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Details for Ekot: Suppliers abandon Northvolt – do not get paid

Several suppliers have stopped or are considering stopping supplying products to battery maker Northvolt because they haven’t been paid, according to information from Echo.

Two companies have stopped delivering completely at the moment.

If nothing is changed, it can lead to production disruptions.

“We continue to have a dialogue with all our suppliers to ensure deliveries of goods and services to our factory,” writes Northvolt in a comment to Ekot.

The company also states that there is enough money to continue producing battery cells in accordance with customer contact.

Five dead in shooting in France

Five people are said to have died after a shooting near Dunkirk in northern France.

According to sources to BFMTV, two migrants and two security guards have been killed.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are currently unknown, writes the news site.

The suspected murderer is said to have surrendered to the police after the shooting drama, according to Le Parisien and the AFP news agency.

Several weapons were reportedly found in his car.

The shootings took place near a migrant camp between 16:00 and 16:30.

The first four victims were killed near Dunkirk. A fifth person was killed in Wormhout, according to Le Parisien.

The perpetrator allegedly confessed to the fifth murder when he surrendered to the police.

Crash on the E18 – five to hospital

Two vehicles have collided on the E18 in Upplands-Bro outside Stockholm.

– I don’t know much more than that, says Nadya Norton, press spokesperson at the police.

Seven people are involved.

– Five people have been taken to hospital, says Sören Gustavsson at SOS Alarm.

But the effort must be completed, says Gustavsson.

Mango’s founder dead – fell into a ravine

The founder of the Spanish clothing chain Mango, 71-year-old Isak Andic, has died in an accident.

“It is with deep sadness that we announce the unexpected death of Isak Andic,” writes Mango’s CEO Toni Ruiz in a statement.

According to the newspaper El Mundo, Isak Andic fell into a ravine outside Barcelona where he was on an excursion with his family.

He is said to have slipped while walking on a mountain path and fell 150 meters.

Nut-free Ica recipe contained nuts

The ICA recipe “Rocky road without nuts” must, despite the name, have contained nuts.

Namely, one ingredient in the recipe contained hazelnuts.

ICA apologizes on its website.

“This time we have broken our routines, which we really regret,” they write.

The recipe is now updated.

Multiple vehicle accident – one seriously injured

The emergency services have been alerted to a head-on collision between two passenger cars in Enköping.

– According to initial information, it is about two vehicles, but we are still there and working together with the rescue service and ambulance, says Mats Länn of the police.

There are supposed to be several injured people, but the extent of the damage is unclear.

– One person has been taken to hospital at the moment.

Later, the police write on their website that the person has serious injuries.

– It is unclear why they collided, but there are bad road conditions at the location with rain and temperatures around zero. There is a lot of queuing in both directions.

The accident happened at 4 p.m. and according to the Swedish Transport Administration, county road 55 is closed in one direction.

At 18.00 there is still a total standstill in the place.

Man dead after fire

A man in his 60s has died after a fire in Jönköping earlier today.

Next of kin have been notified.

The police have established a preliminary investigation into public negligence.

The alarm about the fire in the apartment building came in at 12 o’clock on Saturday. Police, emergency services and an ambulance were called to the scene.

Soon after, the man was taken to hospital by ambulance and the scene was cordoned off.

The man was treated but his life could not be saved.

Fire in car on E18

There is a fire in a car on the E18 between the Kockaboda and Bro traffic areas northwest of Stockholm.

The Swedish Transport Administration writes that there is a “major impact” on traffic as a result of the accident.

The emergency services are on site and access is limited.

The forecast is that the work will continue on site until shortly before 5 p.m.

IS attack in the Syrian desert – six dead

IS has killed six shepherds in an area of ​​the Syrian desert notorious for extremist attacks, according to Britain-based conflict monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

The incident occurred south of the city of Palmyra.

Since the dictator Bashar al-Assad was overthrown from power in Syria at the beginning of December, the observatory has registered six IS attacks in the Syrian desert. About 20 civilians have been killed and more than 50 Assad soldiers have abandoned their posts.

In 2014, IS took over large parts of Syria and Iraq and proclaimed a “caliphate” and began a reign of terror.

Limited train traffic after accident

An accident has occurred which affects train traffic through Kalmar, writes The barometer.

There are currently stops between Kalmar C and several stations, according to SJ.

Several journeys are affected. Among other things, trips to Emmaboda, Örsjö, Nybro, Triangle, Smedby, Blomstermåla, Högsby, Berga, Linköping C, Lessebo and Malmö C.

It is unclear when the trains will start running as usual again.

Police and emergency services are on site.

The police received the alarm about the accident at 15.34.

Fire in apartment building in Lysekil

There is a fire in an apartment building in Lysekil.

The police write that there must be a strong smoke development, but that it must be “concentrated” to a stairwell.

There are no reports of injuries, and the apartments in the stairwell are said to be empty.

Police and emergency services are on site.

The police are now investigating arson.

Person hit in Karlstad

A person on an electric scooter has been hit in central Karlstad, reports NWT.

The emergency services and ambulance are on the scene.

The alarm came in shortly before 3 p.m. on Saturday.

– A person has been hit by a car. The emergency services are ready and the matter closed, says Sören Gustavsson at SOS Alarm.

The person’s injury status is unclear, but they should be awake and able to speak.

Man fell in museum – seriously injured

A man has fallen from a great height at a naval museum in Karlskrona, reports SVT Blekinge.

The man, who is aged 35, fell from a flight of stairs and suffered serious injuries.

The accident must have taken place at a restaurant adjacent to the museum. The incident had taken place on Friday evening.

– He has fallen from the stairs here at the restaurant. An ambulance was quickly on the scene, says restaurant manager Beatrice Nilsson to SVT.

– You act very quickly when something like this happens. We have learned to handle crisis situations, so staff who were on site took this very well, she continues.

The man was taken to hospital by ambulance. It is unclear what caused the fall.

Fire in apartment – two cats dead

There is a fire in a building in Strängnäs.

According to information to the emergency services, open flames are burning in a small apartment building. There is also smoke from the wind.

– We have ten cars there, says the officer on duty at the rescue service.

They don’t yet know how big the fire is.

– Given the information we received, we chose to charge big from the start.

No one was injured in the fire, but two cats died.

The fire has not spread to other apartments.