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LO: The economy is limping with double brakes
today at 09.44 Johanna Sundbeck
The Lo economists predict that the Swedish economy will slow down considerably next year, TT reports. As a result of, among other things, reduced private consumption, GDP falls by 1.0 percent. The LO economists predict that inflation will peak early next year, and then fall steeply until the end of 2023 when the rate of price increase is back around the Riksbank’s target of two percent.
The Riksbank’s interest rate policy has been too harsh, according to LO. That criticism remains and the union’s economists are now calling for an interest rate freeze.
The fact that the Swedish government is also keeping a tight grip on state finances at the same time risks causing unnecessarily high unemployment, according to the union’s economists.
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Explosion at a cafe in Skärholmen – a woman taken to hospital
There has been an explosion at a cafe in Skärholmen, the police report.
A woman has been injured in connection with the incident and will be taken to hospital.
– It is likely that the detonation happened in connection with cooking in the kitchen, says Per Fahlström press spokesperson at the Stockholm Police and continues:
– The woman’s injury status is unclear.
Emergency services, several police patrols and an ambulance are on the scene. The premises have been evacuated for security reasons.
– We have cordoned off the site and emptied the area of people, says Per Fahlström.
A preliminary investigation into public negligence has begun.
Irish soldier killed in peacekeeping operation in Lebanon
An Irish soldier has been killed during a peacekeeping operation in Lebanon on Wednesday, reports say Reuters.
The soldier is said to have died in connection with a convoy, consisting of two armored vehicles, being fired upon as it traveled to Beirut.
A member of the Irish Unifil force is also being treated for serious injuries following the incident. Two more soldiers are being treated for minor injuries.
Irish Defense Minister Simon Coveney says he will meet UN Secretary-General António Guterres later on Thursday to discuss the incident.
At least four cars in collision
Multi-car crash on road 222. Photo: Jimmy Wixtröm
During the morning, several cars have collided on road 222 in the Stockholm area.
According to the police’s early information, it is about four to five vehicles that have collided with each other. The accident has occurred in the direction of Stockholm.
Police, emergency services and an ambulance have been called to the scene.
There is currently no information on whether anyone has been injured in the accident.
Fire in terraced house in Trelleborg
The police and emergency services were alerted to a fire in a terraced house in Trelleborg on Thursday morning.
According to initial information, there is a fire in a kitchen, the police report.
Ambulance medical care has also been sent to the scene, but it is unclear if anyone is injured.
The County Administrative Board: Save electricity next week
Residents of Kronoberg county are urged to save electricity in the coming week, reports SVT Nyheter Småland.
– Now the situation is extra critical and together we need to both save and even out electricity consumption over the day to reduce the risk of interruptions, says Maria Arnholm, county governor of Kronoberg to the channel.
The background is the cold weather together with the fact that the government has warned of an increased need for imports.
On Thursday, the county administrations in Kronoberg and Kalmar and the Energy Agency are organizing a meeting on how public businesses can save electricity.
Two people arrested for serious violent crimes in Nyköping
A man in his 30s and a woman in her 50s have been arrested by the police during the night of Thursday – both suspected of serious violent crimes, reports P4 Sörmland.
In one case, the police were called to Trosa due to a disturbance in a residence. At the scene, an injured woman in her 50s and an injured man in her 60s were found.
– There was a fight inside and the man is being treated for his injuries in hospital. The woman was arrested by the police, says Monica Bergström, the police’s spokesperson.
A preliminary investigation into attempted murder has been opened.
Shortly after 11:30 p.m., the police were alerted to an assault outside.
– A 35-year-old man had been injured by a stabbing weapon and was taken to hospital in an ambulance. Four people arrested after questioning.
The four people are suspected of attempted murder.
The violent crimes have nothing to do with each other, according to the police.
SD lost battle for story time with drag queens
The Sweden Democrats in Trelleborg lost the battle over the Drag story hour planned at a library in the municipality, reports SVT Nyheter Skåne.
The cultural committee voted for the story time held by two drag queens, Lady Busty and Miss Shameless, to be carried out according to the administration’s proposal.
– It is especially important that in politics we keep an arm’s length distance from culture. We set goals and then it is the officials who plan the operations, says Ola Olsson (C), to SVT.
The story time was canceled earlier last fall after the future chairman of the cultural committee, a Sweden Democrat, stopped the proposal.
100,000 nurses on strike in UK
On Thursday morning, local time, a historically extensive strike will take place – up to 100,000 nurses have had enough and want higher pay and better working conditions, writes TT.
The strike will last until eight o’clock in the evening in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
– We’re tired. We’ve had enough. We have to get a raise now so we can make a living, striking nurse Ameera told AFP.
A truck and a car have collided on the E4
A truck and a car have collided on the E4 in the Markaryd area.
Police, emergency services and ambulance medical services were called to the scene.
– It is unclear how it all happened. But according to initial information, a passenger car must have driven into a central guardrail and then the truck collided with it, says Rickard Lundqvist, the police’s spokesperson.
It is unclear if anyone has been injured in connection with the accident.
The driver is suspected of drunk driving, the police write on their website.
Collision on the Öresund Bridge – one lane closed
A vehicle has crashed on the Öresund Bridge during the morning.
The collision took place in the direction of Denmark and one lane has been closed, the police write on their website.
Police, emergency services and ambulance services are called to the scene.
It is not known if anyone was injured in the accident.
17 dead from illegal liquor in India
At least 17 people have died in the Indian state of Bihar after drinking illegally produced alcohol, TT reports.
The deaths occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday in three villages in the state, which has banned the sale and consumption of alcohol since 2016.
20 people are being treated in hospital. According to information from the police, several of the 20 treated in hospital have lost their sight.
Deaths caused by this kind are common in India where the home-distilled liquor is often cheap and also laced with various chemicals to make it more intoxicating.
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