Danish girls are becoming more foul-mouthed
In the last decade, girls’ humour has become coarser, says Martin Fuhrer, developmental psychologist and humor researcher at Aalborg University, in an as-yet unpublished PhD dissertation, based on data from 1500 Danish children….
MoreCustoms give up on cocaine smugglers
For those wishing to smuggle cocaine into Denmark, life just got much easier. Tax and customs officials at Copenhagen Airport have given up trying to catch those who swallow plastic packages full of…
MoreMunicipalities ask citizens to lend a hand
In a number of Danish villages, inhabitants already help the municipality by collecting litter from the streets. Soon, they will also be asked to voluntarily lend a hand at local child care institutions,…
MoreHell’s Angels bikers move in to Esbjerg
The renowned biker gang Hell’s Angels seem to be setting up shop in the Jutland town of Esbjerg. They have not previously held a base in the town, but now the gang appears…
MoreDanish security force warns farmers to lock up their fertiliser
The Danish Security and Intelligence Force (PET) have advised Danish farmers on how best to secure their stocks of dangerous chemicals such as the fertiliser used by Norwegian serial killer Anders Behring Breivik…
MoreTrain drivers ignore red lights
Last year, 18 train drivers put passengers’ lives in “serious danger” by ignoring stop signals, says the Danish Accident Investigation Board. 13 cases have already been reported this year – on average more…
MoreMajority want to let foreigners buy summer houses
The majority of Danes feel that foreigners should be allowed to purchase summer residences in Denmark, shows a new survey conducted by Politiken and TV2. In the survey, 49 per cent say that…
More15 more Danish banks face default
Denmark’s banking crisis is not over yet. Up to 15 more banks may be forced to default, according to a report from rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) on Thursday. In the report,…
MoreOne man turns Randers into Denmark’s most violent city
A man in Randers in central Jutland has been charged with 132 violent crimes, single-handedly placing the the city above both Copenhagen and Aarhus when it comes to violent crime statistics.“A single case…
MorePolice recover guns from barracks heist
The police force’s special gang unit Task Force East seized about 40 weapons in a raid on a garage in Brøndbyvester on Thursday. The guns stemmed from Denmark’s largest weapon robbery which took…
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