The Latest Breaking News from Stockholm

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.

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

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 · Dec 12, 2023

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 · Dec 11, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023

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 · Nov 15, 2023

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 Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

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 Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023

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.

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

‘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 · Oct 29, 2023

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 Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023