July's heat wave has been long – especially in northern Sweden. In some places, you have to go back 100 years to find something similar, according to SMHI. A new warning for high temperatures has been issued.
SwedenHundreds of forest fires have occurred mainly in the northern parts of the country recently. In Jokkmokk, a larger fire is raging in roadless land. It has been dry for a long time and there is a lot of fuel in the forest and ground, says Jenny Sander at MSB.
SwedenA 33-year-old man is sentenced to life imprisonment for having murdered two men in their home in Piteå earlier this year. The man is also sentenced for aggravated robbery in connection with the incident.
CrimeThe 33-year-old man who admitted to being guilty of the double murder in Piteå earlier this year did not suffer from any serious mental disorder when he killed two men, reports SVT News Norrbotten.
SwedenChance of tropical nights and risk of forest fires. SMHI is now warning of high temperatures in the inner parts of central Norrland, which in some areas are expected to be warmer than parts of Southern Europe.
SwedenHäcken's Felicia Schröder was dropped from the European Championship squad. But in damallsvenskan she can't stop scoring. Away against Piteå, the 18-year-old scored all four goals in the 5–0 thrashing.
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