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 76-year-old man who was behind the wheel of a car that mounted the pavement and hit cafe patrons in Copenhagen last spring has dementia, it emerged during his trial on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260209/copenhagen-driver-who-hit-pedestrians-with-vehicle-diagnosed-with-dementia Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:55:12 +0100 copenhagen-driver-who-hit-pedestrians-with-vehicle-diagnosed-with-dementia Denmark’s National Police has given the green light to a switch to EV patrol cars in all districts after a successful trial. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260126/danish-police-to-switch-to-ev-patrol-cars Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:57:46 +0100 danish-police-to-switch-to-ev-patrol-cars Many lakes across Denmark are currently frozen after more than a week of sub-zero temperatures, but police can issue fines for walking on ice not declared safe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260112/what-are-denmarks-rules-for-walking-and-skating-on-frozen-lakes Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:42:27 +0100 what-are-denmarks-rules-for-walking-and-skating-on-frozen-lakes Police in Denmark are to release details of nationality when giving information to press or the public, but have resisted political pressure to also state ethnicity. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251118/danish-police-to-release-details-of-offenders-nationality-but-not-ethnicity Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:20:02 +0100 danish-police-to-release-details-of-offenders-nationality-but-not-ethnicity A pro-Russian hacker group said on Monday that it had attacked the websites of several Danish political parties, less than 24 hours before local election polls open in the Nordic country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251117/danish-political-party-websites-hit-by-cyberattacks-one-day-before-elections Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:39:12 +0100 danish-political-party-websites-hit-by-cyberattacks-one-day-before-elections The website of Denmark’s Great Belt Bridge is inoperational on Friday after the latest of a series of cyberattacks that have targeted official websites throughout this week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251114/new-cyberattack-on-denmark-targets-great-belt-bridge-website Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:11:36 +0100 new-cyberattack-on-denmark-targets-great-belt-bridge-website Danish government and defence websites were hit in a wide-ranging cyberattack on Thursday, the country's Civil Protection Agency said, with pro-Russia hackers claiming responsibility. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251113/danish-government-and-defence-websites-hit-by-cyberattack Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:05:15 +0100 danish-government-and-defence-websites-hit-by-cyberattack A resident of the Kærshovedgård ‘departure centre’ for rejected asylum seekers has been arrested after a fire broke out at the facility on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251111/danish-asylum-facility-evacuated-after-suspected-arson-attack Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:50:17 +0100 danish-asylum-facility-evacuated-after-suspected-arson-attack Police in Denmark say they will protect political figures from harassment and threats in the lead-up to local and regional elections in November. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251016/danish-police-to-ramp-up-efforts-against-harassment-ahead-of-local-elections Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:13:27 +0200 danish-police-to-ramp-up-efforts-against-harassment-ahead-of-local-elections Denmark’s police forces are to stop using social media platform X to issue statements and other messages. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251013/danish-police-to-stop-using-social-media-platform-x Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:47:21 +0200 danish-police-to-stop-using-social-media-platform-x The Danish Supreme Court ruled Tuesday  that a Dane of Syrian origin who was jailed for having spent time with the Islamic State (Isis) group in Syria was in fact an informant for Danish intelligence services. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250902/denmarks-supreme-court-rules-dane-who-joined-isis-was-spy Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:30:54 +0200 denmarks-supreme-court-rules-dane-who-joined-isis-was-spy The director of Kolding Municipality has called police arrests over alleged attempts to plan a school shooting “a very unpleasant situation”, but said parents and children can feel safe with the new term starting on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250808/danish-town-says-schools-are-safe-after-arrests-over-planned-shooting Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:27:56 +0200 danish-town-says-schools-are-safe-after-arrests-over-planned-shooting A 15-year-old boy has been detained in Denmark in connection with alleged plans to commit a shooting at a school in Jutland town Kolding. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250807/danish-police-arrest-boy-over-school-shooting-plans Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:42:15 +0200 danish-police-arrest-boy-over-school-shooting-plans A new law in Denmark could give airports, ports and other critical infrastructure powers to shoot down drones if they interfere with operations. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250718/denmark-wants-to-allow-airports-to-shoot-down-drones Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:36:20 +0200 denmark-wants-to-allow-airports-to-shoot-down-drones A series of attempted phone scams have been reported in two areas of Denmark in which callers try to trick members of the public by posing as police officers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250715/fake-police-attempt-to-scan-danish-residents-by-phone Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:36:00 +0200 fake-police-attempt-to-scan-danish-residents-by-phone A Flixbus travelling from Copenhagen to Vienna crashed overnight on Friday leaving more than 20 people injured with one in critical condition. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250704/bus-from-copenhagen-to-vienna-crashes-leaving-23-injured Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:58:35 +0200 bus-from-copenhagen-to-vienna-crashes-leaving-23-injured By 2027, Denmark will relocate its foreign convicts to a prison in Kosovo under a 200-million-euro agreement that has raised concerns among NGOs and residents but which could serve as a model for the rest of the EU. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250606/europe-eyes-kosovo-denmark-deal-for-foreign-prisoners Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:02:56 +0200 europe-eyes-kosovo-denmark-deal-for-foreign-prisoners Danes are known to be particularly obedient when it comes to pedestrian traffic lights, with few people defying the rules by crossing on a red. So is it actually illegal to jaywalk? https://www.thelocal.dk/20250410/is-it-illegal-in-denmark-for-pedestrians-to-cross-on-a-red-light Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:49:21 +0200 is-it-illegal-in-denmark-for-pedestrians-to-cross-on-a-red-light If you have a Danish mobile phone number, you are likely to receive a test alert this week when the country carries out its annual nationwide siren test. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250505/denmarks-annual-siren-test-to-again-include-mobile-phone-alerts Mon, 05 May 2025 18:10:18 +0200 denmarks-annual-siren-test-to-again-include-mobile-phone-alerts Several people have been reported injured after a car collided with pedestrians next to Copenhagen’s popular lakes, after the vehicle's elderly driver lost control. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250430/several-injured-after-elderly-mans-car-hits-crowd-in-copenhagen Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:29:16 +0200 several-injured-after-elderly-mans-car-hits-crowd-in-copenhagen