The number of young girls attempting suicide has reached record-levels. New figures show that the number of suicide attempts amongst girls between 12 and 20 rose by 140% between 2000 and 2010, to…

After a spate of gang-related shootings in the capital the Socialist Peoples Party (SPP), has called for immediate political action to stop the ever-growing death-toll. The party’s spokeswoman on integration, Astrid Krag said:…

Denmark’s Balance of Payments is at a record high. The current account surplus was DKK8.8bn in January, pushing the last 12 months’ figures beyond the DKK100bn mark, an all-time high. The January figure…

Denmark is ready to provide whatever assistance is needed to help Japan recover from the Tsunami disaster. Gitte Lillelund Bech, who as Minister of Defence has responsibility for catastrophe aid, said from the…

Søren Pind is being named as a serious candidate to become Liberal Party leader when Lars Løkke Rasmussen steps down. The outspoken Mr Pind was a forgotten man within the party hierarchy just…

The euro pact proposal has brought the prospect a national referendum on Denmark’s EU opt-outs even closer, according to Conservative leader Lars Barfoed. He said last night that the joint German-French proposal for…

Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen, policy spokesman for the far-left Red/Green Alliance, is the most popular party leader in this country according to a new YouGov poll for free daily MetroXpress that’s dominated by the opposition….

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told a gathering of defence ministers yesterday that the alliance is monitoring events in Libya very closely, but as yet has no plans to intervene. The former…

Somali soldiers have been killed during a shoot-out with pirates near the town of Hul Anod where a Danish family is being held. Original reports suggested that the soldiers had died during an…

New health figures reveal that nearly 50% of adult Danes are overweight. However, a fat stomach or broad hips aren’t a major heath risk – it’s only when the bathroom scales reflect obesity,…