Tag: Christmas
Strikes hit British Christmas holidaymakers
The strike will last until December 27 and has forced many holidaymakers to find alternative modes of transport, such as cars and buses. Around 1,000 border guards at Heathrow, Gatwick…
I make the nerdy Christmas presents for my friends myself from children’s toys
Christmas is the time for presents and MeinMMO community manager Irina Moritz loves to give away nerdy stuff that she makes herself from children’s toys. Did you play with fuse…
Fleeed from wartime Ukraine – celebrates Christmas in Sweden
Many Ukrainians are today celebrating their first Christmas away from their families, after war broke out in their homeland in February. A family celebrating Christmas Eve in Sweden for the…
SMHI warns of sudden ice slippage on Christmas Day
The yellow warnings for icy conditions apply during the afternoon and evening of Christmas Day in parts of Götaland and southern Svealand. The road surfaces will be slightly below zero…
Here, Ukrainian war refugees eat Christmas dinner for the first time at Bakfickan in Umeå
Bakfickan, IOGT-NTO’s meeting place in Umeå, is served a traditional Christmas table on Christmas Eve. This year, an extra Christmas dinner was also arranged for Ukrainians. – It’s very good…
Bolsonaro’s Christmas present: Pardons 74 convicted police officers
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s outgoing president, has traditionally pardoned several people in the country before Christmas. Some of those now freed are the 74 police officers who were convicted after a…
Russia carried out a series of attacks on the center of Kherson on Christmas Eve – several people died in the attacks
The authorities’ information about the victims still varies. The number of casualties has increased rapidly during the afternoon. 15:41•Updated 15:43 At least eight people have been killed in a series…
Here, Christmas is sung in Stortorget in Malmö
At twelve o’clock there was an official Christmas blowing with Santa, song and dance on Stortorget in Malmö. Santa sang Christmas carols, the children danced and Carina Nilsson (S) summarized…
Christmas presents create conflict between divorced parents: “It easily becomes a competition”
Christmas Eve is a day filled with expectations. Last year we spent 23 billion on Christmas presents according to Swedish Trade. But for many, this year will be extra tough…
Poor housing: “Christmas is a difficult time when you live in solitude and exclusion”
/ Podcasts / Guest France In France, more than 300,000 people will not be able to celebrate the Christmas holidays as they should this year, due to lack of housing.…