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Published 2 November 2024 at 13.00 Economics. The abolition of the tax on plastic bags, which has been highlighted as the Tidö government's biggest political victory so far, has not led to a corresponding reduction in the price of plastic bags. The food chains keep part of the markup – themselves. Share the article TwittraShare…

Published 2 November 2024 at 14.07 Domestic. The production company SF Studios has issued a warning after an unknown man posed as a cast member and sought out young people for test filming, the company writes in a press release. Share the article TwittraShare According to the company, several parents have reported that their children…

Published 1 November 2024 at 06.09 Economy. As of today, the tax on plastic carrier bags, a fee that was introduced in 2020 to reduce plastic consumption in Sweden, will disappear. Share the article TwittraShare The decision to remove the tax was taken by the Tidö government and means immediate price reductions at several of…

Published 1 November 2024 at 07.51 Foreign. Israel's intelligence service states that Iran is planning a large-scale attack on Israel from Iraqi territory. Axios reports. Share the article TwitterShare The attack is expected to take place in the coming days and may be carried out with the help of Iran-backed militias in Iraq to avoid…

Scroll for video… Published 1 November 2024 at 09.07 Utrikes. US President Joe Biden surprised many by gnawing on three different children during a Halloween event on Thursday. The White House defends the behavior after criticism. Share the article TwittraShare In photos and videos from the event, the 81-year-old president is seen greeting several small…

Published 1 November 2024 at 16.40 Cultural news. A new Swedish study reveals extensive exposure to violence and mental illness among porn actors. The researchers found that the majority of the participants were exposed to abuse – both during their upbringing and as adults in connection with the production. Share the article TwittraShare The study,…

Published 1 November 2024 at 18.06 Domestic. There was chaos at a primary school in Eskilstuna when a student showed up at the Halloween party dressed as Adolf Hitler, reports the Eskilstuna-Kuriren. Share the article TwittraShare Halloween celebration at Skogstorpsskolan in Eskilstuna came to an abrupt end when a junior high student came to school…

Published 1 November 2024 at 10.49 Domestic. Ungsvenskarna, the youth association of the Sweden Democrats, has invited Center students to a conversation and lunch – but gets the nob, reports Svenska Dagbladet. Share the article TwittraShare The invitation comes after Centerstudenter's chairman Rasmus Elfström in an interview opened for a dialogue with the SD. The…

Published 1 November 2024 at 11.28 Domestic. From today, the tax on snus will be reduced by around 20 percent, which means that a stick of snus will be up to SEK 55 cheaper. At the same time, the tax on cigarettes is increased by nine percent, which, according to the government, reflects the health-threatening…

Published 1 November 2024 at 12.02 Domestic. An Albanian who is suspected of having tried to murder a female worker in a social office needs an interpreter in Albanian. This despite the fact that he has lived in Sweden for 30 years, Samnytt reports. Share the article TwittraShare A 63-year-old man has been detained on…

Published 1 November 2024 at 13.42 Domestic. The government and the Sweden Democrats are now presenting proposals to modernize the legislation around statute of limitations for crimes. Share the article TwittraShare Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M) announced at a press conference on on Friday that the goal is to “significantly” reduce the number of crimes…

Published 1 November 2024 at 15.04 Foreign. Multiple sources say that former President Donald Trump has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he wants the war in Gaza to end before he possibly takes office as president in January. Share the article TwittraShare The information comes from a former associate of Trump and an…

Published 31 October 2024 at 06.09 Domestic. Kristofer Lundberg, who was recently expelled from the Left Party, will now start a new political party to compete for left-wing voters before the 2026 parliamentary elections. Share the article TwittraShare The exclusion was motivated by the Left Party with the fact that Kristofer Lundberg had openly expressed…

Published 31 October 2024 at 07.37 Domestic. Serial rapist Jordanis Kouroutsidis – known as “The Ghost Man” for his clothing during the assaults – is said to have been arrested again for rape. This just four months after he was released from his last prison sentence, writes Aftonbladet. Share the article TwittraShare Jordanis Kouroutsidis, who…

Published 31 October 2024 at 09.20 Domestic. Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M) proposes that people without Swedish citizenship should be able to be deported if they praise terrorist organizations. Share the article TwittraShare In a debate on SVT: s “Currently” with the Green Party's migration policy spokesperson Annika Hirvonen, Forssell argued that freedom of speech…

Published 31 October 2024 at 10.17 Domestic. A Swedish man, who fought for Ukraine in the conflict against Russia, has been killed in battle. According to information to SVT Nyheter, it concerns an experienced soldier who has been active in the war for a long time. Share the article TwittraShare The man traveled to Ukraine…

Published 31 October 2024 at 19.06 Foreign. After Ulf Kristersson attacked Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Hungary now accuses the US of having instructed Kristersson to start fighting. Share the article TwitterShare It it was after Orban had praised the Georgian people for effectively voting no to war with Russia that Kristersson attacked the Hungarian…

Published 31 October 2024 at 10.45 Domestic. Center students, an independent union within the Center Party movement, is now opening up for talks and collaboration with the Sweden Democrats, reports Dagens Nyheter. Share the article TwitterShare According to Rasmus Elfström, union chairman for Center students, it is time for a new political approach. – The…

Published 31 October 2024 at 12.47 Domestic. The men thought they would be allowed to meet a 14-year-old girl to have sex. Instead, they were robbed and beaten. Now several people connected to the group Pedo Hunting Sweden have been sentenced to prison terms. Share the article TwittraShare The Gothenburg district court has sentenced five…

Published 31 October 2024 at 13.59 Domestic. If Swedish voters were allowed to vote in the US presidential election, 79 percent would choose Kamala Harris – and only 12 percent for Trump, reports SVT Nyheter. Share the article TwittraShare< p>According to the new survey from Indikator Opinion, it is one party that stands out. Among…

Published 31 October 2024 at 15.41 Media. A new study from the Technical University of Dortmund shows that a crushingly large percentage of German journalists sympathize with left-of-center parties. This is reported by Junge Freiheit. Share the article TwittraShare Of the 525 journalists who took part in the survey, 23 percent stated that they did…

Scroll for video… Published 31 October 2024 at 16:56 Foreign. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) Foodora-mocked after publishing a video greeting to Indian immigrants in connection with the festival of Diwali. Share the article TwittraShare The current government has reduced asylum immigration but at the same time compensated for this by increasing so-called labor immigration…

Published 30 October 2024 at 11.34 Domestic. The prosecutor appealed the verdict against the Roma, who took a bill of 82,000 kroner, and wanted to deport the 31-year-old female lead to Slovakia. But now the Court of Appeal rules that she will be allowed to stay in Sweden. Share the article TwittraShare After the attention-grabbing…

Published 30 October 2024 at 13.15 Foreign. According to the Pentagon, thousands of North Korean soldiers are on their way to the Russian region of Kursk, where they are expected to be used as infantry against Ukrainian forces. Die Welt reports. Share the article TwittraShare A small group of North Korean soldiers has already arrived…