Peeping Tom politician admits being gay
A former right-wing politician, accused of secretly filming boys in his shower, has admitted he is homosexual for the first time.
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Fat tax rolled out in Denmark
The Danish government has finally introduced what is thought to be the world’s first ‘fat tax’, resulting in international media attention.
Injection rooms hit the streets for Denmark’s drug addicts
Two ambulances donated by Falck, the private emergency response service, are now operating as injection rooms for people addicted to drugs.
Left-wingers may face jail for right-wing snooping
As many as six members of left-wing research organisations may be jailed in Denmark for allegedly using illegal surveillance methods to obtain informa...
Far-right MP arrested after bouncer brawl
A member of parliament for the far-right Swedish Democrats was arrested at the weekend after allegedly beating up a bouncer when he was refused entry ...
15 year-old faces filesharing rap
A 15 year-old boy has become the youngest Swede ever to be charged with violating copyright laws after uploading 24 films onto internet filesharing si...
True Finns drop the ‘True’
Anti-immigration party the True Finns have officially dropped the ‘True’ from their English-language name and will be referred to simply as ‘The Finns...
Politician sorry for Islam-violence letter
A far right politician has been forced to apologise after the Norwegian media uncovered a letter sent to his colleagues, in which he suggests Muslims ...