The state is to expand the railway between Uppsala and Stockholm in exchange for a certain number of homes being built. But Knivsta Municipality does not intend to build according to the agreement.
SwedenResearchers are asking the public to send in mosquitoes. The survey will be used to better determine the risks of mosquito-borne disease spread in Sweden.
SwedenRaggare youths are lured into the forest and become enchanted. Teater Västernorrland performs Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to the tunes of Miss Snusk and rockabilly.
EntertainmentTwo teenage boys raped a girl with a disability in a toilet in a shopping mall in Uppland. Now, one of them, who is of legal age, has been sentenced to closed youth care, UNT reports.
CrimeA principal in Uppland is being charged with misconduct. The charge stems from the principal's failure to file a complaint when it became known that a teacher was suspected of sexually harassing students, Upsala Nya Tidning writes.
CrimeSMHI warns the grass is dry and there is a high risk of grass fires in parts of the country this weekend.
SwedenSeveral grass fires broke out in various locations in Sweden on Saturday. SMHI is warning of an increased fire risk across much of the country.
SwedenNine of the Church of Sweden's 13 bishops accept priests who refuse to marry same-sex couples, according to a survey by P4 Uppland and P4 Gotland.
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