Employees who threaten their colleagues with their "gang criminal relatives" and the elderly who fare poorly. These are some of the alarms from a municipal nursing home in Uppsala, according to the municipality's own investigation.
SwedenIt is thoroughly wet in large parts of Sweden. SMHI's orange warning for the Polish bad weather "Karl-Heinz" in southern Norrland's coastal areas remains, but also areas outside the bad weather's spread have been affected by rain.
SwedenThe Thai air force is to have used two Swedish-made Gripen aircraft in an attack on Cambodia on Saturday, reports the Thai newspaper The Nation. Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard states that the government "is closely following the developments".
Swedish politicsIn the 90s they were a punky new circus, now Cirkus Cirkör turns 30 and celebrates with a performance that delves into its own history.
EntertainmentHow radioactive are Swedish fish actually 40 years after the Chernobyl accident? This is what the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority wants to find out – by having fish sent in. Then there is a chance to fish in your own lake and get an answer to what it looks like for that particular fish, says Pål Andersson, investigator at the authority.
SwedenSo far, the police have handled 88 reported cases of insult against public official since the new law was introduced on July 2, according to figures from the Police Authority.
CrimeO-ringen in Jönköping notes the worst participant figure in twelve years. Susanne Maarup, from the Swedish Orienteering Federation, believes that the competition will attract fewer participants in the future. It is not realistic that we will have an O-ringen with 25,000 participants. Then we must adapt the suit to how large O-ringen will be, she says.
SportsMjällby won the top meeting against AIK at Strandvallen with 2–0. The team from Listerlandet now tops the table with seven points. Life is playing now, says Mjällby's Elliot Stroud to HBO Max. At the same time, IFK Göteborg won against Sirius.
FootballThe men drove to the location believing they would sell narcotics – instead one of them was shot to death, while the other had to flee for his life. A 19-year-old man who admitted to the shooting is now sentenced to 12 years in prison. He thus receives a significant reduction in sentence after providing information about two men who are convicted of having mediated the murder assignment in Norrköping.
CrimeWho was the new national team captain? The players had no idea. Eight years later, Peter Gerhardsson has transformed the national football team fundamentally – and is being praised before his potentially last match. He has meant incredibly much for Swedish football, says team captain Kosovare Asllani.
FootballA manager at the Defence Forces' air wing F16 in Uppsala is alleged to have stored 1,500 projectiles and two handheld firearms in their office, writes Upsala Nya Tidning. The manager is now being investigated for weapons offences.
SwedenBomb attacks are increasing and often construction sites' explosives are used. Today, the laws are changed in an attempt to restrict access. Supervision needs to be prioritized more in this area, says Ann-Sofie Eriksson at the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions.
SwedenHammarby suffered a heavy loss in the Allsvenskan gold struggle away against Gais. The Gothenburg team won 3-2 after being awarded their first penalty in the top series in almost 13 years.
FootballIn large parts of Sweden, there is a risk of water shortage and in several places, watering bans apply. There are different tricks to reduce one's use of water. If you must shower: shower for a short time, says Sofia Ljungman at the National Food Agency.
SwedenThree buildings started to burn when a severe thunderstorm passed over Gävle during the night to Sunday. SMHI warns of new thunderstorms and above all heavy rainfall over northern Svealand and southern Norrland until Monday evening. Further north, it can however become up to 30 degrees warm.
SwedenTo fulfill one's European Championship dream is granted to few. Think then to be able to do it with one's very best friends beside you. It's hard to put into words, says Julia Zigiotti Olme.
SportsBarely 317,000 people have now received the message that they have been admitted to a college education in the fall. Just over 90,000 received a negative message. But that does not mean that the race is run for everyone in that group.
SwedenIn these days, many of the over 400,000 applicants will receive notification of whether they have been accepted to a college education or not. And with that, the great housing stress breaks out. Here are some tips on how the housing queue can be tackled.
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