Police arrest one over Söderhamn school murder plot
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Security services have detained a suspect in Söderhamn in connection with an alleged murder plot at a high school. This is the latest in a series of incidents at Swedish schools, where authorities are increasingly looking past traditions of hazing to investigate more serious crimes.
The Social Democrats' leader Magdalena Andersson has hit her lowest-ever trust ratings. Political analysts suggest the slide is a calculated choice by her party, even as opposition factions attempt to build a unified front against the 'Tidö' agreement and the governing coalition.
Infrastructure planning has turned toward the practicalities of war, with roads being upgraded to meet NATO standards for moving heavy equipment toward the Russian border. Elsewhere, weather forecasters have issued a yellow warning for snow, which is expected to arrive as a reminder that winter is indifferent to geopolitics.