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Breivik play causes a stir

Breivik play causes a stir

A Copenhagen theatre company has courted controversy after penning a play based on the convictions of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik. Continue Reading

Posted in Art, Culture, Denmark, MBL, Norway0 Comments

Politicians call for sexual offences law change

Politicians call for sexual offences law change

A number of Danish politicians are calling for harsher penalties for sexual crimes and an end to the legal absurdity that sees paedophiles and rapists given lesser sentences than minor fraudsters. Continue Reading

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Royal threat video marker arrested on terrorism charges

Royal threat video marker arrested on terrorism charges

A 21 year-old Norwegian has been arrested for inciting terrorism and making threats against the authorities after admitting publishing a video on YouTube that called for the deaths of the country’s crown prince, prime minister and foreign minister. Continue Reading

Posted in MBL, Norway, Society, Technology0 Comments

Lost seal pup to be flown home

Lost seal pup to be flown home

An electronically tagged seal pup with a terrible sense of direction is to be flown back to Greenland after washing up over 3,2oo km from home on England’s east coast. Continue Reading

Posted in Environment, Greenland, International, MBL, Travel, United Kingdom1 Comment

Helsinki closer to hosting new Guggenheim museum

Helsinki closer to hosting new Guggenheim museum

A new proposal has moved the Finnish capital closer to hosting a new Guggenheim museum for architecture and design. Continue Reading

Posted in Art, Business, Culture, Finland, General, International, Leisure, MBL0 Comments

Statoil announces big find

Statoil announces big find

Norwegian state oil producer Statoil ASA has announced a major oil find in the Barents Sea off the coast of northern Norway. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Energy, Environment, International, MBL, Norway, Technology0 Comments

Experts say Norwegian killer is ‘not psychotic’

Experts say Norwegian killer is ‘not psychotic’

Norwegian prison psychiatrists have said that confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik is not insane, contradicting an earlier diagnoses. Continue Reading

Posted in General, MBL, Norway1 Comment

Danish Prime Minister discusses tough times in new year speech

Danish Prime Minister discusses tough times in new year speech

Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt asked the nation to be prepared for tougher times in her New Year speech at the weekend. Continue Reading

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Birdwatchers 1, ice skaters 0

Birdwatchers 1, ice skaters 0

While the unseasonably warm weather in Finland has left wannabe ice skaters out in the cold, bird watchers have been counting their chickens thanks to the large number of species that have postponed their migrations south. Continue Reading

Posted in Finland, General, MBL, Travel, Weather0 Comments

Brønderslev child abuser sentence reduced

Brønderslev child abuser sentence reduced

The father in the notorious Brønderslev child abuse case in Denmark has had his jail sentence reduced from ‘indefinite’ to 11 years, while his wife’s four-year term was upheld. Continue Reading

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