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 A group of second graders in the northern Copenhagen suburb of Hillerød received a shock when they took a recent field trip to the gardens near Frederiksborg Castle. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161212/danish-second-graders-find-dead-body-on-field-trip Mon, 12 Dec 2016 10:38:29 +0100 danish-second-graders-find-dead-body-on-field-trip A pilot project designed to make life a bit easier and cleaner for bottle collectors was so successful that it will now be expanded to 500 rubbish cans throughout Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151026/copenhagens-dignified-rubbish-plan-expands Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:45:39 +0100 copenhagens-dignified-rubbish-plan-expands The number of homeless people in Denmark has increased by 23 percent since 2009, a report from the Danish National Centre for Social Research (SFI) has shown. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150916/homelessness-on-the-rise-in-denmark Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:57:58 +0200 homelessness-on-the-rise-in-denmark There is no evidence that Romanian beggars in northern Europe are managed by organised crime groups, according to a new report out of Norway. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150617/roma-beggars-not-run-by-crime-groups-report Wed, 17 Jun 2015 10:06:38 +0200 roma-beggars-not-run-by-crime-groups-report With a simple move, the City of Copenhagen has made life a bit simpler and more dignified for the bottle collectors who make money by claiming the deposit on discarded cans and bottles. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150611/new-copenhagen-project-gives-bottle-collectors-dignity Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:36:59 +0200 new-copenhagen-project-gives-bottle-collectors-dignity Two right-wing parties want to implement stiff penalties for begging, but the police and the justice minister insist that the current approach is working. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150416/parties-target-organized-beggars-in-copenhagen Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:51:08 +0200 parties-target-organized-beggars-in-copenhagen Police in the eastern Jutland town of Fredericia got more than they bargained for when they approached a homeless man causing a scene in the streets. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141231/danish-police-nab-missing-man-after-30-years Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:25:00 +0100 danish-police-nab-missing-man-after-30-years With Danish dairy giant Arla unable to unload cheese produced for the Russian market, it will instead give it away to a Danish charity. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141106/danish-homeless-to-get-russian-gourmet-cheese Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:13:15 +0100 danish-homeless-to-get-russian-gourmet-cheese Once having no roof over his head, a 37-year-old man can now afford to buy a house and much more after winning 3.6 million kroner. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141104/ex-homeless-man-rich-denmark Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:48:29 +0100 ex-homeless-man-rich-denmark A GPS tracking system used for wandering dementia patients has been fitted on homeless volunteers, in order to improve city planning for those living on the streets. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140918/odense-tracking-homeless-with-gps Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:29:00 +0200 odense-tracking-homeless-with-gps Police in Copenhagen are focusing this summer on driving away beggars from the city's parks and streets. And the goal is to send them to countries like Sweden, one politician said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140709/danish-mp-wants-copenhagens-homeless-to-go-to-sweden Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:32:00 +0200 danish-mp-wants-copenhagens-homeless-to-go-to-sweden