Norway

Farmed fish suffer pain and stress, says report that criticises welfare failings

Instead of Atlantic salmon and trout, the aquaculture sector should focus on cultivating species with less complex needs

Laura Paddison

02, Apr, 2021 @6:00 PM

Could a Norway boycott of the Qatar World Cup change the future of football? | Håvard Melnæs

Football fans are asking leaders of the game difficult questions, and it all started with a club north of the Arctic Circle, says football editor Håvard Melnæs

Håvard Melnæs

30, Mar, 2021 @1:03 PM

The beluga whale who became famous: Aleksander Nordahl's best photograph

‘He was called Hvaldimir and he would play in front of crowds at Hammerfest harbour in Norway. One woman dropped her phone and he fetched it for her’

Interview by Edward Siddons

24, Mar, 2021 @4:12 PM

France limits AstraZeneca Covid jab to over-55s as Europe treads cautiously

Three Scandinavian countries reserve judgment one day after EMA says shot is safe and effectiv

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

19, Mar, 2021 @6:19 PM

Europe’s caution over Oxford vaccine about more than the science

Analysis: the evidence for side-effects is scant but governments have other factors to consider

Sarah Boseley Health editor

15, Mar, 2021 @7:38 PM

Several EU countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccine to investigate blood clot cases

European Medicines Agency say ‘benefits outweigh its risks’ and vaccine can continue to be used

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

11, Mar, 2021 @4:03 PM

Sacrifice review – pagan fjords of misrule

There’s a touch of giallo stylishness to this aquavit-fuelled monster horror set in a remote Norway of long nights and skinny-dipping

Leslie Felperin

10, Mar, 2021 @5:00 PM

Vaccinated people can meet indoors, says US – as it happened

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Jedidajah Otte (now); Rachel Hall, Alex Mistlin and Alison Rourke (earlier)

08, Mar, 2021 @11:51 PM

'I need a doctor!' – the filthy, furious, fun-filled art of Vanessa Baird

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Even the quiet moments are disturbing in the Norwegian artist’s debut UK show, which bursts with grotesque scenes of claustrophobic household life

Adrian Searle

01, Mar, 2021 @2:05 PM

'Painted by a madman': The Scream graffiti reveals Munch's state of mind

Inscription on painting that has been subject of debate has been reattributed to the artist himself

Lanre Bakare

22, Feb, 2021 @12:01 AM

'The drum needed a blood sacrifice': the rise of dark Nordic folk

Heilung jam with Siberian shamans and play with human bones, while Wardruna record songs submerged in rivers and on burial mounds. Now this vibrant undergound music scene is finding a wider audience

Dannii Leivers

16, Feb, 2021 @6:00 AM

Black Lives Matter movement nominated for Nobel peace prize

Norwegian MP cites global impact of BLM in raising awareness and consciousness of racial injustice

Martin Belam

29, Jan, 2021 @5:52 PM

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