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17 Feb

Attempted murder in Härnösand prison - four arrested

A person has been taken to hospital after an assault at a prison in Härnösand.

Crime

17 Feb

Proposal: State to purchase mobile mills to produce flour in times of crisis

To make food from the emergency grain stocks being built in northernmost Sweden, flour mills are needed. Therefore, the Swedish National Food Agency is proposing that the state purchase mobile mills.

Sweden

16 Feb

Man in Ångermanland suspected of selling his wife to at least 120 men

A man in Ångermanland is suspected of forcing his wife to perform sexual services for at least 120 men. The man has been in custody since October on suspicion of aggravated procuring.

Sweden

12 Feb

Teammate on Emma Aicher's German-Swedish choice calls it brave

Two silvers in Cortina and dominance in the World Cup this winter. No wonder this has become a big talking point at the Olympics: Why is Emma Aicher from Sundsvall competing for Germany? "It was a very brave thing to do," says Kira Weidle-Winkelmann.

Sports

Top news12 Feb

Karlsson after new Olympic defeat - My body is shaking

Frida Karlsson hadn't won a freestyle mile race in over four years. But right now, the Swedish cross-country star is unstoppable. With her dominant 10-kilometer Olympic gold - her second straight in Val di Fiemme - she is writing herself into skiing history. Ebba Andersson secured a new blue-and-yellow one-two.

Sports

11 Feb

Melodifestivalen changes voting rules for the qualifying final

Melodifestivalen is changing the voting rules for selecting the finalists, Aftonbladet reports.

Music

9 Feb

Three politicians leave board seats in municipal company after Sundsvall scandal

After the suspected economic crime scandal in Sundsvall, three politicians are now leaving their board seats in the municipal company that has been at the center.

Business