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 An ordinance zone in Copenhagen that has been in place since the summer will not be renewed after it expires on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171221/copenhagen-police-lift-stop-and-search-zone Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:43:41 +0100 copenhagen-police-lift-stop-and-search-zone An ordinance zone established as part of police measures to combat gang-related shootings in Copenhagen has been extended until December 21st. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171207/copenhagen-police-confirm-new-extension-of-stop-and-search-zone Thu, 07 Dec 2017 16:12:21 +0100 copenhagen-police-confirm-new-extension-of-stop-and-search-zone Copenhagen Police are looking for witnesses after a 16-year-old was killed during a shooting in Denmark’s Østerbro neighbourhood on Monday evening. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171017/16-year-old-dies-in-copenhagen-shooting Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:13:36 +0200 16-year-old-dies-in-copenhagen-shooting Police in Copenhagen temporarily closed off a section of the Nørrebro neighbourhood after a shooting during the early hours of Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170921/copenhagen-police-close-off-neighbourhood-after-new-shooting Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:08:09 +0200 copenhagen-police-close-off-neighbourhood-after-new-shooting Another shooting in Copenhagen’s gang crime-infested Nørrebro neighbourhood left one man hospitalised, two days after a suspected gang leader was arrested for threatening police. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170814/denmark-copenhagen-latest-nrrebro-shooting-sends-39-year-old-to-hospital-after-arrest Mon, 14 Aug 2017 11:59:46 +0200 denmark-copenhagen-latest-nrrebro-shooting-sends-39-year-old-to-hospital-after-arrest Copenhagen witnessed further shooting incidents during Thursday night. Any connection between the three shootings is currently unconfirmed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170811/three-more-copenhagen-shooting-incidents-thursday-night-police Fri, 11 Aug 2017 14:40:24 +0200 three-more-copenhagen-shooting-incidents-thursday-night-police Copenhagen police have released details of a new shooting in the gang-troubled Nørrebro neighbourhood. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170810/nrrebro-shooting-hit-balcony-went-through-door-and-ended-up-inside-sofa-police Thu, 10 Aug 2017 19:51:25 +0200 nrrebro-shooting-hit-balcony-went-through-door-and-ended-up-inside-sofa-police Copenhagen Police have extended a stop-and-search zone in an attempt to curb gang-related crime, after a series of shooting incidents in the city. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170803/copenhagen-police-extend-stop-and-search-zone Thu, 03 Aug 2017 13:30:33 +0200 copenhagen-police-extend-stop-and-search-zone A 30-year-old man was shot in the buttocks on Tuesday night in what was the third shooting incident in Copenhagen’s Nørrebro district within seven days. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170802/copenhagens-nrrebro-district-has-third-shooting-in-a-week Wed, 02 Aug 2017 16:06:27 +0200 copenhagens-nrrebro-district-has-third-shooting-in-a-week With many Danes suffering from loneliness and a steady flow of new people coming to the city from outside Denmark, finding ways to meet people can be a challenge. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160518/copenhagen-community-restaurant-one-bowl-loneliness Wed, 18 May 2016 14:45:38 +0200 copenhagen-community-restaurant-one-bowl-loneliness An estimated 25,000 people put their art skills on full display on Sunday in a successful and colourful attempt to set a world record. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150817/copenhagen-home-to-worlds-largest-chalk-drawing Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:38:17 +0200 copenhagen-home-to-worlds-largest-chalk-drawing Police carried out a large-scale action early on Thursday in response to a demonstration by the group Reclaim the Streets that turned violent in Copenhagen’s Nørrebro district Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150813/copenhagen-police-arrest-28-over-violent-nrrebro-demo Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:01:41 +0200 copenhagen-police-arrest-28-over-violent-nrrebro-demo After a violent demonstration Saturday night in Nørrebro that saw anarchists throw Molotov cocktails and police and smash local business, the justice minister vowed that those involved would face serious punishment. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150809/weekend-demo-turns-violent-in-copenhagen Sun, 09 Aug 2015 22:36:02 +0200 weekend-demo-turns-violent-in-copenhagen A Copenhagen politician organised for a demonstration against anti-Semitism that went right through the heart of the local Muslim community. Despite fears of conflict, the march was peaceful and quiet. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140816/kippah-march-goes-off-without-drama Sat, 16 Aug 2014 23:10:01 +0200 kippah-march-goes-off-without-drama Police say that a shooting in Copenhagen's Blågårds Plads that left a man hospitalised does not appear to be gang-related. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140803/44-year-old-man-shot-in-the-head-in-nrrebro Sun, 03 Aug 2014 11:58:46 +0200 44-year-old-man-shot-in-the-head-in-nrrebro A new ranking of the ten most hipster neighbourhoods in the world puts Vesterbro near the top, but take heart Nørrebro - you made it on another recent list. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140722/vesterbro-the-fourth-most-hipster-neighbourhood-in-world Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:19:00 +0200 vesterbro-the-fourth-most-hipster-neighbourhood-in-world