She has toured the world with The Sounds and spoken out about her drug abuse. Now Maja Ivarsson is entering Sweden's largest music competition without being afraid to lose her credibility. For me, there's nothing more punk than taking part seriously in the Melodifestivalen, she says.
MusicBack on the tennis court – and straight into the heat. Mikael Ymer plays his first match in Sweden's Davis Cup meeting with Australia in Stockholm. The Swede faces world number eight Alex de Minaur.
SportsThe Swedish Central Bank lowers the interest rate twice this year, to 2.0 percent, predicts Swedbank and SEB in new economic reports.
BusinessThe Prime Minister's security adviser Henrik Landerholm is leaving his position. The reason is that he is being investigated for a crime due to carelessness with classified documents.
Swedish politicsThe Social Democrats want the state to regulate the personnel and teacher density in schools, as well as the size of classes. The goal is better education and for teachers to spend less time on administration.
SwedenEU countries are in agreement on a plan to be able to phase out the sanctions against Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. However, so far the details are few.
World politicsAnother cable in the Baltic Sea has been damaged. This is what we know after the suspected sabotage over the weekend.
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