Driver arrested after fatal Småland bus crash
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A bus overturned outside Växjö, killing one young man and sending several others to intensive care. One passenger described the interior as a tumble dryer; the driver is now under arrest and being investigated for multiple crimes.
In Stockholm, police have opened a murder inquiry after a body was found in a central waterway. Separately, the mining giant LKAB reported a sharp drop in profits, and the dairy firm Arla announced the closure of its Falbygdens cheese plant, at the cost of 60 jobs.
The political center of gravity is shifting as the Center Party begins preliminary talks with the right. The party describes the move as natural, even as the left-green bloc attempts to map its own route to power in the 2026 election.