https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Danish Cup final was interrupted for almost a quarter of an hour because fans refused to comply with the social distancing rules inside the stadium, police said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200702/danish-cup-final-stopped-after-fans-break-virus-rules Thu, 02 Jul 2020 18:00:33 +0200 danish-cup-final-stopped-after-fans-break-virus-rules Former US president Barack Obama will visit Denmark for the second time in 12 months to give a talk in Aalborg at the end of September. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190813/barack-obama-to-return-to-denmark-in-september Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:37:02 +0200 barack-obama-to-return-to-denmark-in-september Police in northern city Aalborg responded on Thursday to a bomb threat against the city’s technical college. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190425/bomb-threat-results-in-major-police-response-in-aalborg Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:02:14 +0200 bomb-threat-results-in-major-police-response-in-aalborg North Jutland’s Aalborg, the fourth-largest city in Denmark, is the eighth-most interesting travel destination this year, according to the New York Times. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190111/aalborg-is-worlds-eighth-most-interesting-place-to-visit-this-year-new-york-times Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:31:18 +0100 aalborg-is-worlds-eighth-most-interesting-place-to-visit-this-year-new-york-times A rat infestation at the harbour swimming area in Aalborg has forced authorities in the northern Danish city to close the seawater pool. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180713/aalborg-bans-bathing-in-harbour-due-to-rat-discovery Fri, 13 Jul 2018 18:14:36 +0200 aalborg-bans-bathing-in-harbour-due-to-rat-discovery Aalborg Council, home to Denmark’s fourth-largest city, will ban the use of pesticides in private yards and gardens, broadcaster DR reported this week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170926/danish-city-to-ban-homeowners-use-of-pesticides Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:00:53 +0200 danish-city-to-ban-homeowners-use-of-pesticides A police patrol in Aalborg sent a busker home to practice after telling him that “just because you can play Wonderwall, it doesn’t mean you should.” https://www.thelocal.dk/20170821/denmark-police-just-because-you-can-play-wonderwall-doesnt-mean-you-should Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:16:35 +0200 denmark-police-just-because-you-can-play-wonderwall-doesnt-mean-you-should A fire that caused significant damage to the Gigantium sports and cultural complex in Aalborg earlier this week was started by an employee using a weed torch, according to police. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170706/denmark-sports-arena-fire-started-by-weed-torch Thu, 06 Jul 2017 16:31:00 +0200 denmark-sports-arena-fire-started-by-weed-torch The body of a young man was found in a harbour near Aalborg Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170518/danish-police-divers-find-body-in-aalborg-harbour Thu, 18 May 2017 12:50:52 +0200 danish-police-divers-find-body-in-aalborg-harbour Aalborg University climbed eight places as Times Higher Education (THE) announced its Young University Rankings list Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170407/danish-uni-upwardly-mobile-on-young-university-rankings Fri, 07 Apr 2017 14:54:48 +0200 danish-uni-upwardly-mobile-on-young-university-rankings An “extremely drunk” Swedish citizen went on a windscreen-smashing rampage in the Danish city of Aalborg on Sunday night, local police said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160905/very-drunk-swede-goes-on-window-smashing-rampage-in-denmark Mon, 05 Sep 2016 13:19:58 +0200 very-drunk-swede-goes-on-window-smashing-rampage-in-denmark Who cares if it only gets a fraction of Copenhagen's international attention? People in Aalborg are more satisfied with their lives than in any other city in Europe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160208/aalborg-is-europes-happiest-city Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:53:20 +0100 aalborg-is-europes-happiest-city Check out the photo highlights from the weekend's Copenhagen Carnival festival. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150526/in-photos-copenhagen-carnival-brings-party Tue, 26 May 2015 16:30:45 +0200 in-photos-copenhagen-carnival-brings-party A North Jutland Police officer has apologized for comments that seemed to make light of the three rapes and two attempted rapes that occurred during the weekend's Aalborg Carnival. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150525/danish-cop-rape-remarks-aalborg-carnival Mon, 25 May 2015 15:42:07 +0200 danish-cop-rape-remarks-aalborg-carnival An unknown person threatened to “kill students” at a school just outside of Aalborg on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141111/death-threat-phoned-in-to-danish-school Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:48:00 +0100 death-threat-phoned-in-to-danish-school A bitter custody battle led an Aalborg woman to strangle her four-year-old son. She was found guilty in an Aalborg court on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140820/mother-gets-11-years-in-prison-for-killing-son Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:52:00 +0200 mother-gets-11-years-in-prison-for-killing-son