Man missing after Christmas party
Man missing after Christmas party
A man in his 70s has been reported missing after a Christmas party in Oskarshamn.
The man has not been seen since 01:00 last night when he was supposed to go home.
Police are now asking the public for help in finding him.
According to the description, he was wearing a dark green down jacket, dark blue jeans, a knitted sweater and glasses. He is about 175 centimeters tall and has gray short-cut hair.
If you see the man, or have seen him recently, you are asked to call 112.
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Thieves returned stolen goods
Thieves returned stolen goods
During the first morning of Advent, the police were alerted to a burglary in a residence in Asarum in Karlshamn.
A man in his 80s had been visited by unknown people the night before, who stated that a dead cat was outside the home.
When the elderly man went out to look for the cat, the thieves entered the home and took goods.
The police therefore filed a burglary report.
But later on Sunday morning, the police received another call from the elderly man.
He then told that one of the thieves had come to his house – and returned the stolen goods.
Person found dead outdoors
Person found dead outdoors
The police have cordoned off a place in Vänersborg where a person has been found dead.
– We are on site and have blocked off in order to be able to work undisturbed and create as good conditions as possible to investigate what happened, says police spokesperson August Brandt.
A preliminary investigation into murder has been opened because crime cannot be ruled out, he states.
No people have been arrested or suspected in the case at this time.
Tourist attacked by shark in Phuket
Tourist attacked by shark in Phuket
A 57-year-old woman from Germany has been bitten by a shark near the tourist paradise of Phuket in Thailand, reports Photo.
The attack happened last Friday when the woman was swimming at the beach in Phang Nga. The woman was bitten in the leg and suffered a wound about 30 centimeters in size.
Witnesses on the beach helped the woman get out of the sea, covered in blood and screaming in pain, writes Bild. She was then taken to hospital for emergency surgery.
After the attack, local authorities have put up warning signs on the beach to inform about potentially dangerous sea animals.
House fire in Skene
House fire in Skene
At 1:38 p.m., the emergency services were alerted to a house fire in Skene, in the municipality of Marks.
– It has caught fire in an outbuilding and spread up to the roof of the villa. Now the roof structure is on fire, says Pontus Studahl, officer on duty.
Three stations are on site to try to put out the fire, along with police and two ambulances.
– No people are left in the villa, but they may have inhaled smoke, he says.
The extent of the damage is unclear and the forecast for extinguishing work is set for 16.45, but may be extended.
Celebrity club in London closed – rape investigated
Celebrity club in London closed – rape investigated
The celebrity-filled Groucho Club in Soho, London, is forced to close for 28 days at the request of the police, writes Independent.
This after a woman was subjected to a suspected rape in the premises. A 34-year-old man has been arrested in the case.
Founded in 1985 by a group of cultural figures, the Groucho Club is known as a meeting place for celebrities. To enter, you need to be a member, which costs 1,500 pounds, approximately 21,000 kroner, per year.
The junkie’s paradise converted into a skating rink
The junkie’s paradise converted into a skating rink
On the street where drug deals once went hot, everything is now just ice.
The world-famous “Pusher street” in Christiania, Copenhagen, is transformed from today into a skating rink.
On instagram Fristaden Christiania welcomes visitors to the opening day “with lots of good energy and great vibes”.
Pusher Street was established in the 1980s as a street for the open sale of drugs. Despite the Danish police’s attempts to shut down the illegal activity on the street, it continued for several decades.
In April this year, it was finally closed, when local residents and authorities together dug up the street to rebuild it into a safer place.
Accident on E4
Accident on E4
A collision has occurred on the E4 in Solna just north of Stockholm in the southbound direction.
Two passenger cars are now in the right lane.
There is limited access to the site, the Swedish Transport Agency writes on its website.
– The traffic is flowing quite well now, says Ola Österling, press spokesperson at the police, at around 2.15 pm.
Rescuers must be on site.
– The emergency services and ambulance have left the scene, says Therese Stålnacke at SOS Alarm.
The Social Democrats win the election in Iceland
The Social Democrats win the election in Iceland
Now all the votes have been counted after yesterday’s election in Iceland.
It is thus clear that the Social Democratic Alliance party, led by Kristrún Frostadóttir, wins the election with 20.8 percent of the vote, reports Rough.
– There will be change in the governance of this country, says Frostadóttir.
Since the last election, support for the party has increased among voters by over 100 percent. They now get 15 of the 63 parliamentary mandates.
In second place comes the Independence Party with 19.4 percent of the vote.
54 dead in boat accident in Nigeria
54 dead in boat accident in Nigeria
A boat believed to have been carrying more than 200 people has capsized and sunk in Nigeria’s Niger River, reports BBC.
At least 54 people have died in the accident and many are missing, according to local authorities.
24 of the passengers could be rescued from the water, some of whom are treated with serious injuries in hospital.
Divers are still searching the river in hopes of finding more survivors.
The boat was on its way from Kogi state in central Nigeria to a large weekly market in neighboring Niger state. The majority on board are believed to have been market traders and agricultural workers.
Metal announces warning strike against Volkswagen
Thorsten Gröger, chairman of the trade union IG Metall in Lower Saxony, Germany. Photo: Michael Matthey/DPA via AP/TT
Metal announces warning strike against Volkswagen
Germany’s major industrial workers’ union, IG Metall, is calling a strike on Monday aimed at carmaker Volkswagen.
IG Metall announces that it is a so-called warning strike, which is being carried out ahead of the major cutbacks and austerity package announced by the car giant.
– The warning strike will be carried out at all factories on Monday, says the regional union president Thorsten Gröger in the federal state of Lower Saxony, according to the German media company ARD’s news Tagesschau.
People hit – elderly man to hospital
People hit – elderly man to hospital
Two people have been hit by a car outside Lund.
According to initial information to the police, it should not be a matter of serious injuries.
A man in his 80s, on the other hand, was taken to hospital by ambulance.
The driver of the car is suspected of negligence in traffic and causing bodily harm.
Accident on the E6 – two to hospital
Accident on the E6 – two to hospital
A party has been hit from behind in a kitchen coat on the E6 at the height of Snapparp in the southbound direction, writes Hallandsposten.
Two people have been taken to hospital by ambulance.
The extent of the damage is unclear, according to the newspaper.
Norwegian heat record on first advent
Norwegian heat record on first advent
Tafjord in western Norway has measured temperatures of a whopping 18.7 degrees during Sunday morning, write VG.
– It is very hot. If it is approved, it will be a new national heat record for the month of December, meteorologist on duty Magnus Haukeland tells the newspaper.
The last time the record was broken was in 1998, when it was 18.3 degrees at Sunndalsøra.
Car into tree
Car into tree
According to initial information to the police, a car has crashed into a tree outside Härnösand.
One person has been taken to hospital by ambulance.
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