Los Angeles fires: “Thousands have nowhere to go”
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SBAB raises fixed mortgage rates
State SBAB raises several mortgage rates. Archive image. Photo: Magnus Hjalmarson Neideman/SVD/TT
SBAB raises fixed mortgage rates
State bank SBAB raises its fixed mortgage rates. The variable interest rate, on the other hand, is left unchanged.
The bank states higher borrowing costs as a reason for the increase.
“Long-term interest rates have moved upwards recently, which means that we need to adjust up mortgage interest rates with longer fixed periods. At the same time, we are raising the savings rate for those who tie up the money for a little longer,” says SBAB CEO Mikael Inglander in a press release.
All interest rates with a fixed term of between one and ten years will be increased.
The list interest rate for a loan with a one-year commitment period is increased by 0.05 percentage points to 3.52 percent, while the three-year interest rate is increased by 0.15 percentage points to 3.58 percent.
The variable interest rate is 3.62 percent.
One to hospital after house fire
One to hospital after house fire
The emergency services have responded to a house fire in Håbo, the police write on their website. One person has had to be taken to hospital, but the extent of the injuries is unclear.
The police do not suspect any crime in connection with the fire.
Aggressive man broke door
Aggressive man broke door
An aggressive and assertive man allegedly smashed a door to a residence and smashed a window in Kungsbacka, the police say.
The incident occurred just before two o’clock on the night of Friday. When the police arrived at the scene, the man fled, but after a dog patrol searched the area, he was found.
The man, who was in his 30s, was taken into care under LOB, the law on the treatment of intoxicated persons.
He was suspected of vandalism.
10 dead in the fires in California
10 dead in the fires in California
At least 10 people have died in the fires in California and over 10,000 buildings have been destroyed, reports the AP news agency.
Of those, 5,000 buildings should have been destroyed in Eaton in Altadena and around 5,300 in Pacific Palisades, AP writes, referring to representatives of Los Angeles County.
Weather service AccuWeather has also raised its forecast of economic losses to at least $135 billion.
Explosion at apartment building in southern Stockholm
Explosion at apartment building in southern Stockholm
An apartment building in southern Stockholm was exposed to an explosion last night.
– At 03.25 several residents in Hammarbyhöjden had heard a loud bang. When we arrived at the scene, there had been an explosion at a gate to a residential building with shrapnel damage to the glass, says Per Fahlström, police spokesperson.
One person is arrested and suspected of the crime.
– The person was arrested in connection with the scene of the explosion, but we cannot go into more details, says Per Fahlström.
The National Bomb Squad has been at the apartment building and is done with its work. However, the site is still cordoned off for technical investigation.
According to the police, no residents were injured, and the incident is classified as gross devastation.
Man arrested for arson in Los Angeles
Man arrested for arson in Los Angeles
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles.
A witness reported seeing the man trying to start a fire, writes the LA Times.
The alarm came in to the police just after four in the afternoon local time.
The police are investigating whether the man can be connected to the so-called Kenneth fire in Calabasas, the sixth fire in Los Angeles that started on Thursday at half past three.
Woodland Hills is next door to Calabasas, where the star-dense area of Hidden Hills is located.
The death toll rises in Los Angeles
The death toll rises in Los Angeles
On Thursday evening local time, authorities confirmed that two dead people had been found in Pacific Palisades. This means that a total of seven people have now been confirmed dead in the fire disaster, write CBS.
Water-bombing planes collided with drones
Water-bombing planes collided with drones
A plane fighting the fires in Los Angeles collided with a drone over the Pacific Palisades on Thursday, the FAA reports on its homepage.
The aircraft landed safely.
Drones from the curious public are a growing problem for firefighting agencies in the United States, and can prevent airplanes and helicopters from flying over the fires.
Anyone who flies drones over forest fires can be sentenced to a year in prison and over SEK 800,000 in fines.
She can become Trump’s ambassador to Sweden
President-elect Donald Trump wants to see businesswoman Christine Jack Toretti as Sweden’s new ambassador.
She can become Trump’s ambassador to Sweden
President-elect Donald Trump wants to see Christine Jack Toretti as the US ambassador to Sweden, he writes on his social media platform, Truth Social.
During his last term, Trump wanted to make her ambassador to Malta, but according to Politico, she was not approved by the then Democrat-led Senate.
Toretti is CEO of a family-owned oil company founded by her grandfather 106 years ago.
Asked all of Los Angeles to evacuate – accidentally
Asked all of Los Angeles to evacuate – accidentally
An emergency message about the evacuation of the entire Los Angeles county was accidentally sent out on Thursday to everyone in the area, where almost ten million people live, writes Reuters.
Authorities later announced that it was a technical error, and that the information would only go out to residents affected by a new fire that broke out in Calabasas on Thursday.
“Thank you for scaring the crap out of Los Angeles County. Didn’t need this when all of us and the family already have our nerves on the outside,” wrote one resident of X.
“That was not ok. Not helping our frayed nerves,” commented another user on X.
Total stop on E4
Total stop on E4
The E4 at the height of Nybygget outside Ödeshög is completely blocked in the northbound direction since 01:33, after a truck skidded and drove into the center guardrail.
– Traffic is diverted through Ödeshög on the so-called old E4. The traffic that managed to get stuck before the work started is stuck there, says Lennart Ågren, duty officer at the rescue service.
A so-called heavy lifter arrived at the scene shortly before 04 on Friday morning.
“The road is completely blocked in the northbound direction. Very slippery at the scene,” writes the rescue service.
The Swedish Transport Administration writes on its website that the stop will remain until 05 on Friday morning.
Trump will receive his sentence on Friday
President-elect Donald Trump in court in May of this year in the case of hush money to Stormy Daniels. Photo: Justin Lane/AP/TT
Trump will receive his sentence on Friday
The United States Supreme Court refuses to stop the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in the bribery case against porn actress Stormy Daniels.
HD is rejecting a request from Trump’s lawyers filed Thursday night local time to postpone the whole thing in the first place. This means that the penalty, the punishment, for Trump will be announced on Friday.
The judge in the case, Juan Merchan, has already indirectly made it clear that there will be no jail time or fines for Trump, who was found guilty on all 34 charges in the case. Instead, there may be a question of a remission of the penalty, that is to say that the penalty will not be carried out.
17,000 doctors in protest against Robert F Kennedy Jr
17,000 doctors in protest against Robert F Kennedy Jr
More than 17,000 doctors have signed a petition calling on the Senate to stop the nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary, reports CBS.
“This appointment is a slap in the face to every healthcare professional who has dedicated their life to protecting patients from preventable illness and death. Americans deserve better,” the letter reads.
Man arrested with crocodile head at airport
The crocodile head weighed 777 grams Photo: Delhi Customs/X
Man arrested with crocodile head at airport
A 32-year-old Canadian man was stopped while going through security at the Delhi airport on Monday.
An unusual find was made in his bag.
“During inspection, a 777-gram skull with sharp teeth, reminiscent of the jaw of a baby crocodile, was discovered wrapped in a creamy white cloth,” writes the Delhi customs in a statement according to BBC.
The man was arrested on the spot and the find was handed over to India’s Nature Conservation Authority.
After the skull was further examined, it was determined that it was a species that is considered endangered.
The man is said to have bought the head in Thailand, and lacked a permit for it, according to the report The Times of India.
360,000 evacuated in Los Angeles
Photo: Damian Dovarganes / AP
360,000 evacuated in Los Angeles
The head of the US disaster agency FEMA, Bob Fenton, says on Thursday evening to Reuters that 360,000 Los Angeles residents have now been served with mandatory evacuation orders.
Hundreds of thousands more have received evacuation warnings.
One death after apartment fire
One death after apartment fire
One person has been found dead after a fire in an apartment in Örnsköldsvik on Thursday.
The next of kin have been informed.
The police will investigate the cause of the fire, and have filed a report of public negligence.
During the evening, the place has been cordoned off, and the police will carry out a technical investigation.
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