Anna Bergendahl wins Melodifestivalen
Anna Bergendahl with This is my life won Sweden's Melodifestivalen on Saturday night and will represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo in May.
Day: March 13, 2010
Children’s rights worker charged with abuse
A man working with authorities in matters of children’s rights and family values in Borås, south west Sweden, has been charged with physically abusing his two daughters.
Petty thief returns purse to police after 40 years
Police in Vansbro, central Sweden, received a surprise package on Friday morning. A guilt-ridden thief who stole a wallet at a party 40 years ago sent it back to the station with an anonymous letter of apology.
Fire breaks out onboard SAS plane
An SAS plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Malmo airport on Friday evening after a fire broke out in the cabin.
Hospital probed as patient dies in wait of operation
Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg has come under steep criticism after a woman with a serious bowel condition died, having been forced to wait seven hours for emergency treatment.
Three cartoon murder plot suspects freed
Police in Ireland have released three of the seven people arrested earlier this week on suspicion of plotting to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks. US media reports a second American Muslim woman has been arrested in the case.