Author: lbevanger

The far-right, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats took 13 percent of the votes in Sweden’s general elections, overshadowing the fact that...

By Lars Bevanger BBC News, Stockholm Swedish voters have turned away from the centre-right Alliance coalition of Fredrik Reinfeldt after...

As the Tour de France ended in Paris last weekend, Yorkshire in the north of England was still reeling...

Do you throw out food when it’s reached its sell-by or use-by date? Or do you look at it,...

It was out with the old, in with the new in London last week, as British Prime Minister David Cameron...

It’s coming up to the month of Ramadan in the Islamic calendar – when Muslims around the world are...

When Sarah Henshaw tired of life as a London entertainment journalist, she went off to pursue her challenging dream...

Campaigners dressed as penguins marked World Penguin Day outside Norway’s parliament. They called on Norway and other nations active...

In Norway, the government wants to bring the procedure for male circumcision into the public health service. Opponents say...

The anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) looked set to take more seats in the European Parliament than any of...