Freezing roads bring black ice warning to large parts of Sweden
Drivers across large parts of western Sweden in particular face a high risk of black ice over the coming days.

Police were on site in Gamla stan on Wednesday morning after reports of a suspected dangerous object on the Skeppsbron bridge..
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Drivers across large parts of western Sweden in particular face a high risk of black ice over the coming days.
The warm and dry weather has led to a high or extremely high risk of ground and forest fires in large parts of the country.
Police have evacuated an area of Östermalm in central Stockholm after a passer by reported a suspected hand grenade, Swedish media have reported.
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Up to 80 centimetres of snow on the way as Sweden issues highest weather alert – and finance minister to present caretaker budget bill for 2027 today. Here's the latest news on Thursday.