Anti-whaling activist detained in custody for 5th time
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has been detained in custody for three more weeks while Denmark considers a Japanese extradition request. The 73-year-old was arrested on July 21 under an international warrant issued by…
More‘Big Brother’ tactics challenge privacy rights
Amnesty International has advised the Danish social authorities not to discriminate against vulnerable groups in society when using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in welfare fraud investigations. In a new report, Coded Injustice: Surveillance and…
MoreNot werry gut – Denmark drops in global English proficiency rankings
Danes pride themselves on being good at English but a new study shows they aren’t quite as good as they believe. Denmark has fallen to 7th place on the latest EF English Proficiency…
MoreEx-PM urges NATO members to ‘stop whining’ and increase defence spending
Former Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged Europeans to ‘stop whining’ about Donald Trump’s re-election as U.S. president and accept the fact they may have to contribute more to NATO. In an…
MorePolice close down probe into Stock Exchange fire
The police have closed their investigation into the fire that destroyed more than half of Copenhagen’s 400-year-old Stock Exchange (Børsen) in April. In a press release, Tuesday, Deputy Inspector Brian Belling who led…
More1 in 4 Red-Green voters believe October 7 attack was justified
23% of Red/Green voters believe Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel was ‘justified’ a new poll has revealed, in sharp contrast to the national average of 14%. The Wilke poll for Jyllands-Posten also…
MoreMinisters grilled about gang member’s tax relief
Two government ministers have come under fire for failing to provide an adequate response to allegations that a known gang member’s tax debt to the state was written off. Berlingske reports that East…
MoreEx-lawyer charged in multi-billion money laundering operation
A former leading lawyer has been accused of laundering around DKK1.9bn ($271m). In a landmark legal action, Lars Philip Comerford and three accomplices are alleged to have operated an extensive laundering network across…
MoreFood prices at record high
Despite generally low inflation food prices have hit a record high. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show supermarket prices have risen by more than 22% since January 2022 – the same basket of…
MoreNew poll reflects government’s ‘ultimate collapse’
The government would win no more than 60 seats if an election was held today, far fewer than the 90 needed for an overall majority. B.T.’s political analyst, Henrik Qvortrup, called the findings…
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