28% of those who lost their lives in traffic in the country were under the age of 25, over 1 in 5 cases; figures refer to 2021 and are stated in the UAG report from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration

Ever-emerging variants of the Covid virus have infected thousands of Norwegians in recent weeks, filling up vaccination centers that were markedly quiet earlier this autumn; pharmacies also report brisk sales of Corona self-testing kits

Norwegian government officials are back in court, trying to fend off another legal challenge to their refusal to stop oil and gas exploration, sued by local environmental organisations demanding an immediate halt to the development of more oil fields

Health workers, hospital administrators and residents in northern Norway are raising the alarm about staff and funding shortages, which may even force some hospitals to close altogether

After 11 years of political wrangling and opposition from sheep farmers fearing wolves, state officials established a new national park in southern portion of the hills and forests on Oslo's east side, which aims to protect wildlife and nature