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The Latest Breaking News from Stockholm

Calls grow for Bibby Stockholm barge to close after apparent suicide of resident

Vessel is cramped, a fire risk and unsuitable accommodation for people suffering trauma, say charities

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda bill has Tories outcompeting each other to new levels of insanity

Not even the death of an asylum seeker on the Bibby Stockholm can rein in MPs’ fervour to trample over the international law

The Guardian - UK

A life is lost aboard the Bibby Stockholm. Do these posturing politicians even care?

Threatening asylum seekers with deportation to Rwanda is no deterrent - it just makes life harder for already vulnerable people, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK

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Asylum seeker on Bibby Stockholm ‘heard screaming and shouting’ night before his body was found

Police are investigating the death of the man on board the Bibby Stockholm vessel in Dorset

The Independent UK

Swedish authorities say 5 people died when a construction elevator crashed to the ground

Swedish authorities say all five people inside a construction site elevator were killed when it plunged to the ground in Stockholm

The Independent UK

Rwanda bill – live: Sunak wins vote despite rightwing Tory rebellion

MPs approve Safety of Rwanda Bill at second reading by 313 votes to 269, majority 44

The Independent UK

Asylum seeker on board Bibby Stockholm dies

The first asylum seekers were brought back to the giant vessel, moored in Portland, Dorset, in October, some two months after it was evacuated.

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James Cleverly promises investigation after asylum seeker dies on Bibby Stockholm barge

Emergency services rushed to the vessel, docked in Portland, on Tuesday morning

Evening Standard

Several seriously injured when construction site elevator crashes to the ground in Sweden

Swedish police say several people have been seriously injured after a temporary elevator crashed to the ground on a building site in Stockholm

The Independent UK

Christmas in Copenhagen: a Scandi winter wonderland

Twinkling lights, communal feasting and beer delivered by horse-drawn wagons bring festive cheer to the Danish capital

The Guardian - UK

World’s 1st electric flying passenger ship could 'revolutionize how we travel on water'

Candela's 30-passenger P-12 will enter Stockholm's public transport network in 2024, slashing a 55-minute commute to just 25 minutes.

LiveScience

Stockholm city hall backs Olympic bid ahead of key IOC meeting for 2030-2034 Winter Games candidates

The Stockholm city council has publicly supported Sweden’s latest bid to host the 2030 Olympics ahead of key meetings Tuesday for potential Winter Games hosts

The Independent UK

Riga ranked top spot for a bargain Christmas market trip

The Latvian capital was found to have the lowest price for a two-night trip out of 12 European destinations analysed by Post Office Travel Money.

The Independent UK

A Swedish hydrofoil ferry seeks to electrify the waterways

Many cities around the world see clean and efficient public transport as a crucial way to lower their carbon emissions

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The Independent UK

investigation finds cause of fatal roller coaster accident that saw

A fatal roller coaster accident in Stockholm where some passengers plunged to the ground in June was caused by a newly installed "support arm breaking off so that the wheels on the cart fell off,” prosecutors said Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm migrant barge ‘to cost more per head than hotels’ despite Home Office pledge to cut bill

The number of asylum seekers that can be housed on the Bibby Stockholm has been reduced to 425, according to a fire safety assessment

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm: number of asylum seekers to be housed on barge reduced

Cost-effectiveness of Home Office scheme to house people on vessel questioned after downsizing of plans

The Independent UK

Labour MP describes Bibby Stockholm barge as a ‘recipe for disaster’

Lloyd Russell-Moyle said he was concerned after hearing that asylum seekers are being kept in ‘prison-like’ conditions.

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The Guardian - UK

‘This is a prison’: men tell of distressing conditions on Bibby Stockholm

Asylum seekers share fears about Dorset barge becoming even more crowded, saying they already ‘despair and wish for death’

The Guardian - UK

Man tries to kill himself after hearing of move to Bibby Stockholm

Nigerian asylum seeker airlifted to hospital on Thursday after learning of transfer to barge, charity says

The National (Scotland)

Asylum seekers return to Bibby Stockholm as 'driver threatened human shield'

ASYLUM seekers have returned to the Bibby Stockholm “prison barge” despite the efforts of protests and legal challenges.

The Independent UK

First asylum seekers back on board Bibby Stockholm after Legionella evacuation

The Home Office said tests for the bacteria had been completed ahead of the return of the occupants to the barge moored in Dorset.

Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil protesters stop coach taking migrants to Bibby Stockholm barge

Protesters say they have stopped coach arriving at Bibby Stockholm barge

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers return to the Bibby Stockholm barge after legionella scare as protesters block entry

Just Stop Oil activists blocked a coach transporting migrants to the barge

The Guardian - UK

Chaotic scenes as first asylum seekers return to Bibby Stockholm barge

Just Stop Oil protesters block causeway and briefly halt coach carrying men to vessel in Portland port

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