Sweden is to lift identity checks on people entering the country from Denmark imposed at the height of the migration crisis, it said on Tuesday.

Sweden began checking documents of travellers crossing the 4.9 mile Oresund Bridge from Denmark at the beginning of 2016, the first time in half a century.

Oresund bridge, made famous by the popular television drama The Bridge, is used by 20,000 road commuters a day and had been the main entry route for those seeking asylum in Sweden.