Police seriously injured in Norway

The police pulled the person out of the water

At 05.51 the police were called to Kungsholmen because a person was said to have fallen into water.

– Someone has called from a bridge that someone fell asleep and fell into the water, says police spokesperson Ola Österling.

The police picked up the person, who has been taken to hospital, severely cooled.

Bought a lottery ticket at a gas station – won 13 billion

One person has won 1.22 billion dollars, equivalent to 13.4 billion Swedish kronor, on the Mega Millions jackpot in the United States.

The ticket was purchased at a gas station in the small town of Cottonwood in northern California and matched all six numbers in Friday’s drawing, NBC News reports.

After three months without a jackpot win, huge sums had been added to the pot.

The win is the fifth largest in the history of the game.

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 300 million, according to Mega Millions.

California is one of eight states in the country where lottery winnings are not taxed by the state.

Ivanhoe actor dead

The actor Olivia Hussey, known among other things from the film Ivanhoe, is dead. In the legendary 1982 film, she plays Rebecca of York, daughter of the Jewish moneylender Isaac of York.

In addition to Ivanhoe, she has played in a long series of films, including Romeo and Juliet, 1968 and the horror film It, from 1990.

“With deep sadness, we announce that Olivia Hussey Eisley has peacefully left us on December 27, surrounded by her loved ones,” the family writes on Instagram.

Olivia Hussey, turned 73.

Drowning alarm in Stockholm

Rescue services, police and ambulance have carried out a search effort at the water between Liljeholmsstranden and Bergsunds Strand due to a drowning alarm.

At three o’clock there was an alarm that a person had been seen in the water.

After a search effort, a person was in the water at four o’clock, the rescue service confirms.

Serious assault at a pub

A man has been seriously injured in a fight outside a pub in Sigtuna. It happened at half past one on Saturday night, the police write.

The man has been taken to hospital. The extent of the damage is unclear.

In the same vein, a woman is said to have been abused but did not seek care.

The police have questioned people at the scene, but are not yet sure what happened. The incident is classified as aggravated assault.

Explosion in Stockholm – one arrested

An apartment door has been blown out in Norsborg, south of Stockholm.

Just before midnight, several people are said to have raised the alarm about a loud bang, the police say.

There were people in the apartment, but no one was injured.

One person was arrested during the night.

– He is being interrogated and is being held on probable cause on suspicion of public danger, says police spokesperson Ola Österling.

The apartment is said to have suffered “limited damage”.

Fire in hotel in Helsingborg

The emergency services then fight a fire in Hotel Kärnan in Helsingborg shortly before midnight. The hotel is currently under renovation and has no guests.

– The renovation makes the work very difficult. We have to be extra careful as there are holes in the floor of the building, says Jonas Andersson, who is the officer on duty at the rescue service.

No injuries have been reported. According to the Rescue Service, the extinguishing work is in full swing.

– There is fire and smoke development on four floors. The work will continue until the morning, says Jonas Andersson.

Five stations are in place and extinguishing. There is a certain risk of spread, but the emergency services’ assessment is that the efforts being made now should be able to prevent spread to neighboring properties.

– But that can change very quickly due to the building’s design and the renovation, says Jonas Andersson.

At 03.47 they were still working hard with the extinguishing work.

– The fire is not under control but smaller than before, says Emma Nordvall, on-duty rescue manager.

It was thought shortly before four that it would take several more hours before the fire was extinguished.

The fire has not spread outside the building.

93,000 salmon on the run in Norway

Norwegian salmon seem to have become increasingly prone to escape. In 2024, more than 93,000 individuals escaped from farms in the country – the highest figure for several years.

In total, salmon escaped on at least 27 occasions during 2024. The largest single incident occurred at a facility in the county of Nordland – a mass escape that included 65,000 salmon.

According to the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries, the fish escape mainly in connection with handling, and cause problems not only for the individual fish farms. Escaped farmed salmon are considered a threat to the red-listed wild salmon population, and the industry is working towards a zero vision.

This year’s figures are still preliminary, but pale in comparison to the peak year of 2019 when over 286,000 salmon escaped their farms, according to Norwegian business newspaper E24.

Fireworks were shot into the home

A firework piece has been shot into an apartment in Linköping, according to the emergency services.

No fire has broken out, but smoke is said to have spread in the home.

Police and emergency services are on site.

Man dead – pinned under root roll

The police were alerted about a man who disappeared in connection with forestry work in Ulricehamn on Friday evening.

During the search, he was found pinned under a root ball.

– The police patrol alerted SOS that assistance was needed to help this person, says police spokesperson Adam Isaksson Samara.

At 10 p.m., the police stated that the man died of his injuries.

Next of kin have been notified.

A report regarding a workplace accident and causing the death of another will be drawn up.

A-tractors in a head-on collision

Police, ambulance and emergency services have responded to a traffic accident in Uddevalla.

According to the police, two cars have collided head-on. According to the police, these are A tractors.

One person is taken to hospital by ambulance.

A report of negligence in traffic and illegal driving is drawn up.

Pissing Santa wanted by Norwegian police

A person dressed as Santa has harassed residents outside Oslo, reports The daily newspaper.

On several occasions, Santa has rung the doorbell and then peed in people’s gardens.

“We had a patrol in the area to look for Santa, but did not find him,” the police write.

Police have now shared an image of Santa, taken from a private person’s camera, and are asking for tips to get in touch with him.

Alarm about an explosion in Borgholm

During Friday evening, the emergency services were alerted to an explosion in central Borgholm.

Smoke developed as a result, but no one was injured and the emergency services have now left the scene.

According to the alarm operator, it happened in a public toilet next to a sports field.

Crash on the E45 – seven to hospital

Two cars have collided on the E45 at the height of Kil.

Seven people are said to be involved in the accident. One person had to be cut in front to be able to get out.

– All are taken to hospital for a check-up, says police spokesperson Gabriel Henning.

The accident has a major impact on traffic, which is diverted via national highway 61.