Swedish parliament slams brakes on bill to extend child migration detention
The Swedish parliament has stalled the government's bill to expand the state's powers to hold children in migration detention.

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The Swedish parliament has stalled the government's bill to expand the state's powers to hold children in migration detention.
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IFK stänger butiken på damsidan. Det blev inga nyförvärv på deadline day.– Vi har skapat ett bra lag, säger sportchefen Dennis Popperyd.
IFK stänger butiken på damsidan. Det blir inga fler nya in under deadline day.– Vi har skapat ett bra lag, säger sportchefen Dennis Popperyd.
Allsvenska lån och en storaffär för Liverpool. Här är några av övergångarna som blev officiella under deadline day.
Det blev hektiskt ända in på småtimmarna för vissa klubbar. Här är samtliga bekräftade övergångar under allsvenskans deadline day.
Malmö FF vann mot Sigma Olomouc och är klart för Europa League.Då kommer Henrik Rydström med ett önskemål inför deadline day.– Jag hade inte gråtit om vi hade haft en mittback till, säger tränaren.
När fredag blir lördag stänger transferfönstret i Sverige. NT rapporterar från 16 och kommer intervjua sportcheferna i IFK och övriga lokala klubbar. Redan nu kan ställa frågor om deadline day.
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