SET in Swedish Lapland in the winter of 1717, in a time and place so remote as to seem unearthly, Wolf Winter creeps up on the reader stealthily, like a silent fall of snow.

Apple launched its first ever public beta for its upcoming iOS update, allowing customers to get their hands on an in-development version of iOS 8.3.

Fascinated with Nordic Noir and Scandinavian street fashion, Michelle Doyle wasn’t disappointed with a visit to the Swedish capital where cool truly rules.

Lapland isn’t just about Santa’s grotto and husky sleigh rides. The area has loads to offer in the summer too.

Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police officers in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital.

Republic of Ireland defender Ciaran Clark will take big confidence from shutting out Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni says that Ireland has no creative stars, but is convinced that a strong spirit makes up for it.

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni believes Leeds midfielder Paul Green could be Ireland’s answer to Gennaro Gattuso.

Giovanni Trapattoni had said he was concerned about the atmosphere and Alan Kelly had expressed worries about the flight of the ball, but, seemingly resigned to the roof in the Friends Arena being closed in Stockholm tomorrow night, Marco Tardelli now says it doesn’t really matter to the visitors.

As the olés reverberated across the old Lansdowne Road, a smiling Robbie Keane looked around and took it all in. This, it seemed at the time, had the potential to develop into something great.

Ikea is the latest company to be caught up in the horsemeat scandal after it was forced to withdraw a batch of its meatballs due to the presence of horse DNA.

An Algerian national who was found guilty of funding terrorism following a suicide bombing in Stockholm has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

TAKE A CRUISE ON A SWEDISH CANAL

NEGOTIATIONS about the future of the 2012 Irish Open are ongoing with a June 28 to July 1 date favourite to get the green light according to sources close to the European Tour.

A SWEDISH man has been arrested on charges of illegal possession of nuclear material after trying to split atoms in his kitchen.

A SWEDISH man has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for instigating the theft last year of the notorious “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Sets You Free) sign from the former Auschwitz death camp.

Roger Federer recovered from a nightmare first set to beat Swiss compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka and advance to the semi-finals of the Stockholm Open in the Swedish capital last night.

All the ships trapped in thick ice in the Baltic Sea have now been freed.

SWEDISH police yesterday arrested a former neo-Nazi leader that Polish investigators suspect of being involved in the theft of the “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign at Auschwitz.

A SWEDISH teenager has grown back her entire face after an allergic reaction to a Paracetamol pill caused it to turn black and fall off.

Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature today.

MASKED gunmen used a stolen helicopter andexplosives to engineer a spectacular raid on a cash depot in Stockholm yesterday, breaking into the building through the roof and flying off with bags of cash, police and officials said.

A SWEDISH art student was fined 2,500 kronor (€245) for faking mental illness for an art project.

The missing “pirate” ship Arctic Sea was spotted today far out to sea off Africa’s west coast.

SWEDISH city of Gothenburg has decided to stop buying bottled water due to environmental concerns.

SWEDISH fashion retailer H&M has reported a 29% rise in sales at its Irish shops in 2007.

SWEDISH furniture retailer Ikea has been given the green light by An Bord Pleanála to build its first outlet in the Republic of Ireland, although the planned opening of the controversial superstore could face delays due to a number of planning conditions.

Scientists who researched so-called “knockout mice”, DNA fingerprinting or stem cells are among the possible candidates for the Nobel Prize in medicine to be announced today in the Swedish capital.

Scientists who researched so-called “knockout mice,” DNA fingerprinting or stem cells are among the possible candidates for the Nobel Prize in medicine to be announced today in the Swedish capital.

Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose spent most of today in a Stockholm jail cell after allegedly biting a security guard in the leg at his hotel, police said.

SWEDISH Prime Minister Goran Persson and an ex-minister are suing Ryanair for using a picture of them in an advertisement for cheap flights with the caption “time to flee the country?”, their lawyer said yesterday.

Bob Geldof and U2 frontman Bono are among a near-record 191 nominations for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

A TROUBLED teenager, who was sent to a special care unit in Sweden, may spend three more years there at a cost of €100,000 a year, a court heard yesterday.

A troubled 15-year-old boy from Dublin who was sent to a special care unit in Sweden may spend three more years there, a court heard today.

A 35-year-old man with a loaded pistol in his luggage has been arrested at an airport in southern Sweden, police said today.

SWEDISH telecoms operator Tele2 quit the Irish market yesterday when it offloaded its business here to The Carphone Warehouse group just a year after setting up.

A TROUBLED 14-year-old boy, who set fire to a room with children in it, yesterday left Ireland to commence a placement in a special care unit situated on an island off the Swedish coast.

A troubled 14-year-old boy, who set fire to a room with children in it, today left Ireland to commence a placement in a special care unit situated on an island off the Swedish coast.

A 14-year-old boy, who set fire to a room with children in it, has been granted mobility from a Dublin detention centre to allow him leave the country to undergo an assessment for a placement in a Swedish therapeutic care centre.

An assessment is to take place next week to see if a troubled 14-year-old boy, who set fire to a room with children in it, is to be given a placement in a therapeutic care centre in Sweden, the Dublin Children’s Court heard today.

CORK CITY’S young players have been primed to continue their European footballing education against UEFA Cup opponents Djurgardens in tomorrow night’s qualifying round first leg at the Rasunda Stadium.

SWEDISH furniture giant Ikea has been given the go-ahead to open its first store in the Republic after Environment Minister Dick Roche yesterday confirmed that he will lift the existing cap on superstores.

WORLD water supplies will not be enough for our descendants to enjoy the sort of diet the West eats now, experts say.