EU 1.85trillion euro coronavirus rescue talks collapse as ‘frugal four’ countries oppose issuing debt to bail out hardest hit nations European Commission president von der Leyen proposed a long-term budget ‘Furgal Four’, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria and Sweden, did not approve it The four are against issuing too much common debt to the hardest hit … Read more
Sweden’s loose approach to lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in fewer Swedes developing antibodies to the virus than anticipated, a study found. Sweden has opted for a more liberal strategy during the pandemic as much of Europe hunkered down behind closed doors. Keeping most schools, restaurants, bars and businesses open the country adopted … Read more
Britain ranks near the bottom of a damning global league table that compares how countries have tackled the Covid-19 pandemic. Only Belgium fared worse, according to a review of testing, healthcare and death rates that gave 21 OECD member nations a score out of four. The UK (2.22) was on par with Italy and Spain. … Read more
Princess Madeleine of Sweden celebrates her son Nicolas’ fifth birthday with an adorable new portrait and praises him as the ‘sweetest and most kindhearted’ Princess Madeleine of Sweden celebrated her son Prince Nicolas’s fifth birthday Blue-eyed royal looks adorable in new photo released to mark the occasion Princess Madeleine posted about her son saying he … Read more
The only European countries that have not passed their coronavirus peak are Sweden and Poland, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and other European countries’ lockdown measures led to an 80 per cent decline in the virus’s 14-day incidence since the peak on April 9. But the … Read more
Swedish police have named the man they say fatally shot Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986, but have closed the case without charge because the suspect is dead. Stig Engström, a graphic designer, is the man responsible for killing Palme as he left a cinema in central Stockholm with his wife on the night of … Read more
Injecting Covid-19 patients with the blood of survivors speeds up their recovery and reduces their symptoms, researchers claim. A scientific review claimed convalescent plasma therapy cleared the disease in less than a week in adults under the age of 60. But the antibody-rich plasma took between 10 to 30 days to fend off the disease … Read more
Kickboxer, 22, is charged with murdering Real Housewives of Cheshire star’s brother who was gunned down on his doorstep in front of his family on Christmas Eve Flamur Beqiri was shot in Battersea, south-west London, as he returned home Anis Fouad Hemissi, 22, was arrested at Copenhagen Airport on January 20 He was returned to … Read more
Sweden‘s state epidemiologist has admitted he made the wrong call on the country’s coronavirus lockdown for the first time. Anders Tegnell, who was behind the decision to shun full lockdown in favour of voluntary social distancing measures, now admits that too many people have died under his strategy. Asked to battle the same disease again … Read more
Swedish PM launches inquiry into his country’s decision to avoid a coronavirus lockdown as country sees highest per capita death rate in the world weden will launch an inquiry into the country’s handling of the pandemic The country had 5.59 deaths for every million people on a rolling seven day average in the week to … Read more