Copenhagen councillor wants ‘party buses’ banned 

Party buses, converted city buses equipped with dance floors, sound systems and disco lights, are available for hire from companies in Copenhagen and popular for events like bachelor or bachelorette parties and birthdays.

The head of the city government’s committee for children and young people, Jakob Næsager, says he’d like to see the nightclub-on-wheels concept brought to a halt.

“I can’t understand how old, worn-out buses are allowed to drive around full of drunk people,” Næsager told newspaper Berlingske.

“They make a lot of noise and are very irresponsible,” he added.

An organisation for Copenhagen residents, Københavns Beboernetværk, has sent a letter to the justice and transport ministries as well as the police, calling for a ban on the buses.

Vocabulary: slidt – worn out

Recycling centres turn away unwanted slugs 

Two recycling centres in eastern Jutland say they have repeatedly had to ask members of the public not to deposit slugs at their facilities.

Renosyd, which operates recycling centres in Odder and Skanderborg, say that this year’s “abnormally high” number of slugs, related to frequent wet weather, has resulted in them often turning away buckets or plastic bags filled with the slimy creatures.

“We send slug hunters away every day with their errands incomplete and their buckets full. That’s because slugs are unfortunately not a type of waste we can process,” the company said in a Facebook post.

Slugs should be disposed of by throwing them in regular rubbish bins (restaffald) or back into nature so they can be fed on by hedgehogs, according to Renosyd.

Vocabulary: dræbersnegl – slug

Police return to Langeland harbour after explosives arrest

After a man was arrested on suspicion of carrying explosives on his boat at the port town of Lohals on Langeland yesterday, police say they will be returning to the scene on Tuesday.

A 58-year-old man was arrested on Monday after he threatened police and was suspected of having explosives on board his boat. No explosives were found, police later said.

Some 50 people were evacuated and bomb disposal experts, a helicopter and drones were all used by police in the incident.

Police say they will be back at the harbour today from 10am to speak to members of the public and “create a sense of security”, broadcaster DR writes.

Vocabulary: tryghed – sense of security

Fewer weather-related claims this year: insurance firm

Insurance company GF Forsikring says it received 583 weather-related claims in June and July compared to 645 such claims for the same period last year.

That may come as something of a surprise given the potential for damage related to this year’s heavy rains.

“Our members have got used to the large quantities of rainfall and have become better and better at keeping track of weather alerts and following advice on things like closing doors and windows when rain is on the way,” director for damage claims Martin Rundager told DR.

The higher figure for 2023 may also be related to a number of claims made by Danish motorists whose cars were damaged by severe hailstorms in northern Italy at the time, however.

Vocabulary: skader – damage