English-language news from Denmark 🇩🇰 The Copenhagen Star covers breaking news, politics, culture and everyday life in Copenhagen and across Denmark. Find us at: www.cphstar.dkhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mzazo4lxlo2nOne in four Danes has experienced nearly being hit by a cyclist while walking, according to a new YouGov survey conducted for insurance company Gjensidige. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/11/01/one-in-four-pedestrians-has-nearly-been-hit-by-a-cyclist/01 Nov 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzazo4lxlo2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mytmtgxb5k2ySigne Munk, Denmark’s Minister for Urban, Rural and Transport Affairs, is leaving the government while on stress-related sick leave, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a press release. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/27/signe-munk-leaves-government-while-on-stress-related-sick-leave/27 Oct 2026 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mytmtgxb5k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3myjhq23htr2sDenmark will not apply for an exemption allowing its mink farming industry to continue after an EU ban takes effect on 7 August 2027. A two-year transition period will run until 7 August 2029. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/23/denmark-will-not-seek-exemption-from-eu-mink-farming-ban/23 Oct 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3myjhq23htr2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3my6jifh2rx2tFormer defence minister and parliamentary speaker Søren Gade is leaving the Danish parliament, saying he can no longer support the direction of his party, Venstre. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/18/soren-gade-to-leave-danish-parliament-over-disagreement-with-venstres-direction/18 Oct 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6jifh2rx2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3my34eh3cpy22Police stopped a party bus at Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen on Friday evening and charged its operator with running a scheduled passenger service without the required permit. Passengers were then asked to leave the bus. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/17/party-bus-stopped-in-copenhagen-as-operator-faces-charge-over-unlicensed-service/17 Oct 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3my34eh3cpy22https://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mxyhdhxvgb22No mainline or S-train services are running to or from Hellerup after a person was struck by a train on Friday afternoon, according to DSB. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/16/person-struck-by-train/16 Oct 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyhdhxvgb22https://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mxyekosboz2iTrial begins at the District Court in Svendborg on Tuesday The District Court in Svendborg will on Tuesday, 20 October, begin the trial of a 25-year-old man charged with sextortion and grooming involving a total of 68 children. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/16/25-year-old-charged-with-sextortion-and-grooming-of-68-children/16 Oct 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyekosboz2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mxygdgfnuv2xA tiny parasitoid wasp previously unrecorded in Denmark was among 1,389 species identified during a 24-hour wildlife survey in Naturnationalpark Gribskov, according to a press release about the event. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/15/wasp-species-recorded-in-denmark-for-the-first-time/15 Oct 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxygdgfnuv2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mxrkhgre2h2rPARKEN Sport & Entertainment (PS&E) is examining the possibility of selling all or part of F.C. Copenhagen as the company reviews the strategic options for its football activities. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/13/pse-explores-possibility-of-selling-f-c-copenhagen/13 Oct 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrkhgre2h2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mxjos3tl6u23Lemvig Municipality will receive almost DKK 4.7 million to help more than 300 employees who are losing their jobs following the closure of FMC Rønland, formerly Cheminova. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/10/millions-allocated-to-help-workers-laid-off-from-fmc-ronland/10 Oct 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxjos3tl6u23https://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mwyvadyas52mA man in his 40s was shot in Kastrup on Saturday evening, according to Ekstra Bladet. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/04/man-shot-in-kastrup/03 Oct 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyvadyas52mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mwtfv4m4a522A broad majority of parties in the Danish Parliament has approved an emergency plan for the electricity grid, replacing the current first-come, first-served principle with a system that allows grid operators to prioritise access to limited capacity. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/01/broad-majority-backs-emergency-plan-for-denmarks-electricity-grid/01 Oct 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtfv4m4a522https://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mwtfd6fb5c2zInterest in the Copenhagen Half Marathon 2027 has reached unprecedented levels, with 188,522 runners registering for the lottery in hopes of securing one of 45,000 places on the start line. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/01/copenhagen-draws-the-crowds-188000-enter-lottery-for-copenhagen-half-marathon/01 Oct 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtfd6fb5c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mwtevplife2mThe Øresund Link will be closed to motorway traffic in both directions tonight, Thursday 1 October, from 8pm to 11.15pm due to a full-scale emergency exercise. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/10/01/oresund-bridge-road-traffic-to-be-suspended-tonight-for-emergency-drill/01 Oct 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtevplife2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mvthy3xdl52mGreenland, Denmark and the United States expect to sign an agreement next week aimed at strengthening security in the Arctic and North Atlantic, according to Greenland’s government, Naalakkersuisut. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/19/greenland-denmark-and-us-ready-to-sign-arctic-security-deal-trump-claims-permanent-control/19 Sep 2026 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvthy3xdl52mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mvj7k7exvl24A Russian frigate fired two flares towards a Danish Air Force helicopter on Monday while the aircraft was conducting routine photographic surveillance of the vessel. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/15/russian-frigate-fires-flares-towards-danish-military-helicopter/14 Sep 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj7k7exvl24https://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mvddrqhku42tThousands of volunteer soldiers from the Danish Home Guard will take part in a major military exercise across Jutland and Funen from 1 to 4 October, with armed soldiers and military vehicles set to become visible in more than 40 towns. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/12/armed-home-guard-soldiers-to-deploy-across-more-than-40-danish-towns-in-major-exercise/12 Sep 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvddrqhku42thttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mvcf5x5nfq25The Danish government plans to increase the monthly early retirement benefit by DKK 3,095 and expand access to the scheme from 1 January 2027. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/12/danish-government-proposes-higher-early-retirement-benefit/12 Sep 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcf5x5nfq25https://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mvaubjh5ag2oA Danish national is among seven people charged in Germany in connection with an alleged operation to obtain weapons for the foreign terrorist organisation Hamas and preparations for a planned attack in Germany or Austria. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/11/danish-national-among-seven-charged-over-alleged-hamas-weapons-plot/11 Sep 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaubjh5ag2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mvaayzhmtb2yPolice are seeking witnesses after several shots were fired over the water in Køge, with projectiles reportedly passing close to a boat carrying a man and his six-year-old son. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/11/shots-fired-near-boat-carrying-father-and-six-year-old-son-in-koge/11 Sep 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaayzhmtb2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mvaayxviqn24Four men have been arrested in Romania and charged with killing a 37-year-old Romanian man who was found dead in the Gudenå river in Denmark on 24 August. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/11/four-men-arrested-in-romania-over-killing-of-man-found-in-danish-river/11 Sep 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaayxviqn24https://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mv73eiy6qy2oCopenhagen Police are investigating several reports from residents who have received threatening phone calls from a person attempting to get them to transfer money. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/11/copenhagen-police-investigate-threatening-phone-calls-demanding-money/10 Sep 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv73eiy6qy2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3muuiuvlbpo26Queen Margrethe has been admitted to Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen after falling ill on Sunday, the Danish Royal House has announced. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/06/queen-margrethe-admitted-to-hospital-after-falling-ill/06 Sep 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuiuvlbpo26https://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mupud7a3xy2cStudents at at least 25 Danish schools were expelled from their final primary and lower secondary school exams this summer for using artificial intelligence, according to a survey conducted by the education publication Fagbladet Folkeskolen. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/04/students-at-at-least-25-schools-expelled-from-exams-for-using-ai/04 Sep 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupud7a3xy2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3muph67ujzf2cA 40-year-old man has been sentenced to one year in prison, partly suspended, for extensive computer fraud and theft of prescription medication. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/04/pharmacy-employee-sentenced-for-fraud-and-theft-of-prescription-drugs/04 Sep 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3muph67ujzf2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mun5ooob7a2xRussia’s ambassador to Denmark has responded to allegations that Russian intelligence services have made concrete plans and preparations for acts of sabotage against companies in Denmark. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/03/russian-ambassador-responds-to-danish-sabotage-allegations/03 Sep 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun5ooob7a2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mulwhe5o6u2iTravel across the Øresund reached record levels in the first half of 2026, with new highs recorded for both passenger and commuter journeys between Denmark and Sweden. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/03/record-number-of-passengers-and-commuters-cross-the-oresund/03 Sep 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulwhe5o6u2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mulsvtskmm2xA 24-year-old Swedish national has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of fraud cases targeting people across Denmark. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/03/24-year-old-man-arrested-over-widespread-fraud-cases/03 Sep 2026 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulsvtskmm2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3mul6sitrxi24Denmark’s Security and Intelligence Service (PET) has uncovered concrete Russian plans and preparations for sabotage in Denmark. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/03/pet-uncovers-alleged-russian-sabotage-plans-targeting-denmark/03 Sep 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul6sitrxi24https://bsky.app/profile/cphstar.bsky.social/post/3muhtm7fdus2xFive boys aged 14 and 15 have been detained and charged with violating Denmark’s weapons legislation following an explosion at Rynkevangskolen in Kalundborg on Tuesday. https://www.cphstar.dk/2026/09/01/five-boys-charged-after-explosion-at-school-in-kalundborg/01 Sep 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:7r3c5a5fhznr75yedjsipo7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhtm7fdus2x