# Norway

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# Svalbard

Shocking photo of emaciated polar bear goes viral

But is it the result of climate change or old age?

40.6k

Sep 15th 2015, 10:22 AM

# Crossover

Crossfit and rugby: Dublin's melting pot perfect for ex-Norway coach Burke

St. Mary’s coach Peter Burke is part of Crossfit 353 alongside Leinster prop Royce Burke-Flynn.

13.2k

Aug 23rd 2015, 9:00 AM

# love letters

"I care even more about him now" - The woman who loves Norway's mass murderer

“Victoria”, a young Swedish woman in her 20s, says she thinks of him as an ‘old friend’

20.7k

Aug 20th 2015, 6:04 AM

# Bad Idea

Pilot who drank two bottles of whiskey and beer with crew before flight jailed

The 38-year-old was almost seven times the legal limit.

21.8k

Aug 18th 2015, 10:14 AM

# reclaiming utoya

Young Norwegian activists are back on Utoya in defiance of Anders Behring Breivik

It’s the first time Labour’s Youth Camp has been held on the island since the 2011 attack.

10.7k

Aug 8th 2015, 7:30 AM

# Spain

Sex traffickers 'controlled victims using voodoo'

They resorted to “traditional Juju voodoo practices, including animal sacrifices” to control their victims.

10.8k

Jul 27th 2015, 2:45 PM

# Back Home

This man was named and shamed as a rapist - but his own country barely noticed

Rapists are rarely named in Norway, with the emphasis firmly placed on rehabilitation.

24.2k

Jul 15th 2015, 4:46 PM

# Take a Break

A giant penis is going around shooting glitter at people for a good reason

It might surprise you.

37.3k

Jun 29th 2015, 11:00 AM

# so it's come to this

Global warming means polar bears are now eating dolphins for the first time ever

Desperate measures.

23.0k

Jun 12th 2015, 9:52 PM

# Snatched

Three penguin chicks stolen from Norwegian aquarium

The park manager said he fears the chicks may now be dead as it was too early for them to be away from their parents.

6.6k

May 18th 2015, 4:37 PM

# big john

An ex-Aston Villa striker is the leading man in a Norwegian gangster film

John Carew, who scored 40 goals during his time in England, plays bad boy Ivan in new film Hovdinger.

9.8k

May 9th 2015, 4:25 PM

# Pakistan

Ambassadors of Norway and Philippines killed in helicopter crash

The aircraft carrying them has crashed into a school in northern Pakistan.

13.0k

May 8th 2015, 9:59 AM

# Norway

Finding - and punishing - those who hurt animals can help stop them harming humans

Norway is setting up a dedicated policing unit.

11.6k

May 3rd 2015, 11:30 AM

# long distance

A box belonging to a fisherman from Co. Wexford washed up on a beach in Norway

It’s a small, small world.

5.0k

Apr 30th 2015, 6:45 PM

# dab

Your FM radio won't fall silent any time soon

The Department of Communications has said it has ‘no plans’ to switch off the frequency.

16.5k

Apr 26th 2015, 7:45 AM

# Decision time

Uefa order final 18 seconds of match to be replayed after refereeing error

Has European football’s governing body just set a very dangerous precedent?

7.0k

Apr 9th 2015, 11:29 AM

# norwegian wood

This house in Norway has no doors...

… instead it has a wooden tunnel.

7.0k

Mar 26th 2015, 11:55 AM

# no vroom

Live Top Gear shows in Norway cancelled

The shows were due to take place this week.

13.5k

Mar 23rd 2015, 8:23 AM

# Abortion Pills

Man charged with tricking girlfriend into having abortion

The Norwegian man has been charged with twice having his former partner ingest a mixture of abortion drugs.

23.8k

Mar 10th 2015, 10:49 PM

# hey guys

Cat hassles owners non-stop to come out and play in the snow

The internet continues to be made of cats.

4.5k

Feb 14th 2015, 11:09 AM

# put that in your pipe

The most expensive offshore oil project in European history is in the pipeline

It’s the biggest find in the North Sea since the 1980s.

13.6k

Feb 13th 2015, 10:28 AM

# don't panic

Norway detects "probable" case of mad cow disease

The strain of the disease is different to the one found during the British 1990s epidemic.

12.6k

Jan 21st 2015, 10:32 PM

# scandinavian luxury

This gorgeous eco-friendly house produces more than 3 times the energy it needs

Architects haven’t scrimped on luxury… The extra energy is used to heat an outdoor swimming pool, and there’s a sauna too.

46.5k

Jan 17th 2015, 4:30 PM

# farting baby

Norwegian vicar wants to ban a pro-baptism ad because it features a farting baby

He’s OUTRAGED.

1.8k

Oct 30th 2014, 4:14 PM

# god's position

Tutu calls on Norwegians to forgive mass murderer Breivik

The retired Archbishop said that not forgiving Anders Behring Breivik could be “corrosive”.

11.8k

Sep 22nd 2014, 7:14 PM

# cough cough cough

What's that smell? Fumes from Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano reach Ireland

Higher-than-normal levels of sulphur dioxide reached Ireland over the weekend.

18.9k

Sep 9th 2014, 10:20 AM

# Step Away From the Desk

Are you a workaholic? Norwegian researchers have developed this way to check

Research team developed seven criteria to gauge working excessively and compulsively.

20.1k

Aug 22nd 2014, 3:52 PM

# bitter end

Ireland Under-19s suffer disappointment in Euro semi-final

The Women’s team lose 4-0 to the Netherlands and fail to qualify for the decider.

21.2k

Jul 24th 2014, 8:28 PM

# coygig

'We will go to war' - Ireland U19s captain Chloe Mustaki ahead of Euro semi-final

The Girls in Green contest their first ever European Championships knockout game when they face the Netherlands tomorrow.

14.0k

Jul 23rd 2014, 5:23 PM

# dance dance dance

Meet a woman who's dancing her way out of feeling like an 'outsider'

Trad musician Caomhín O Raghallaigh is taking part in a new show by an Irish choreographer.

11.6k

Jul 6th 2014, 4:15 PM

# nordic noir

Celtic managerial target Ronny Deila 'flattered' by the interest

It seems only a matter of time before the Norwegian is unveiled as the club’s new boss.

2.9k

Jun 5th 2014, 12:54 PM

# bang bang

Forget Britain's Got Talent and watch this 8-year-old sing Nancy Sinatra

Eight. She’s eight.

7.1k

Apr 13th 2014, 11:30 AM

# amnesia

Norway police try to identify man with no memory (but who speaks five languages)

The man speaks five languages and doesn’t know anything about how he turned up in Oslo.

32.5k

Apr 9th 2014, 6:59 PM

# Sherlocked

Sherlock struggles with auto-correct in brilliant Norwegian parody

The laughter is elementary.

2.4k

Mar 14th 2014, 4:26 PM

# Poignant

Norway's memorial to Utoya island massacre is stunning

The winning entry from Jonas Dahlberg shows part of a nearby promontory cleaved in two.

60.8k

Mar 5th 2014, 5:30 PM

# born to be wild

Kid who crashed car and told police he was a dwarf steals second vehicle

If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.

6.3k

Feb 21st 2014, 3:13 PM

# freezin

Norwegians react wonderfully to freezing boy at bus stop

We’re not crying, it’s the wind.

5.2k

Feb 20th 2014, 10:30 PM

# Norway

Brevik wants to hunger strike for better video games

The mass murderer has described the conditions in prison as ‘torture’.

21.1k

Feb 14th 2014, 9:12 PM

# cool customer

10-year-old drives parents' car into a ditch, claims to be a dwarf who'd forgotten his licence

Ah, the old dwarf defence…

40.1k

Feb 13th 2014, 6:00 PM

# tell 'em

Norwegian ad takes yet another stab at Russia's anti-gay sentiments

The world is watching, Russia.

3.5k

Feb 11th 2014, 10:30 PM