Lawyer slams police over sex doll in Sass Larsen case
On the first day of former cabinet minister Henrik Sass Larsen’s child abuse trial, Thursday, his defence team claimed that a sex doll at the centre of the allegations against him was never…
MoreTax cuts signal start of election campaign
Proposed tax cuts signal the government is already in campaign mode according to BT’s political analyst Joachim B. Olsen. Although more than a year remains before Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is expected to…
MoreLøkke lands free Copenhagen apartment
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has scored a free apartment in central Copenhagen just one month after announcing he and his wife would be leaving their luxury Nyhavn flat and moving back to…
MoreDanish giants are thriving in the U.S.
Two of Denmark’s so-called ‘superstar companies’ – Danfoss and Grundfos – report that their strongest growth right now is in the U.S. despite Donald Trump’s trade wars and talk of economic doom. While…
MorePM: Israel in no position to take offence at ‘much needed’ criticism
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has doubled down on her criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying Israel has no grounds to be offended by international condemnation of its conduct in Gaza. In…
MoreSocial Liberal leader ‘fence sitting’ on PM choice
The centrist Social Liberals won’t be naming their preferred choice for prime minister until shortly before the next general election, legally required to take place before November 2026 at the latest. Speaking ahead…
MoreLiberals call for massive increase in police funding
Ahead of cross-party political negotiations on a new law enforcement funding agreement Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Pouslsen said last night he would be pushing for at least an extra DKK1b ($156m) on…
MorePM’s former advisor in court today on child abuse rap
Former cabinet minister Henrik Sass Larsen is facing a prison sentence when he appears in court this morning to face charges of possessing over 6,200 images and 2,200 video clips classified as child…
MoreGovernment moves to cut VAT on books – ‘kids can’t read’
The government, already under pressure to reduce VAT on food, has announced plans to abolish the 25% sales tax on books, the highest in the world. The move follows the latest education report…
MoreSlight uptick in unemployment
Unemployment rose slightly in July with 300 more people joining the jobless queue, bringing the total number of full-time unemployed to 87,800, the latest figures from the Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment…
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