Author: Denmark Review

Bente Klarlund answers questions from readers. This time about sleep problems and exercise.Why can’t I fall asleep?Susanne: I’m writing to you because I’ve had trouble falling asleep for a long time. And I always wake up during the night, at least three times. I’m 56 years old and live a fairly healthy life. I’ve tried reading up on what it takes to get better sleep habits, but I’m having trouble finding concrete advice that fits my situation. Can you help me?Bente Klarlund: What can you do to fall asleep when you lie awake at night? One of my friends listens…

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In a Facebook post, Søren Gade defends his dual role and explains why he canceled the People’s Meeting.The Speaker of the Danish Parliament, Søren Gade (V), withdrew from several debates at the People’s Assembly because “the focus was exclusively on me and the Port of Esbjerg,” writes Søren Gade in a lengthy post on Facebook on Wednesday, where he defends his decision to be chairman of the board of directors of the Port of Esbjerg.”I had been looking forward to the People’s Meeting on Bornholm – to meeting people, listening and taking part in the important conversations. That’s why it…

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‘Medium A’ did not touch a single gram of cocaine or hashish, but is still convicted of aiding and abetting hashish and cocaine trafficking.The Eastern High Court has a significantly different view of a 50-year-old man’s behavior in the organized criminal environment than the district court. This became clear on Wednesday when the high court sentenced the man to nine years in prison for drugs. This changes the sentence of five years in prison that the Copenhagen City Court reached in January 2024.The district court originally found ‘only’ evidence of money laundering of approximately 58 million kroner. That is, that…

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Rockers and gang members can now have their senior and disability pensions revoked if they commit serious crimes. This is an inappropriate mix-up, the association believes.There are criminals running around who, according to Minister of Employment Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen (S), “have absolutely no scruples” in exploiting the welfare state to obtain pension benefits. A new agreement must put an end to this.Specifically, it will now be possible to deprive biker and gang members of their disability pension, senior pension or Arne pension for five years if they are convicted of a serious crime.

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In recent years, the Danish Tax Agency has spent a lot of effort checking that dividend tax refunds are made correctly.Control over dividend tax refunds has been tightened considerably after it emerged that Briton Sanjay Shah, among others, had tried to defraud the state of billions of kroner on that account for a number of years.New figures from the Danish Tax Agency show that in the period from 2020 onwards, a lot of effort has been spent on checking the many applications for refunds of dividend tax.While the vast majority of applications have gone through without any comments, there are…

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Bente Klarlund answers questions from readers. This time about sleep problems and exercise.Why can’t I fall asleep?Susanne: I’m writing to you because I’ve had trouble falling asleep for a long time. And I always wake up during the night, at least three times. I’m 56 years old and live a fairly healthy life. I’ve tried reading up on what it takes to get better sleep habits, but I’m having trouble finding concrete advice that fits my situation. Can you help me?Bente Klarlund: What can you do to fall asleep when you lie awake at night? One of my friends listens…

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Two people in their 40s have died. They were found at a residence in a town in northern Jutland and knew each other.A man and a woman were found dead in Nørresundby on Tuesday afternoon.This is stated by the North Jutland Police in a press release.Both deceased are in their 40s, and they had a relationship with each other, according to the police.North Denmark Police received a report at 4:35 p.m. about a death at a residence in the city. When the police arrived at the address, they found the deceased.”We have only been working at the scene for a…

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On Monday, a woman was shot and killed by her ex-husband, who had a police restraining order against her. This has led many to be upset that an effective tool from Norway has not been used sooner.Every time Karina Lorentzen from SF reads about a partner murder, like the one that took place on Monday in Brønshøj, she thinks of a specific tool. The so-called reverse anklet.It is an anklet, a bit like the one you know from prison sentences. But instead of notifying when a person leaves an area, in restraining order cases it is supposed to alert the…

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Police are investigating a suspicious death after a 77-year-old woman was found dead in Roskilde.A 77-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment in central Roskilde on Tuesday evening.This is stated by the Central and West Zealand Police in a press release.The woman’s 45-year-old son was also at the scene. He has now been arrested.Police are treating the death as suspicious. Investigators and technicians are currently working at the apartment.”The police were on the scene when we received a call from a resident in the area who was concerned about the elderly woman.””We cannot say anything about the cause of…

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