims of sexism, the rules were changed. Now they have to wear "tight pants". Did enough change?

Norway

Norway attack: Victims weren't killed with a bow and arrow, say police

Five people were murdered in the rampage in Kongsberg near Oslo last Wednesday. At least three others, including an off-duty police officer, were seriously injured.

Norway

Kongsberg attack: Perpetrator banned from communication in custody

Espen Andersen Braathen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, is being held on five counts of preliminary murder and three counts of preliminary attempted murder.

Norway

Norway unveils new centre-left goverment amid suspected terror attack

Two of the new ministers in Norway's government are survivors of the 2011 far-right massacre on Utøya island.

Norway

'Grief and despair': Norway mourns after deadly Kongsberg attack

Norway’s domestic security agency, PST, said on Thursday the bow and arrow attack which left five people dead "currently appears to be an act of terrorism".