Accident on E6 – road closed

More children were born hungry in 2024

At least 18.2 million children were born into hunger in 2024, which means 35 children every minute.

That is an increase of more than 800,000 compared to the year before, writes Rädda Barnen.

The reasons why so many children are born into hunger are mainly conflicts, flight and extreme weather events, according to the organization that has analyzed data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FAO.

Another contributing reason is said to be that food, globally speaking, has become more expensive.

The calculation does not include Gaza – where there have been several warnings of famine – because the FAO does not include figures from the occupied Palestinian territories.

New pictures: Damage to the Eagle S hull

On Monday evening, pictures were released of the hull of the tanker Eagle S, showing several fresh damages.

The vessel, which is flagged in the Cook Islands and is believed to belong to the Russian shadow fleet, is suspected of being behind the breach on the Estlink 2 electricity cable on Christmas Day.

On Monday, the interrogation continued with the ship’s crew, and equipment was seized, writes the Central Criminal Police in an update. Two photos taken by the border guard show damage to the tanker’s hull.

“Near the bow there are several fresh paint cracks and impact marks, which are suspected to be caused by the anchor chain,” the police write on their website.

A tow track ten miles long has been found on the seabed, where the Eagle S is suspected of having dragged an anchor.

Loud bang alarm – garage damaged

At around 10 p.m., several people alerted the police that they heard a loud bang in Stureby in southern Stockholm.

According to the police, something hit a garage next to a villa.

– We can ascertain that a garage at a villa has been damaged but no one has been injured. We are now there and working hard to find out more, says Carina Skagerlind press spokesperson at the Stockholm Police.

A number of people have been checked but no one has been detained.

– We’ll see if it leads to any arrests. The national bomb protection will also take a closer look so there is nothing else that could explode, says Carina Skagerlind.

They are now on site to secure the crime scene and speak to witnesses.

– We will continue to look for possible perpetrators, says Carina Skagerlind.

Flight attendant died after emergency landing

Last week, a Swiss international Air Lines plane had to make an emergency landing in Graz, Austria due to engine problems and heavy smoke in the cabin.

One of the cabin crew had to be treated on iva after the incident, and now informs the airline that the person died.

Prosecutors in Austria have opened an investigation into the incident.

79 people were on board the plane which was on its way from Bucharest to Zurich. 17 people, including 12 passengers, needed hospital treatment after landing.

New Year’s celebrations canceled – “extreme weather”

Edinburgh’s big New Year’s Eve celebration, Hogmanay, is canceled due to a storm warning.

Both the planned street parties and fireworks in the city have been stopped due to the “extreme weather” with gale force winds and rain that is expected to move in, according to the organizer.

The celebration usually attracts 50,000 people.

“We understand that this will be a huge disappointment to everyone who was hoping to celebrate Hogmanay in Edinburgh,” said the organizer in a statement.

Also in Blackpool in north-west England, the New Year’s fireworks have been canceled due to the weather.

Warnings for wind and rain have also been issued for parts of Wales, Northern Ireland and southern England.

However, London’s big New Year’s fireworks are planned to be carried out as usual.

Bus has driven into the ditch

A bus has driven into the ditch and overturned at Råsserödsmotet in the direction of Trollhättan in Uddevalla, reports Bohusläningen.

According to SOS, only the bus driver was on the bus.

The road is completely closed. Police, emergency services and an ambulance have arrived at the scene.

Helicopter fired with green laser

At 17:00 on Monday, an ambulance helicopter alerted that it had been fired upon with a green laser at the height of Mehedeby in the municipality of Tierp.

When the helicopter landed in Uppsala, the crew was met by the police. No one was physically injured.

The police have now filed a report on aviation sabotage, violation of the Radiation Protection Act and attempted assault.

Parents of school shooters are sentenced to prison

In May, a 13-year-old boy shot dead ten people at a school in the Serbian capital, Belgrade. Now his parents have been sentenced to prison.

The boy cannot be prosecuted because of his age. But his father is sentenced to 14 years and six months in prison, while his mother will serve three years in prison.

According to the court, the father is guilty of a serious crime against public safety as well as neglect and abuse of a minor. The mother is guilty of neglect and abuse of a minor.

At the same time, the mother was acquitted of suspicion of illegal manufacture of, as well as possession and carrying of, weapons.

An instructor at a local shooting range is also sentenced to one year and three months in prison.

Both prosecutors and lawyers have said they will appeal the verdicts.

Car in collision with otters

A car collided with two otters in Botsmark outside Umeå at around 5pm on Monday, writes VK.

Both of the hit animals died. As otters are a protected species, they were taken to the nearest police station. They will then be sent to the State Veterinary Institute (SVA).

None of the people in the car were injured.

Several alarms about fireworks

Several police regions are alerting that there have been several reports of loud bangs in connection with people setting off fireworks.

“It also happens that the fireworks are not shot upwards as intended, but are aimed at houses, vehicles or people, which is associated with danger to life,” the police write on their website.

In the Stockholm area, several people have called about young people or children throwing firecrackers or lighting fireworks.

“This is behavior that causes concern and which also leads to the police having to send out resources to check the information that comes in that there are explosions,” the police write on their website.

Over 100 sick from bad oysters

105 people have gotten food poisoning in Helsinki after eating oysters, writes Helsingin Sanomat.

About 30 cases were already discovered before Christmas and since then the number has increased. But now the city has received no more cases.

Norovirus, a highly contagious virus that causes winter sickness, has been found in several of the oysters.

Arrested for the murder of a woman – who was not murdered

A man in his 30s was arrested on Sunday for the murder and rape of a 20-year-old woman in Ystad.

Now the prosecutor has determined that the woman was not murdered, and the man is therefore no longer a suspect in the crime, writes Ystads Allehanda.

– It happens that it turns out like this. That someone is brought in to be able to ensure that if it is a murder that has been committed. When it turns out to be another cause of death, the criminal suspicion is dropped, says prosecutor Love Lundin to the newspaper.

The man is still suspected of rape, which is said to have been committed on Christmas Eve.

– In that part, the investigation continues and we have until January 10 if we do not request an extension of the detention, says Lundin to Ystads Allehanda.

Iran confirms: Italian journalist arrested

For the first time, Iran confirms that the Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been arrested. She is accused of violating the country’s laws, according to the state news agency Irna.

Sala was arrested on December 19. She was in Iran to interview, among others, a former commander, a female comedian and a woman who rejects the country’s conservative interpretation of religious values, reports the BBC.

Sala, who works for, among others, the daily newspaper Il Foglio, is believed to be held in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran, according to her other client Chora Media.

Staff from the Italian embassy have been allowed to visit Sala in Iranian captivity, according to the regime in Tehran.

Two cars in a collision on the E45

The emergency services are on the scene at an accident on the E45 between Mellerud and Brålanda.

One lane is blocked and there is a major impact on traffic until at least 5:30 p.m., according to the Swedish Transport Administration.