Eleven on trial in Sweden's largest environmental crime case – Bella Nilsson's company Think Pink accused of dumping at least 200,000 tonnes of waste ~enviro recycling pollution.ground Article 567 words 23 votes
Initiative to extol benefits of allemannsretten, Norway's “right to roam”, to international tourists has met with strong criticism – tourism campaign shelved over environmental fears ~travel Article 814 words 4 votes
Traditionally in the Swedish church the bride and groom walk down the aisle together – but the patriarchal handover is catching on, and now Lutherans want to stop it ~humanities religion Article 742 words 24 votes
Why have salmon deserted Norway's rivers? Salmon farming and the climate crisis threaten the fish's future. ~enviro climate change Article 1004 words 8 votes
Sven-Göran Eriksson, England's first overseas manager and winner of multiple honours at club level, has died at the age of 76 ~sports.football Article 934 words 5 votes
Fehmarn Belt tunnel being built with innovative engineering is final step of project to connect Denmark – and the Nordics as a whole – to the rest of Europe ~engineering Article 912 words 13 votes
Sweden to kill 20% of its brown bears in annual hunt – conservationists say number of hunting licences granted is too high and condemn it as ‘pure trophy hunting’ ~enviro conservation Article 527 words 15 votes
Danish wind power giant Ørsted delays major US offshore project – news follows scrapping of two other Atlantic windfarms and axing of hundreds of jobs as costs surge ~enviro energy.renewable Article 541 words 7 votes
Stonehenge megalith came from Scotland, not Wales, ‘jaw-dropping’ study finds ~humanities.history Article 898 words 24 votes
Native American author Tommy Orange selected as the next Future Library writer – will pen a manuscript that won't be published until 2114 ~books libraries Article 654 words 13 votes
Scientists hail ‘smart’ insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real time ~health medicine Article 880 words 23 votes
Heidelberg Materials' cement plant in Norway will be the first of a handful around the world to capture carbon in the production of cement ~enviro pollution Article 1209 words 16 votes
Sven-Göran Eriksson on his terminal illness, scandal, and why he feels sorry for the next England manager ~sports.football Article 4938 words 7 votes
The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked ~music Article 6148 words, published Oct 6 2022 8 votes
Armand Duplantis achieves new heights after pole vault world record adds to gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Swede vaults to ninth world record of his career ~sports Article 831 words 10 votes
Anger mounts over environmental cost of Google datacentre in Uruguay ~enviro water.waste Article 708 words 19 votes
‘Morally, nobody’s against it’: Brazil’s radical plan to tax global super-rich to tackle climate crisis ~enviro climate change Article 856 words 61 votes
Climate hero or villain? As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, Norway is a paradox. ~enviro climate change Article 1955 words 11 votes
CrowdStrike global outage to cost US Fortune 500 companies $5.4bn ~tech security.cyber Article 504 words 35 votes
Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combined ~enviro energy Article 428 words 19 votes
Divers have discovered a 19th-century shipwreck off the Swedish coast loaded to the brim with champagne ~humanities.history Article 325 words 12 votes
We unleashed Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms on blank accounts. They served up sexism and misogyny. ~tech social media facebook Article 1314 words 43 votes
‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say ~food history Article 968 words 25 votes
Credit at last for female screenwriter airbrushed from Hollywood history ~movies Article 891 words 12 votes
Swedish director Levan Akin's fearless and hopeful takes on LGBTQ+ narratives have made him one of the most exciting gay directors working today ~lgbt transgender Article 1507 words 14 votes
In Norway, children walk to school aged six, or even travel across the country. Why do these kids have so much independence, while other countries are so risk-averse? ~life family parenting work education Article 2322 words 30 votes
Rio de Janeiro’s ‘narco-pentecostal’ gangs accused of ordering Catholic churches to close ~humanities religion Article 953 words 11 votes
After a near eight-month search for a new national team manager, the Republic of Ireland have made the surprise appointment of Icelander Heimir Hallgrímsson ~sports.football Article 473 words 4 votes
Ecuador court rules pollution violates rights of a river running through capital ~enviro pollution.water Article 244 words 24 votes
Meet Mercy and Anita – the African workers driving the AI revolution, for just over a dollar an hour ~tech social media Article 2601 words 18 votes
Greek poet who inspired EM Forster, David Hockney and Jackie Onassis emerges from the shadows ~books poetry Article 1544 words 6 votes
Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines ~engineering Article 237 words 33 votes
Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US government ~music Article 791 words 30 votes
Uncovered: 428-year-old secret dossier reveals Elizabeth I’s network of spies ~humanities.history Article 924 words 37 votes
Newcastle will do everything in their power to keep Alexander Isak on Tyneside – valued at more than £115m to deter Arsenal and Chelsea ~sports.football Article 521 words 6 votes
Novo Nordisk is to invest more than $4bn in US manufacturing as it battles to keep up with booming demand for its obesity and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic ~health medicine Article 543 words 9 votes
More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C ~humanities religion Article 661 words 44 votes
Last summer Swedish carmaker Volvo announced it would limit UK sales to more popular SUV models – change of heart sees V60 and V90 set to return ~transport Article 744 words 9 votes
Iberian lynx no longer endangered after numbers improve in Spain and Portugal ~enviro Article 754 words 22 votes
Christian Eriksen's presence at UEFA Euro 2024 is less about creative inspiration than an affirmation of the game's greatest values ~sports.football Article 1139 words 4 votes
Kasper Hjulmand's Danish team reached the semis three years ago but UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers showed that some of the problems from the 2022 World Cup remain ~sports.football Article 1129 words, published Jun 6 2024 3 votes
Russia’s war with Ukraine accelerating global climate emergency, report shows ~enviro climate change Article 1216 words 13 votes
Rapid UTI test that cuts detection time to forty-five minutes awarded Longitude prize – could herald sea change in antibiotic use by identifying correct treatments ~health medicine Article 764 words 26 votes
mRNA melanoma vaccine halves the risk of death and recurrence ~health medicine Article 620 words, published Jun 4 2024 16 votes
Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats for their work ~enviro climate change Article 661 words 52 votes