SLIDING RATINGS

IOC President Thomas Bach expressed full confidence yesterday that Russian authorities will deliver a “safe and secure” Winter Olympics in Sochi despite the two deadly suicide bombings in southern Russia that heightened concerns about the terrorist threat to the Games.

Norway knitting show

A 12-hour TV programme is going to be shown in Norway tonight which focuses solely on a burning fireplace.

CCTV footage of Anders Behring Breivik parking his van and walking off before a massive bomb inside exploded has been shown publicly for the first time.

FIFA's chief investigator in England will look into claims by former Southampton skipper Claus Lundekvam that he, team-mates and opposing captains were involved in betting fraud.

The trial of Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik has been interrupted by a spectator who shouted “Go to hell” and threw a shoe at him.

A lay judge in the trial of confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was dismissed today for commenting online that the anti-Muslim extremist deserves the death penalty.

The right-wing fanatic accused of murdering 77 people during a devastating bomb and gun attack in Norway last summer is expected to take the stand on the second day of his trial.

The right-wing fanatic who confessed to killing 77 people in a bomb and shooting massacre in Norway went on trial today, defiantly rejecting the authority of the court.

The terror trial against an anti-Muslim fanatic who confessed to killing 77 people in Norway starts today amid fears that he will use the proceedings to showcase his radical views.

The terror trial against an anti-Muslim fanatic who confessed to killing 77 people in Norway starts today amid worries that he will use the proceedings to showcase his radical views.

PARTS of Anders Behring Breivik’s 1,500-page online manifesto against Muslim immigration, which his lawyer said he wrote alone, were taken almost word for word from the writings of the “Unabomber”.

Norway’s police security service says it was alerted in March to a suspicious chemical purchase by accused bomber Anders Behring Breivik but it did not have enough evidence to investigate further.

The man charged with carrying out Friday mass killings in Norway is due to appear behind closed doors in court today.

The man who has confessed to the twin terror attacks in Norway which killed 93 people will appear in court today and has requested an open hearing so he can explain his massacre to the public.

Oslo District Court spokeswoman Irene Ramm has said government lawyers will request eight weeks of pre-trial detention for the Norway attacks suspect so they can prepare their case.

The man claiming responsibility for Friday's atrocities in Norway will not appear before an open court today.

THE man responsible for the attacks on Norway’s government headquarters and an island retreat for young people that left at least 93 dead was motivated by a desire to bring about a revolution in society, his lawyer said yesterday.

The death toll from Norway’s bomb attack and mass shooting rose to 93 today as reports emerged of the attacker’s links to the British far right.

The man blamed for attacks on Norway’s government headquarters and a youth retreat that left at least 92 dead was motivated by a desire to bring about a revolution in Norwegian society, his lawyer said today.

The man blamed for attacks on Norway’s government headquarters and a youth retreat said he was motivated by a desire to bring about a revolution in Norwegian society, his lawyer said today.

Police arrived at the Norway island massacre an hour and a half after a gunman first opened fire, because they did not have quick access to a helicopter and could not find a boat to get to the scene just several hundred yards offshore, it has emerged.

The lawyer for the suspect in Norway’s bombing and shooting spree today said his client wanted to attack Norwegian society in order to change it.

A gunman who opened fire on an island teeming with young people kept shooting for an hour and a half before surrendering to a SWAT team which arrived 40 minutes after they were called, police in Norway said today.

Police in Norway have confirmed the 32-year-old man being questioned over two terror attacks which killed 91 people yesterday is a Christian Fundamentalist.

The man suspected of carrying out a bombing and shooting massacre in Norway posted on websites with Christian fundamentalist tendencies, according to a police official.

A Norwegian who dressed as a police officer to gun down summer campers killed at least 80 people at an island retreat, police said today.

More than 25 people were feared dead tonight after a bomb ripped open buildings in the heart of Norway's government and a man dressed as a police officer opened fire at an island youth camp connected to the ruling party.

More than 20 people were feared dead tonight after a gunman dressed as a policeman opened fire at a youth camp outside Oslo.

A powerful bomb tore into the heart of Norway today, killing seven people and injuring at least 15 as it ripped open buildings, including the prime minister’s office.

A powerful bomb tore open several Oslo buildings, including the prime minister’s office today, killing at least one person.

Norway’s public broadcaster NRK says one person has been confirmed killed in an explosion at the government headquarters in Oslo.

A Norwegian radio journalist quit on the air today after complaining about her job and saying she would not read the day’s news because “nothing important has happened” anyway.

An attempt to put the entire Beatles back catalogue on the internet for free has been scuppered.

Former US vice president Al Gore said today that winning the Nobel Peace Prize has not made him want to enter the 2008 presidential race.

Three Danish girls died early today when a fire swept through the mountain cabin they were staying in during a school trip, police said.

A Liberian citizen has been arrested with more than two pounds of cocaine in his stomach this weekend on the Norwegian-Swedish border, customs officials said today.

A leading Norwegian pro-Palestinian activist today claimed she infiltrated the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad as a double agent in the 1980s.

Police in Norway denied a report today saying Edvard Munch’s stolen masterpieces The Scream and Madonna had been burned by thieves fearing police were closing in on them.

THREE works by the artist Edvard Munch were stolen from a hotel this weekend, the second theft of the renowned Norwegian’s art in less than seven months.

Three works by renowned Norwegian artist Edvard Munch were stolen from a hotel in southern Norway, although no information was immediately available on their value, police said today.

ARMED men stormed into an art museum yesterday, threatened staff at gunpoint and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings The Scream and Madonna before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.

Leeds midfielder Eirik Bakke has pulled out of the Norway squad for next week’s friendly in Northern Ireland.