The youngest member of the royal family of Sweden, Prince Oscar, takes central stage in a series of newly released pictures. The four-year-old son of Crown Princess Victoria looked thrilled as he befriended and pet some sheep during a visit at the Haga Palace in Stockholm on Monday 18 May. The same day, the young … Read more
The world’s most breathtaking ports: The ultimate list of places with wonderful waterfronts, from America to Australia via Italy and Norway This series of scintillating snaps will take you on a maritime journey around the globe Some of the ports are framed by soaring skyscrapers, others by rolling snow-covered mountains Dubrovnik, Portloe in Cornwall, Marina … Read more
A review of the scientific evidence into the risks presented by re-opening schools amid the coronavirus crisis has concluded that doing so is unlikely to spread the disease among children or adults. The research, a systematic review of more than 47 separate studies, found that children are at a low risk of catching, spreading and suffering … Read more
The UK is suffering far graver economic damage than Sweden after Britain imposed a lockdown and the Scandinavian country did not. Britain’s GDP has already seen a larger slump than Sweden’s this year – with only one week of lockdown included in the figures so far. The UK’s construction and retail sectors both saw their … Read more
Sweden suffered its deadliest month in nearly 30 years in April, figures reveal as country continues to adopt a more relaxed approach to fighting Covid-19 April saw the most deaths recorded in a month in Sweden since December 1993 A total of 10,458 deaths were recorded in the country of 10.3 million inhabitants Sweden has … Read more
Sweden records one of its strongest ever earthquakes as 4.1-magnitude tremors strike the world’s biggest underground iron ore mine The quake was just short of Sweden’s record 4.3-magnitude quake in 2008 Thirteen people were in the Kiruna mine at the time, but none were injured Experts say Monday’s earthquake was linked to the iron ore … Read more
Sweden records highest number of coronavirus deaths for three weeks as it announces plan to hire 10,000 more nursing assistants after pandemic exposed care home failures Sweden has recorded 147 new deaths today, standing at a total of 3,460 deaths The country also has 637 new coronavirus cases, reaching 27,909 cases overall April 21 was … Read more
The number of elderly deaths from coronavirus in Sweden is a ‘big failure’, the country’s ambassador to the US has said. Karin Ulrika Olofsdotter said 90 per cent of those who died in Sweden were over 70, meaning that around 2,700 elderly people have died of the virus. Sweden has banned visits to care homes … Read more
Sweden nears ‘horrifying’ death toll of 3,000 from coronavirus with 87 new fatalities, including a child under ten State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell called it ‘a horrifyingly large number’ Among them child under ten was reported to have succumbed in intensive care Tegnell said death was being looked at but assured public it was highly unusual … Read more
Sweden nears ‘horrifying’ death toll of 3,000 from coronavirus with 87 new fatalities, including a child under ten State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell called it ‘a horrifyingly large number’ Among them child under ten was reported to have succumbed in intensive care Tegnell said death was being looked at but assured public it was highly unusual … Read more
Growing up, the story of the starfish stuck with filmmaker Tyler Gildin. The parable – a boy saves a starfish stranded on the beach by throwing it back into the water – was told often at his summer camp. Years later, Gildin was astonished when he discovered his grandfather, Herb, recounting the tale at a … Read more
The UK is behind most of Europe in bringing the coronavirus pandemic under control, the head of the EU’s disease control agency has said. Andrea Ammon said the UK was one of five European countries along with Poland, Romania, Sweden and Bulgaria which have yet to see a downward trend in cases. Ammon, the head … Read more
WHEN WILL VICTORY BELLS RING OUT? British tanks storming into Denmark, 500,000 German PoWs taken in Hamburg and Cabinet ministers told to stay in London – how the last days of WWII in Europe were reported in May 1945 On Friday, May 4 1945, British troops were rolling into Denmark, crossing German border into Jutland … Read more