Muslim organisations in Denmark have denounced moves to ban headscarves in schools.  The Danish Islamic Faith Society said it would be a violation of Muslim schoolgirls’ right to practice their religion if a…

Former hard-line immigration minister Inger Støjberg said last night she would support any move to ban headscarves in schools. In a mailed response to tabloid daily BT, the Denmarks Democrats leader said ‘when…

Food Minister Rasmus Prehn has given up his government-issued credit card after it was revealed how he’s repeatedly used it to charge restaurant bills to his ministerial expense account. He said yesterday it…

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrives in Copenhagen today to officially open the Scottish Government’s Nordic Office, located within the British Embassy. The new office is aimed at ‘increasing visibility for Scotland across…

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has given her closest advisor, Barbara Bertelsen, an official reprimand for her role in the Minkgate scandal but allowed the top civil servant to remain in her job as…

Justice Minister Mattias Tesfaye said yesterday he had ’acted by the book’ after Chief of Police Thorkild Fogde was suspended for his role in the Minkgate scandal. Mr Tesfaye told TV2 that if…

The Danish People’s Party has suggested a 500% increase in military conscriptions to strengthen Denmark’s military capability following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The populist party would also include more women and extend conscription…

Acting on a tip-off from German police, Danish Intelligence (PET) agents found bomb-making equipment, chemicals, a machine gun, a baseball cap with a concealed camera, a wig, a remote controlled car, and ‘many’…

Despite Denmark’s reputation as a ‘smokers’ paradise’ new Copenhagen University research shows those who kept puffing during the COVID pandemic Danes bought fewer cigarettes than usual, while more of them quit smoking.  The…

Bavarian Nordic, the only approved maker of a monkeypox vaccine, is exploring the possibility of using expired doses to help bridge the gap between demand and supply. CEO Paul Chaplin said yesterday that…