Multiple injured as tram derails and crashes into pizzeria in major European city
Gothenburg authorities are now investigating At least seven people were injured by a derailed tram in the Swedish city of Gothenburg yesterday (June 19). Unfolding at the intersection of Kungsportsavenyn and Vasagatan, the incident saw police, ambulance and rescue crews, and Gothenburg Tramways respond at the chaotic scene, with the latter suspending all journeys on […]
9 months ago
YouTuber freezes to death in freak snowstorm after sending heartbreaking final message
He had been camping in northern Sweden A YouTuber who died during a freak snowstorm in Sweden sent one final message to his family before his death. Belgian content creator Storm De Beul, 22, had spent much of this year hiking though Swedish Lapland. However, he tragically died after getting caught in a freak blizzard, […]
1 year ago
Greta Thunberg charged over actions during climate protest
The climate activist is set to face trial later this month. Prominent climate activist Greta Thunberghas been charged over her role in a climate protest. The protest occurred last month in the Swedish city of Malmo at the city port’s oil terminal. Thunberg was charged with disobeying police orders as protesters blocked traffic en route […]
2 years ago
Swedish man submits application to make sex an official sport
He had plans for a six-week ‘sex championship’. A man in Sweden has submitted an application for sex to be recognised as an official sport in the country. Dragan Bratic, who owns a number of strip clubs in the Jönköping area of the country, applied in January to enrol as a member of the National […]
3 years ago
Confessions of a Eurovision attendee: Ghosting, glitter, and garlic cheesy chips
“I think I might be the first person in history to be ghosted by Jedward.” Grand Final Eve, May 12 I’m more coffee than man at this point. It’s Eurovision weekend, and after an ill-advised night out in a friend’s pub, I’m arriving in Liverpool on three hours’ sleep between buses and planes. I make […]
3 years ago
Huge glacier the size of Florida “holding on by its fingernails”
A total loss could rise sea levels from three feet to 10 feet. Scientists have expressed deep concern at the potential loss of the Thwaites Glacier, which could lead to catastrophic rises in sea levels. A study into the rapid retreat of the massive ice glacier was published in Nature Geoscience on Monday (5 September). […]
3 years ago