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Prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia

According to Russian authorities, Russia and Ukraine have carried out an exchange of prisoners of war with each other.

“On December 30, as a result of a negotiation process, 150 Russian servicemen returned from areas controlled by the Kiev government. In exchange, 150 Ukrainian military prisoners were handed over,” writes the Russian Ministry of Defense in a statement.

The exchange is a result of negotiations led by the United Arab Emirates, according to the ministry.

Car and truck in collision – three to hospital

A truck and a car collided in Ruskträsk in Lycksele municipality at 11 o’clock in the morning.

Six people were involved, and three of them have been taken to hospital by ambulance.

The extent of the injuries is unclear, but no one should have life-threatening injuries.

The truck driver is suspected of gross negligence in traffic and the police have confiscated his driver’s license.

– The accident must have happened at an intersection where the lorry must have turned in a traffic-dangerous way which caused this traffic accident, says Elin Andersson, press spokesperson at the police, to VK.

Hells Angels member drove illegally with ‘Nigerian license’

A member of the motorcycle gang Hells Angels is suspected of illegal driving and using a false document after being stopped with an invalid driver’s license while driving a truck in Gothenburg, writes news agency Siren.

The man has now requested that the Gothenburg District Court call a policeman in Nigeria as a witness, because he claims that he has a valid driver’s license issued in the country.

“I have had a Nigerian driver’s license, from Africa. I have exchanged it for a Romanian one as I live down in Romania, in Transylvania,” says the man in questioning with the police.

Romanian police have announced via Interpol that the Swede is not in their driver’s license register.

The trial is scheduled for May 2025.

Many beer cans on a bridge in Stockholm

At 3:30 p.m., the police received an alert about about 50 pedestrians on Huvudstabron in northwest Stockholm, reports P4 Stockholm.

But on site it turned out to be something else

– It is rather a large number of empty beer cans, says Carina Skagerlind, press spokesperson at the police.

It should have been only one person who alerted the police, and no car has suffered a puncture.

The Swedish Transport Agency wrote that the incident had a major impact on traffic. But it was resolved by 4 p.m.

Schools in Finland can ban cell phones in lessons

The Finnish government has decided that mobile phones and similar technology should be banned in lessons, reports EPN.

The bill that will go before the Riksdag this spring, however, would allow mobile phones in lessons if the teacher gives permission to use them for teaching purposes.

A total ban was also on the table but was later dismissed.

– Then you are faced with the question of where to draw the line, of how to deal with the school route, of where the telephones should be stored and how that storage is monitored, and so on, says Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz (SFP).

If the bill passes, individual schools will be given the opportunity to introduce stricter order rules. They must define if and how mobile phones can be used during breaks and how they must be stored during the school day.

According to the proposal, the law will enter into force in August 2025.

Streams critical of the prescription system

Every year, roughly 100 people stay away from their sentenced prison sentences, shows a survey which P4 has done.

If a sentence is not carried out within a certain time, the Swedish legal system enables a person who is sentenced to prison to escape his sentence.

The government is currently working to change the limitation periods and their length.

Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer believes that people who are sentenced to prison should never escape, regardless of how long they stay away.

– Basically, it is the police who must have good intelligence and, of course, if someone runs away or does not turn up, have various tools, not least with international cooperation with police authorities in other countries, simply let the people go and get them home and make sure that they are serving their sentences, says Gunnar Strömmer to P4.

Seven tons of cocaine buried – on a Spanish farm

Seven tons of cocaine stored in buried containers on a farm in Spain have been seized, Spanish authorities said on Monday.

The operation began on Friday when the Guardia Civil police discovered two suspicious motorboats at the Guadalquivir estuary and then followed the boats to Coria del Rio south of Seville.

The cocaine was stored in two containers hidden underground. According to the authorities, this is the largest crackdown of cocaine smuggled into southern Spain via motorboat.

Three suspected smugglers have been arrested and two stolen vehicles and three weapons – one of which is an AK-47 automatic weapon – have been seized.

Spain is a major gateway to Europe for drug traffickers. Much because of the proximity to Morocco, which is a major producer of cannabis, and the close ties to former colonies in Latin America, which is a major cocaine-producing region.

The IT system at Sahlgrenska is down

Several IT systems at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg are down, reports say P4.

Right now, it is being investigated whether more hospitals are affected. But patient safety should not be affected, according to the hospital’s press department.

Fire in central Åre

The emergency services have been alerted to a fire in an apartment building in Åre.

Several units have been alerted to the scene.

– There must be a fire or strong smoke development in a multi-family building, says David Hedberg, alarm and line operator at RC Mittnorrland.

The fire is said to have started on the ground floor. There is a hair salon.

– There are 9 units sent.

Beavers were behind power outages – thousands were affected

During the night and morning, 6,000 people in Järfälla were without electricity.

The reason behind the power outage has now been found.

A beaver had gnawed on a tree near a power line, reports say P4 Stockholm.

The tree later fell on the power line.

– Above all, it is birds that get access to power lines. I have been with most of the animals that affect. Everything from cats to cows and rodents, says Lena Berglund at EON.

Biden: New support for Ukraine

Today US President Joe Biden announced new support for Ukraine.

The White House writes in a press release.

He announces $2.5 billion in support for Ukraine to “defend its independence and freedom from Russian aggression.”

Tried to steal car – police fired warning shots

Last night, a 25-year-old man was arrested in Saltsjöbaden in Nacka on suspicion of attempted aggravated theft and aggravated threats against an official, the police write.

One or more people had tried to steal a car in the area and several police patrols went there.

When the police arrived, a perpetrator got into a car and rammed one of the police cars.

The police then fired a warning shot.

Yellow warning for snow on New Year’s

SMHI issues a yellow warning for snowfall in several places in the country.

The warning applies from tomorrow evening in large parts of Svealand and the northern part of Götaland.

It also applies to southern Gävleborg County.

The snowfall is expected to cause problems in traffic.

E22 closed after accident

A passenger car has crashed into the center guardrail on the E22 at the Karlshamn west and Mörrum east exits, reports P4 Blekinge.

The emergency services are on site.

The road is closed in the southbound direction, according to the channel.