Danish warship fails to prevent pirate attack
The Danish frigate Esbern Snare was involved in a new anti-piracy intervention in the Gulf of Guinea last night. The ship responded to an emergency signal from a container vessel that came under…
MoreExpert warns: 50,000 Omicron infections a day by Christmas
3,437 cases of the Omicron variant had been reported as of 14:00, Monday, only 15 days after the first two cases were identified in this country. The figure has increased by 500% since…
MoreVirus updates
Infections hit new daily high….14,232 vaccinated Monday….Scientists develop anti-corona molecule…. 7,799 new corona cases were reported, Monday, a record high. The figure was based on 185.451 PCR tests over the 24-hour period, providing…
MoreDebtors pay back DKK10.4bn to state
The Tax Agency (SKAT) appears to have solved the teething problems of its new debt collection system. The authorities successfully clawed back DKK10.4bn ($1.2bn) in debt to the state last year, but it’s…
MoreOne Dane dead after ships collide in Baltic Sea: Crew members ‘intoxicated’
One of two Danish crew members missing from a capsized barge in the Baltic Sea has been found dead after the ship collided with a British cargo vessel, close to the island of…
MoreImmigration Minister: We’re not bluffing
Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye has dismissed claims that Denmark’s strict immigration policy isn’t feasible because international conventions will always stand in the way. In an interview with Berlingske, Sunday, he said it’s become…
MoreD-Day for Støjberg
Inger Støjbergs political future will be decided at 1pm today when the Court of Impeachment rules in the Child Brides affair. If the former immigration minister receives a prison sentence for knowingly breaking…
MoreVoters want Støjberg to head DPP
If former hard-line immigration leader Inger Støjberg wants to become the new Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader the job is hers, according to BT’s political commentator Søs Marie Serup after a new YouGov…
MoreVirus updates
Weekend dip in infections….Omicron spreading fast….Over 40s offered booster jab…Health Minister still isolated in Brussels hotel room…. Daily infections dropped below 6,000 over the weekend after topping 7,000 three times last week. 5,989…
MoreHighest inflation since 2008
Inflation rose to a 13-year high in November. The consumer price index rose 3.4 percent year-on-year, the biggest increase since October 2008 when inflation was 3.7 percent. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show…
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