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Truck and car in collision – man dead
A man in his 50s has died in a traffic accident in Strängnäs.
Relatives have been notified.
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Jogger hit by car – taken to hospital
On Sunday evening, the Police and Emergency Services were called to a road in Mark municipality after a car ran over a man who had been out jogging.
– The man has been taken by ambulance to hospital due to a clear fracture in the leg and head injury, says Pernilla Henry at the Police.
According to the rescue service, the man, who is 45 years old, should have been on the road without reflexes.
– The person was awake and talking when the person was taken to hospital, says Per Fägersten, at Södra Älvsborg’s rescue association.
The police will draw up a traffic accident report without a crime.
The Danish government stands firm – wants to abolish public holidays
Just before Christmas, the Danish government announced the decision that they do not want the holiday “Prayer Day” to no longer be a red day.
The proposal has been met with massive criticism, not only by the opposition but also by bishops and the union.
But now Foreign Minister Løkke Rasmussen announces that the abolition of the holiday is fixed – and that it would bring in revenue of around three billion Danish kroner a year.
The Great Day of Prayer was introduced in the late 17th century in Denmark and falls on the fourth Friday after Easter.
The minks are back in Denmark
In November 2020, every single mink in Denmark was killed.
But since January 1 this year, it is once again allowed to breed minks in Denmark, and now the first animals are on their way to the country.
It writes Danish TV2.
But only 13 Danish mink breeders have taken advantage of the opportunity to bring the minks back.
Large protests against Israel’s new government
Protesters in Tel Aviv on Saturday. Photo: Tsafrir Abayov
On Saturday evening, protests against the new far-right government broke out in several places in Israel, TT reports.
The largest were the demonstrations in Tel Aviv. The protesters argued that the government is encroaching on human rights and threatening Israel’s democracy. In the first rank were, among others, opposition members of parliament from the Israeli parliament, the Knesset.
At the same time, the new government is tightening its stance towards the Palestinians.
Car overturned – two to hospital by ambulance helicopter
Two people have had to be taken to hospital by ambulance helicopter after a single-person accident on the E14 outside Östersund.
– It’s a passenger car that drove into the ditch and overturned. When we arrived, the car was on the roof, says Daniel Moberg, internal commander at the rescue service.
A total of three people must travel in the car. Everyone was out of the vehicle and awake and talking when the emergency services arrived on the scene.
Earthquake off Vanuatu – tsunami warning
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 has occurred in Vanuatu in the South Pacific, east of Australia, AFP reports with reference to the US Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred around 1 p.m. local time at a depth of 27 kilometers according to the USGS.
A tsunami warning has been issued in the area.
Crashed after police chase
A traffic accident has occurred on Rv 61 outside Arvika after a police chase.
– We saw a car and started an attempt to stop, but he does not stop but tries to escape us and things are thrown from the car, says Torbjörn Roos, on duty in the Bergslagen police region.
The police tried to stop the car and planned to lay down a carpet of nails, but before that, the fleeing car rear-ended another car.
Four people ran from the chased car, but the police were able to arrest three of them immediately, and have now also arrested the fourth.
– They are suspected of drug offenses and so there are some traffic offenses we have to investigate.
The four arrested are said to have no injuries. There were two adults and a child in the car that was hit, but there should also be no injuries.
Fire in central Stockholm
There is a fire in an apartment building in central Stockholm.
Emergency services and police have been alerted to the fire.
– We have a fire and the stairwell is full of smoke. We have nine units on site from four rescue stations. That’s what I know right now, we’ve just got there, says Henrik Gynnesjö, commanding officer at Greater Stockholm’s fire service.
– There is a lot of smoke coming from the roof and the fire brigade is on the scene. Hell, it’s burning, says a resident nearby whom Aftonbladet spoke to.
Read more about the fire here.
Explosion at gate – connection to shooting suspected
Something has exploded at a gate in an apartment building in Gothenburg.
During the night, the police are said to have received several calls about hearing explosions in Frölunda.
The police went to the alarm but could not find the place where the explosion happened.
Later in the morning, another alarm came in that something had detonated at a gate in Tynnered.
When the police arrived at the scene, they could ascertain that something had detonated. There is shrapnel damage to a wall and a window.
The police are now looking into whether there may be a connection to the shooting on January 6.
Kristersson on Turkey’s demands: “Sometimes we cannot accommodate”
Ulf Kristersson and Pål Jonson. Photo: Björn Lindahl
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says that there are certain Turkish wishes that Sweden cannot fulfill.
At a press conference together with Defense Minister Pål Jonson, he clarified which Turkish demands Sweden cannot satisfy.
– From time to time, Turkey mentions individuals that they want to see extradited from Sweden. Then I said that those issues were handled within Swedish law. Swedish citizens will never be extradited to another country at all, he says.
He says that the NATO discussions between Sweden, Finland and Turkey are going “very well”.
– Turkey sometimes mentions people that we cannot accommodate or accommodate. But that is outside the agreement and is nothing new, he says.
Higher electricity prices on Monday
The market price of electricity will rise on Monday, TT reports.
In electricity area 4, i.e. in southern Sweden, electricity costs SEK 1.36 on Monday and in electricity area 3, in central Sweden, it costs SEK 1.32.
In electricity areas 1 and 2, in northern Sweden, it costs 85 öre on Monday.
On Sunday, the price was 43 öre per kilowatt hour throughout Sweden.
On top of the market price of electricity, the consumer also has to pay the electricity company’s surcharge, electricity tax, VAT and grid charge.
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Isn’t it the case that if it had been Russia that was behind the Nordstream attack, it would have been trumpeted out!?
But maybe it’s not Russia and then you have to SILENCE it!
That’s how the media works!!
Ugh
Hey Uff! At the moment there is nothing new to report about who is behind the sabotage. On Christmas Eve, we published an article on the hunt for perpetrators, citing European intelligence sources who are unsure of the Russian trail. You can read the article here.
But the fact that we would, as you claim, “shut down” something is therefore not true.
Hey! Do you have any new info on how Jeremy Renner is doing?
Monica
Hey! According to a spokesperson, Jeremy is said to be on the mend.
– Jeremy continues to make progress and is now awake. He talks and is in good spirits. He will continue to be cared for in the intensive care unit as the situation is critical but stable, says the spokesperson.
Here is our latest article about it.
Hello, I have a question. Do you know who is behind the attacks on Nord Stream yet?
JOHN
Hey! There is nothing that has been confirmed yet, so at the moment it is not known who is behind it.
How is Finland’s application to NATO going? Have they received the go-ahead from all countries?
Ann
Hey! Hungary or Turkey have not yet ratified either Sweden’s or Finland’s applications to NATO.
What happened to the 10-year-old who fell down a pipe in Vietnam? Have looked here on the evening paper but haven’t seen anything about how things have gone for the boy
The stomach
Hey! According to foreign media, the boy has been confirmed dead. Including BBC wrote about it earlier this week.
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