Human error may have caused the train crash in Denmark
There is substantial evidence to suggest that human error caused the train crash in Denmark on Thursday morning.
WorldThere is substantial evidence to suggest that human error caused the train crash in Denmark on Thursday morning.
WorldA serious train accident has occurred near Helsingør, Denmark. 18 people are injured - five of them critically, police say. People were thrown around inside the trains, a doctor says.
WorldEU leaders are meeting for a summit in Cyprus, and among all the urgent crises on the agenda they will also discuss the EU's next long-term budget. Sweden is among the "most frugal" countries. "The rumor about the death of the frugal is exaggerated," says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M).
Swedish politicsNight trains may be making a comeback in Europe, according to train expert Mark Smith. But he is disappointed by Sweden's recent large purchase of ten locomotives and 91 carriages. He says it will make passengers hesitant to take night trains.
SwedenSweden has everything in its own hands ahead of the World Cup qualifiers. The team intends to take that opportunity. "I want nothing more than to crush Denmark," says Chelsea star Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
FootballSweden won in the end. Denmark dropped points. The 1–0 victory against Serbia certainly didn't impress, but the fact remains: Sweden's national football team took a big step closer to the 2027 World Cup.
FootballThe road to the World Cup is wide open. Maybe it's luck, because the Swedish women's national team has been struggling to lift their game under Tony Gustavsson's direction. "We need to get three points tomorrow," says midfielder Julia Zigiotti Olme ahead of Saturday's qualifying match against Serbia.
SportsSweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf is in Ukraine, where he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Friday's visit is the first by a monarch since the outbreak of war in 2022, the government told TT. "You have our full support," the king said in a short speech in Lviv.
ConflictsAway from home, it was only 0–0 and in the loss to Denmark on Tuesday, Sweden missed a long series of clear scoring chances. Now a victory against Serbia - preferably by several goals - is probably needed to keep the chance of direct qualification for the World Cup alive.
FootballThere is a pretty bad atmosphere around the dinner table in Tuva Novotny's new Danish drama-comedy "New Year's Eve". All relationships benefit from being aired out, Novotny says.
EntertainmentSweden has only won one match so far under Tony Gustavsson. Sweden will probably now need three straight wins to qualify directly for the World Cup. "We're in a tough, tough situation," says the national team captain.
SportsA heating plant in western Sweden was the target of an attempted "destructive attack" by a pro-Russian activist group in spring 2025. The attack failed but, according to Carl-Oskar Bohlin (M), Minister of Civil Defense, it shows a change in Russia's modus operandi.
Swedish politicsDenmark had two really good chances - and scored on both. Swedish centre-back Elma Junttila Nelhage is self-critical after the heavy 1-2 loss. It's not good enough, she says.
SportsThree hits on the post, a number of other narrow misses - and a late goal in extra time. Sweden suffered a stinging 1-2 loss in the World Cup qualifiers against Denmark. "So damn unfair," says Sweden's top scorer Monica Jusu Bah.
FootballFelicia Schröder gets a chance in midfield for the World Cup qualifier against Denmark. Meanwhile, Sofia Reidy will make her national team debut in tonight's match.
FootballFor the first time, a suspected case of a sub-variant of mpox has been registered in Denmark.
WorldThe newly elected Danish member of parliament, Emilie Schytte, is accused of having had her permanent residence in Malmö.
World politicsFormer national handball player Theresa Claesson Andreasson has died at the age of 54.
SportsFour captains instead of just one. But most evidence suggests Stina Blackstenius will wear the captain's armband in the World Cup qualifier against Denmark tonight. "I'll just try to be who I am," she says ahead of her 127th international match.
FootballDenmark has a new national team captain and a new style of play. Pernille Harder is in great form, says Swedish national team captain Tony Gustavsson. She is in the form of her life, he says ahead of the World Cup qualifiers.
FootballChelsea star Johanna Rytting Kaneryd looks set to miss the World Cup qualifier against Denmark. That would mean another key player would be absent. "I can't risk her being out for a long time too," says national team captain Tony Gustavsson.
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