Secular Norway grapples with circumcision
In Norway, the government wants to bring the procedure for male circumcision into the public health service. Opponents say...
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UKIP set to top EU elections in Britain
The anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) looked set to take more seats in the European Parliament than any of...
Poverty blamed for UK child mortality rate
The growing gap between rich and poor is apparently one reason that the UK has one of the highest...
UKIP storms ahead in run-up to EU elections
They’ve not got a single seat in the British Parliament, but the UK Independence Party – or UKIP as...
Breivik victims’ memorial causes row
The Norwegian extreme-right terrorist Anders Behring Breivik’s attacks nearly three years ago caused both a very public, national trauma...
Simple metal belt could save lives in earthquakes
Every year, between 1,000 and 2,000 people die in earthquakes around the world. The vast majority are killed inside...
Debunking the “debunked myths” about Scandinavia
British journalist Michael Booth has stirred emotions in the Nordic countries this week with an article in the...
Hunting for Norway’s new national dish
Norway’s new minister for agriculture has decided more than forty years of the same national dish is enough, and...
A house for a pound and a promise
Would you like to buy a house for just over one euro? That’s the radical new plan launched in...
Eating or heating: the stark choice for many Brits as energy prices soar
In the UK thousands are struggling with rising energy costs. After last winter’s record number of deaths from cold...