Strike Warning Departed – Continued Snus Deliveries

Car in the wrong direction on E4

The police have been alerted that a car is driving against traffic on the E4 just north of Uppsala.

The car traveled south in the northbound file and road users were warned.

Shortly after 23, the police managed to stop the driver.

Trump’s order: Put down the Ministry of Education

Donald Trump has signed a presidential order to scrap the Ministry of Education in the United States, Reuters reports.

– We will eliminate it, he says from the White House.

He also took the opportunity to pay tribute to the school systems of the Scandinavian countries.

– Denmark, Norway, Sweden. I have to say that I give them a lot of praise.

A complete closure will require approval from Congress.

They abused outdoors – taken to hospital in police car

A man has been found injured outdoors in central Uppsala.

“There were people in place who alerted the police,” says Magnus Jansson Klarin, spokesperson for the police.

The suspected crime scene has been blocked off.

– The man has been taken to hospital in police car, says Magnus Jansson Klarin.

There is no information about the injury situation.

The incident is investigated as serious abuse and several people have been detained.

EU agreed on massive defense initiatives

The EU has given green light for a substantial renovation of the defense in the coming years. This confirms Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson for Norwegian NTB.

The agreement means, among other things, that all member states must increase their defense budgets by at least 1.5 percent within five years.

The goal is to allocate a total of more than SEK 9,000 billion to strengthen the defense, which will also secure more military support for Ukraine.

Putin to oligarchs: no peace in the near future

Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a meeting behind closed doors with the country’s oligarchs, reports the Moscow Times.

There he has announced that they should not expect any peace in the near future, according to the news site.

Putin is described as “positive but objective” during the meeting.

– There was no unrestrained optimism about negotiating peace would be possible quickly, says a source.

Truck driver arrested after traffic accident

A truck driver has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence in traffic and causing bodily injury after the accident at E20 outside Eskilstuna earlier in the day.

Two more passenger cars were involved in the accident, which had a major impact on traffic. Three people were taken to hospital.

The driver is a 25-year-old man.

Zelenskyj in Åland – again

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyj again landed in Åland after leaving Oslo earlier in the day.

The couple is now expected to continue their journey towards Poland, according to Ilta Sanomat.

At 20, the plane raised again.

IDF expands ground offensive in Gaza

Israel’s military IDF has expanded its soil offensive in Gaza, they write in a post on X. On Thursday, they have an attack on the border town of Rafah.

The IDF announced yesterday that it was initiated a “limited” effort in the area.

The offensive is now ongoing in the northern, central and southern parts of Gaza, with the aim of “attacking and destroying terrorists and terrorist infrastructure”.

Strike Warning Departed – Continued Snus Deliveries

A strike warning that threatened the deliveries of snus to stores around the country has been withdrawn. The notification concerned the company SMD Logistics that terminated a collective agreement with the Food Workers’ Union. But now the parties have agreed on a new agreement.

“From 1 April 2025, SMD will be a member of both Swedish trade and the food companies, which means that collective agreements exist and the deliveries will continue as usual,” said Ida Forsén, negotiating manager at SMD Logistics, in a press release.

SMD Logistics, previously owned by Swedish Match, stores and distributes most of snus and tobacco in Sweden.

SMS chaos for three and raspberries

Mobile giant three has been affected by operational disruptions.

Affected customers can neither receive SMS and MMS.

“We are actively working to solve the problem,” the company writes on its website.

The operational disorder also affects raspberry users.

“Thanks for your patience!” writes raspberries.

Former FSB manager shall lead peace negotiations

Former FSB manager Sergei Beseda, who was responsible for intelligence operations in Ukraine for Russia’s full-scale invasion, will lead the Russian delegation in next week’s peace talks with the United States.

It reports The Guardian.

Beseda goes to Saudi Arabia on Monday. Both the United States and Russia state that the talks will be about making a temporary ceasefire in port.

The Swedish Agricultural Agency is reviewing proposals after criticism

The Swedish Board of Agriculture wanted to introduce new proposals for pets. Now they have decided to withdraw the proposal.

“The proposal has led to many reactions, both negative and positive,” it says in a press release.

Director -General Christina Nordin says that “the anxiety and anger” have not created good conditions to continue the proposal.

Helicopter accident in Abisko

A helicopter accident has occurred in Abisko, according to P4 Norrbotten.

Several people will be on board.

Several rescue resources are on their way to the site.

Handelsbanken experienced technical disturbance

Handelsbanken experienced technical problems on Thursday. According to the site Downdetector, almost 2,000 people reported interruptions after 16.00.

There were also problems with getting to Handelsbanken’s website.

At 16.30, the bank announced that it was a shorter disturbance but that everything now works as usual again.