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Freight train derails outside Bollebygd
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A 600-metre freight train derailed in Bollebygd municipality on Thursday afternoon. Trafikverket says restoration work may take around two weeks.
SMHI has issued orange warnings for high temperatures in parts of Götaland. Fire bans are in place on Gotland, in Malmö and Lund due to drought and fire risk.
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Sweden steps up measures against the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea. Defense Minister Pål Jonson notes more aggressive behavior from the Russian Baltic Fleet.
A man in his mid-20s has been convicted by Uppsala District Court for causing a traffic accident in which a 35-year-old woman died. The crash occurred on Road 55 outside Enköping in December 2024.
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Over 170 oaks were moved in Ultuna in autumn 2025 to make way for the planned tramway. Researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences now present the first results after more than six months.
Ecodatacenter has received an initial go-ahead to expand operations in Kvarnsveden. Risks involving noise and ammonia emissions must be investigated before a final decision.
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The Social Democrats presented a package for higher pensions in Visby on Thursday evening, aimed at people who started working early and in strenuous jobs.
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