Local Round-Up: Copenhagen edging closer to legalising cannabis
… and also on the verge of banning pre-2009 diesel cars from environmental zones that don’t have particulate filters fitted
Cutting out the middlemen enables coffee joint Impact Roasters to embrace direct trade by sourcing its beans straight from farmers in Ethiopia
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In mid-November last year I was lucky enough (or unlucky if you prefer) to turn 64. Lord of the stringsAround the same time the hype was in full swing to promote the 50th anniversary of the Beatles album ‘Let it Be’ – tying in with Peter Jackson’s documentary ‘Get Back’. In true Jackson style the…
Last eight a realistic prospect for hot tennis prospect Tauson
It’s that time of year again – no, not Hallowe’en but council and municipal election time. This year, a number of candidates, especially those standing in the rich municipalities around Copenhagen, have hitched themselves to the ‘security’ bandwagon. A recent opinion poll carried out for TV2 by Megafon revealed that 31 percent would feel more…
I’ve had it with Danish supermarkets. First off, Denmark is a wealthy, resourceful, highly-developed country with a heightened sense of social welfare, trade and commerce. Why can’t they get this right? Secondly, because I have experienced decent supermarkets, I know exactly how simple, straightforward and worthwhile it is to actually create and curate a fantastic…
Elsewhere, doctors are missing early indications of cardiovascular and metabolic disease, while mobile corona vaccination units will be visiting schools throughout September
The summer ‘silly season’ has become the time for political parties and their supporters to roll out inflammatory ideas knowing they will get lots of coverage, as there is precious little other news around except sport. At present, the comment columns of Denmark’s serious newspapers seem dominated by ‘culture warriors’ determined to combat the sins…
For now, his players are in high demand, with Jannik Vestergaard, Joachim Andersen and Andreas Cornelius all making high-profile moves, with top scorer Kasper Dolberg tipped to possibly join them
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In other news, Copenhagen introduces walk-in jab centres while US biotech company Novavax stalls on approving new vaccine due to a lack of data