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The Tax Agency’s telephone switchboard is down
The switch to both the Tax Agency and the Tax Information Service is down. The caller is reached by the message that “the number has no subscriber”.
– We just became aware of the problem and don’t know what it is. Work is underway to fix the problem right now, says Johan Persson, press secretary at the Tax Agency.
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Airport in St. Petersburg closes after alarm about UFOs
Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg has closed after an alarm about an unknown flying object in the air, reports the Russian news site Gazeta.
On the site Flightradar, you can see how planes are forced to turn away from the airport.
According to Gazeta, the airspace around the city is currently empty.
Heavily armed police guard the police station in Norrköping
Police patrols guard the entrance to the police station in Norrköping on Tuesday morning after a policeman was attacked with a sharp knife on Monday. The police are heavily armed and equipped with reinforcement weapons, reports Norrköping Tidningar.
The police had finished for the day and were on their way home when he was attacked and stabbed. The case is classified as attempted murder.
The police will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. regarding the attack.
Russian TV and radio stations went out with air raid alerts
In several Russian regions, television and radio broadcasts have been interrupted by announcements of flight alerts and calls to take cover.
The messages went out, among other things, in the Moscow region.
Russian authorities say it is a false alarm and that the TV and radio stations have been hacked, reports the Russian site Kommersant.
The situation in Ukrainian Bakhmut “extremely tense”
The situation around the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is “extremely tense”. That’s what Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, says, according to Reuters.
“Despite significant losses, the enemy has thrown in the most prepared attack unit of the Wagner group, which is trying to break through the defenses of our troops encircling the city,” the commander of one of the Ukrainian defense Telegram groups is quoted as saying.
Klarna went back with over 10 billion in 2022
Klarna went back by SEK 1.9 billion during the fourth quarter, reports Today’s industry. For the whole of 2022, this is a loss of SEK 10.4 billion.
The company’s net sales in 2022 landed at SEK 16.7 billion – a growth of approximately 20 percent compared to SEK 13.9 billion in 2021.
Record-sized wolf shot in Åre
A wolf that felled reindeer was shot during a protection hunt in Åre municipality a few weeks ago.
According to SVA, the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, the wolf with its 57.5 kilos was the heaviest recorded in 46 years.
“It is very large and powerful and the heaviest wolf with a recorded weight since 1977. It had the largest measurement of chest girth that was measured, but it was not the largest in all the different body measurements that are recorded,” says Emma Höök to TT.
Elon Musk richest in the world again
Elon Musk. Photo: Benjamin Fanjoy
Tesla CEO and serial entrepreneur Elon Musk is once again the world’s richest person, according to Bloomberg’s billionaire index, reports TT.
It is the Tesla share, whose value has risen by 70 percent this year, that has caused Elon Musk to squeeze first place once again.
On Monday, Tesla’s stock rose another 5.5 percent on the New York Stock Exchange, pushing Musk’s stock fortune to a staggering $187 billion.
The French luxury magnate Bernard Arnault held the top spot for a shorter period.
The National Audit Office criticizes the police’s work against mass crime
On Tuesday, the National Audit Office presents an audit in which the authority criticizes the work of the police in solving mass crimes, reports SVT News.
The majority of mass crime occurs in understaffed local policing areas.
– Mass crimes hit individual citizens and the rest of society hard. The work of the police needs to become more efficient. Ultimately, it is a question of citizens’ trust in the police and the judiciary, says Auditor General Helena Lindberg in a press release, writes SVT.
Sweden’s GDP has decreased: Broad declines
Sweden’s GDP decreased by 0.9 percent during the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the same period the year before, according to Statistics Sweden.
The decline was driven by reduced investment in fixed assets and inventories.
– The reduction is felt in many parts of the economy with broad declines in business and household investments consumptionsays Jessica Engdahl, section manager at National Accounts in a press release.
The decline was significantly worse than expected, according to Bloomberg. In a preliminary measurement, a decline of 0.6 percent was expected.
The unemployed were attracted to Skellefteå in a job investment – no one got a job
Unemployment in parts of northern Sweden is at a record low – labor market projects have, among other things, tried to attract unemployed women in Malmö to the industries in the north. But none of them have got a job as the project nears its end, reports say DN.
– No one has got a job, no one has moved there, says Tatjana Ristovski at the International Women’s Association in Malmö.
The Relocate and React EU Relocat projects are two EU-funded projects that will “develop new methods for skills transfer from other regions in Sweden to Skellefteå” and have together cost 70 million.
A total of 38 have got a job and seven have started adult education out of the 412 people who participated in the project.
Drones at Saab’s facility
A drone has been seen above Saab’s facility in Järfälla, north of Stockholm, according to information to Aftonbladet.
– We have also received information about this, but it is nothing we can confirm, says Daniel Wiklund, press spokesperson at the police.
Saab’s facility is a protected object, where photography is prohibited. According to the information, the pilot must also remain at the scene.
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Read about the problem of access to vegetables in England. Have UK imports and exports changed significantly due to Brexit?
Elin
Hi Elin!
The Guardian has previously reported that exports to the EU decreased by 14 percent after Brexit.
In the case of the availability of vegetables, several British media reports that Brexit seems to have a rather small impact. The main reasons are believed to be problems linked to supplies and the somewhat isolated location of the UK. As well as the high electricity prices that affect domestic production.
Is the war in Ukraine over? Minimal news from there! Perhaps more important with the melody festival?
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Hi Anna! Where and how do you see that the electricity subsidy is on its way? Who leaves a message that you wrote that you received? Thanks in advance!
Thaw
It seems that the companies do things a little differently, but many seem to be able to see the electricity subsidy when they log on to their supplier’s website.
In the article about the police officer Erik and his attitude to cannabis, I think a small mistake has been made.
In the headline (before you click on the article) it says that he thinks cannabis should become legal. But when you then read the article, it is about decriminalization, which is a completely different matter!
Caroline
Good point Caroline. We’ll take a look at that headline.
Hello. We moved from Enköping to Västerås on 15/12 2021 and in connection with that changed electricity supplier from Eon to Mälarenergi. The support would be based on the customer in November 2021. Then I wonder how things are going for us? Do we get support for our old house, which we left on Dec 21 and the seller support gets our new house? That would be absolutely crazy.
Roland
Maybe it’s just so completely giddy Roland…
The easiest is probably if you check directly with the electricity companies, what applies to you.
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