The Specialised State Prosecution has filed an indictment against ten individuals and two companies in connection to a 2016 queue jumping scandal at Slovenia's largest hospital. The investigation cleared two persons and another one partly, the prosecution told the STA on Wednesday.

After a mostly sunny start to Thursday, clouds will make their way into the country from the north and showers are expected mostly in northern parts in the afternoon. It will be windy.

Four ambitious Slovenian paragliders have set a new out-and-return distance world record as they flew 300 kilometres from Slovenia to Italy and back home on Saturday.

Basketball player Goran Dragić tops the list of the 100 most influential Slovenians in 2017 as compiled by media professionals, and is followed by another five figures from the world of sports. US First Lady Melania Trump placed seventh and President Borut Pahor, as the highest rated politician, eighth.

The newspaper Delo says in a commentary on Wednesday that the Slovenian authorities act like an orchestra out of synch when it comes to taking measures in the aftermath of environmental disasters, as ministries are not even capable of answering the question which one is responsible.

A new electric train will take tourists on a nine-kilometre sightseeing tour of the Slovenian capital as of Wednesday.

It will be mostly sunny in Slovenia on Wednesday, with some could in the mountains of western Slovenia. Morning lows will range from 6 to 12 degrees centigrade, and daytime highs will stand between 21 and 27 degrees.