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Östergötland · 13 November 2026

Problems with Microsoft's services – including in Sweden

On Thursday evening, major problems affected several Microsoft services. Outlook email accounts and Microsoft Teams malfunctioned for customers all over the world, including in Sweden. The company is working to resolve the problems, and according to X, it is not yet clear what is causing them.

According to Microsoft, they may be due to a number of servers unexpectedly becoming unavailable and to unusually high traffic. Corren

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13 November 2026

Rechargeable products a common cause of residential fires

Items such as washing machines, electric scooters, chargers and electric blankets can pose a fire hazard in the home. According to a report from Elsäkerhetsverket (the Swedish Electrical Safety Authority), rechargeable products have become an increasingly common cause of fires…

13 November 2026

Open school bus service in Lundby and Simonstorp extended

A project allowing residents of Simonstorp, Lundby and Kvarsebo to use the school bus when seats are available was proposed to be discontinued, but the politicians wanted otherwise. The project began in 2022, and in early January 2026 it was…

13 November 2026

Ten lynx to be hunted in Östergötland next year

The County Administrative Board of Östergötland (the state authority in the county) has decided to allow licensed hunting of up to ten lynx next year. The hunt runs from 1 to 31 March and covers the entire county. This is…

13 November 2026

LHC won 9–4 – hat-trick in the goal fest

The ice hockey team LHC beat Rögle 9–4. The team's fourth, fifth and sixth goals came from the stick of one of the Canadian forwards, who scored his first hat-trick since his junior days.…

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9 November 2026

More contact persons, fewer elderly homes

Norrköping receives more applications for contact persons as three care homes close. Vocational programs struggle to fill places, while IFK Norrköping advances toward a new contract.

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5 November 2026

Healthcare, nuclear power and E4 work

A healthcare innovation fair opens at Linköping University Hospital. Two potential nuclear sites have been identified near Valdemarsvik, while E4 bridge repairs may cause queues.

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