The Sweden Democrat Richard Jomshof is stepping down as chairman of the Riksdag's Justice Committee. The announcement comes after a meeting in the SD party executive on Monday about the proposal to ban certain semi-automatic firearms.
Swedish politicsA lay judge in the court of appeal who was involved in acquitting a previously life-sentenced person after a murder in Helsingborg is accused of bias by the Prosecutor-General (RÅ). RÅ wants the trial to be retried, reports SVT News Helsingborg.
SwedenOlder ammunition from the Defence Forces has been a recurring feature in gang shootings in recent years, writes Dagens Nyheter.
CrimeMinister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) is summoning the council against organized crime to a meeting on Thursday due to the escalated wave of violence, the government announces.
Swedish politicsSweden has been shaken by a wave of violence lately. Just on Tuesday, several explosions occurred, most of them in the Stockholm area. Moreover, a man was shot to death in Lund.
SwedenAn explosion has occurred in the municipality of Helsingborg during the night. Just before 3 am, the police were alerted to the scene, a villa outside Ödåkra.
CrimeThe actor and director Hans Klinga is dead, reports Dramaten to TT.
TV & filmPeter Gerhardsson is leaving "the world's best job" with an Olympic Games silver, two World Championship bronzes – and hopefully a concluding European Championship gold. What he's going to do instead? I have no idea. But it's damn exciting, says the departing national team captain of the women's team.
SportsPassenger traffic to Swedish ports continues to decrease. A contributing cause is the uncertain global situation, according to the Swedish Maritime Administration.
BusinessSnow and strong winds have caused traffic problems around the country. In Laxå, the ice is being removed from the contact wire that previously caused major disruptions to train traffic. The ambition is to be finished during the late afternoon, says Katarina Wolffram, press communicator at the Swedish Transport Administration.
SwedenAfter three and a half days of work, the rescue service has now completed its operation at the burned-out hotel Kärnan in central Helsingborg.
SwedenThe hotel Kärnan's automatic fire alarm was disconnected because the building was empty.
SwedenAfter nearly two days, it is still burning at Hotel Kärnan in central Helsingborg. The rescue service expects the extinguishing work to continue until at least Monday morning.
SwedenThe Rescue Service has been fighting a fire at the Kärnan hotel in central Helsingborg since just before midnight. Late on Saturday afternoon, the fire is still not under control and residents in the vicinity have been evacuated. Flames are bursting through the roof and the facade is at risk of collapsing onto the street.
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