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Multiple people dead after Stockholm bus accident — others injured
2025-11-14 17:04 Police are confirming multiple fatalities after a bus accident in Stockholm's Östermalm neighbourhood on Friday afternoon.The double-decker bus drove straight into a bus stop, and a number of people were also left seriously injured.Emergency services say the bus wasn't in service at the time and there were no passengers on board.
'Life-threatening': Diabetic children diagnosed too late in Sweden
2025-11-14 16:09 More than 50% of children under the age of two who develop type 1 diabetes are diagnosed late, when they are in hospital with the life-threatening diabetic condition ketoacidosis, according to figures from Sweden's national diabetes register.And to coincide with World Diabetes Day, organisations representing children with diabetes and paediatricians are calling on doctors in primary healthcare to have a better understanding of type 1 diabetes, and identify the signs and symptoms in children early."Sometimes they don't think about type 1 diabetes. And a lot of healthcare staff, they don't think that small children can have diabetes," paediatrician Anna-Lena Fureman tells Radio Sweden.
Sweden Democrats to discuss scrapping hate speech law
2025-11-14 14:33 Ahead of the Sweden Democrat's party conference, several representatives are calling for the law on agitation against an ethnic or national group to be scrapped.They argue that it's difficult to tell which sorts of statements are criminal and which aren't.The Sweden Democrats' executive board says the party should work towards a review of the hate speech law.
Cash injection for Swedish municipalities to tighten school security
2025-11-14 11:40 The government has set aside SEK 300 million to be used for tightening security at schools, following the mass shooting in Örebro in which 10 people were killed.There has been great interest at the local level in extra funds for improved security measures.270 of Sweden's 290 municipalities have applied for and been granted money.
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist elected leader of Sweden's Centre Party
2025-11-14 09:59 Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has been elected new leader of the Centre PartyShe was the candidate proposed by the party's nominating committee following the resignation of Anna-Karin Hatt.Thand Ringqvist becomes the fourth person to lead the Centre Party during this electoral period.
The Swede who wrote Where Love Lives, featured in famous Christmas ad
2025-11-14 09:35 The enduring '90s club classic Where Love Lives penned by Swedish songwriter and music producer Lati Kronlund provides the soundtrack to this year's John Lewis Christmas advert, which has become a traditional curtain raiser to the festive season in the UK.The advert is a nostalgia trip for parents who went clubbing in the UK in the '90s, when Lati Kronlund's famous opening piano riff to Where Love Lives filled the dancefloors.He tells Radio Sweden he only realised how big the dance track had become while visiting a London nightclub: "I was in the bathroom and I hear the piano riff start, and so I come out and they're playing the song and the club is going completely bananas.”
Companies advertising weight-loss medicine could be breaking Swedish law
2025-11-14 06:19 More and more companies are taking to social media to promote prescription medications for weight-loss.According to Claes Granmar, associate professor of European law at Stockholm University, this could be in violation of both Swedish legislation and the rules set by the Swedish Medical Association."Marketing prescription medication is forbidden, except for some vaccines," says Granmar.
Elderly care employers to improve Swedish skills among staff
2025-11-13 15:17 From next year, language training will be mandatory for staff in elderly care.However, there will be no absolute requirement for all to speak good Swedish.The obligation is for employers to "work towards" their staff having a good knowledge of Swedish.
Sweden's Migration Agency prepping for voluntary repatriation scams
2025-11-13 13:42 With an imminent hike in the amount of money offered to migrants who voluntarily leave Sweden, the Migration Agency is preparing to combat scammers.This includes new procedures for handling repatriation cases, and more staff tasked with processing related grants.But with the increase less than two months away, many unanswered questions remain.
'Solidarity pool': EU countries to process asylum seekers more equally
2025-11-13 11:02 The European Commission has identified four member states as being under particular pressure due to migration, and suggests they get help from other members of the bloc.Sweden is not one of the EU countries deemed to be under pressure, and may as a result be expected to give support.Migration Minister Johan Forssell says receiving more asylum seekers is not on the table, and potential Swedish support would be financial.