Immigrant gang outlawed
The Supreme Court has upheld the ban on immigrant street gang Loyal to Familia (LTF) imposed by the High Court three years ago. The criminal gang’s defence team argued that the original lower…
MoreVaccination fatigue as rollout slows down
The national vaccine rollout, which started with a surge at the start of the year, is approaching a standstill. Although 71.9% of the population, the equivalent of 80% of the over-12s, is now…
MoreVirus updates
Positivity rate stable as restrictions phased out… 825 new corona cases were reported Wednesday, 18 up on the previous day. The daily figure was based on 63,839 PCR tests, a positivity rate of…
MoreTerror suspect dreamed of killing innocent people
A 24-year old man accused of planning an act of terrorism had an Islamic State (IS) flag hanging over his bed and dreamed of killing innocent people, a Frederiksberg court heard, Thursday. Police…
MoreTesfaye calls for strong borders
Criticism of Hungary for building a barbed-wire fence in 2015 to keep immigrants out was ’misguided’ Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye said yesterday, adding that other countries, such as Turkey and Greece, have since…
MoreMinister: Asylum system ‘immoral and unsustainable’
Taking in as many asylum seekers as possible is ‘misguided solidarity’ according to Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye. In an interview with Swedish online newspaper Bulletin, the minister said he has a dream of zero…
MoreAmbassador appeals to Denmark – ‘Don’t leave’
The Argentine government has asked Denmark to reconsider the ’shock’ decision to close the Danish embassy in Buenos Aries. Argentina’s ambassador to Denmark, Conrado Solari, said the move, part of the Danish government’s ‘diplomacy…
MoreVirus updates
Infections up but positivity rate remains stable….’R’ rate falls below 1 as virus recedes…Private vaccinations cost DKK265,000 each…Testing centres to close…. 843 new corona cases were reported Monday, 812 up on the previous…
More1,000 evacuated from Afghanistan but 88 remain
Denmark has evacuated around 1,000 people from Afghanistan but 88 people with some form of link to this county remain and will still be offered help even though the evacuation deadline has expired….
MoreQueen inks Netflix deal
Queen Margrethe has been hired by Netflix to design the sets for a forthcoming Netflix film adapted from a novel by one of Denmark’s most celebrated authors, Karen Blixen. A romantic fantasy set…
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