Lars Winnerbäck releases album this fall and goes on tour
Lars Winnerbäck is releasing a new album and going on tour. The single "Hälsningar" will be available to stream on Friday.
Music
Left Party wants to close Lundsberg boarding school
The Left Party wants to close the Lundsberg boarding school after media revelations about alleged racism, hazing and violence. "These are horrific stories that no child should have to endure," Isabell Mixter (V), education policy spokesperson, told P4 Värmland.
Sweden
Gifts for teachers banned after collections have gone out of control
Expensive gifts for teachers at graduation? Not anymore. Several municipalities have now banned gifts and fundraising for staff at municipal schools.
Sweden
Record price for Lena Cronqvist sculpture at auction
Lena Cronqvist's bronze sculpture "Girl with Braids and Parasol" was sold on Thursday for nearly 1.9 million kronor, according to Stockholm Auctions. The sale represents a world record for a sculpture by the artist.
Entertainment
Chasing new gold, full steam ahead for a week
He has already celebrated a gold medal in Switzerland this spring - and would like to do it again. Tre Kronor's Jacob de la Rose has tasted the sweetness of victory. The town was packed for a week, he says.
Ice hockey
Woman found in central Karlstad dead - crime under investigation
A woman who was found in the water in central Karlstad on Thursday has died, P4 Värmland reports. Police are investigating the death as a crime.
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Doctors in da Costa case seek compensation
Thomas Allgén and Teet Härm, better known as “the general practitioner” and “the coroner,” were singled out as serial killers in one of Sweden’s most controversial legal cases. Nearly 40 years later, they are now seeking 5 million kronor each in compensation from the government.
Swedish politics
Man in his 60s dies in apartment fire in Kristinehamn
A man has died in an apartment fire in Kristinehamn municipality. The fire began in a bed.
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