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Kim Wall went to interview Peter Madsen in August last year

Kim Wall death: What we know so far

A Swedish journalist, an eccentric Danish inventor and a grisly death aboard a homemade submarine: A Copenhagen court will rule whether Peter Madsen is guilty of murdering Kim Wall before chopping up her body and tossing it into the sea.

World • 25 Apr 18

Peter Madsen was accused of murdering the Swedish journalist aboard his homemade submarine

Danish court sentences Madsen to life for murder

A Danish court has handed down a life sentence to submarine entrepreneur Peter Madsen for the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.

World • 25 Apr 18

Peter Madsen has denied the murder of journalist Kim Wall

Danish inventor denies murdering journalist

Danish inventor Peter Madsen has denied murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his homemade submarine as his trial got under way in Copenhagen.

Europe • 08 Mar 18

Lego reports first annual sales decline in 13 years

Lego's sales fell last year for the first time since 2004 as the Danish toymaker cleared excess inventories and struggled with tough retail markets in Europe and North America.

Business • 06 Mar 18

Prince Henrik of Denmark sparked controversy last year when he announced he did not wish to be buried next to the Queen

Burial issue likely after death of Danish prince

Denmark's Prince Henrik, controversial husband of Queen Margrethe, has died in Copenhagen, it has been announced.

Denmark • 14 Feb 18

Carles Puigdemont calls on Madrid to find political solution for Catalonia

Former Catalan leader vows to form new government

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has vowed to form a new government despite what he described as, "threats" from the central government in Madrid.

Catalonia • 22 Jan 18

1,000 people charged in Denmark for sharing sex film

Police in Denmark have charged 1,004 young people for sharing video clips of two 15-year-olds having sex, following a tip-off from Facebook.

Europe • 15 Jan 18

Denmark has invested heavily in wind power

Denmark on track to have 50% renewable energy by 2030

Wind power generated 43.4% of electricity consumed in Denmark last year, a new record for the Nordic nation which aims to rely on renewables for half of its energy needs by 2030.

News Lens • 11 Jan 18

Loan to Denmark repaid early due to faster than expected growth in the economy

Danish loan paid back well ahead of schedule

The Government has repaid Denmark a 3 billion Danish crown (€400m) loan, extended under an EU/IMF bailout, four years ahead of schedule, the Danish ministry of finance said today.

Business • 19 Dec 17

Kim Wall's headless torso was found floating in waters off Copenhagen on 21 August

Police find bag containing head and legs of journalist

Divers have found the head and legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who died in mysterious circumstances on an inventor's homemade submarine in August.

World • 07 Oct 17

France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Bulgaria have all imposed some restrictions

Denmark set to ban wearing of burqa

Denmark looks set to become the next European country to restrict the burqa and the niqab, worn by some Muslim women, after most parties in the Danish parliament backed some sort of ban on facial coverings.

Europe • 06 Oct 17

Kim Wall's blood was found in the submarine during an earlier search

Police scan sub for hidden clues on reporter's death

Danish police have said they are scanning an inventor's homemade submarine for possible hidden rooms as they investigate the death of a Swedish journalist last seen on board before her headless torso was found.

World • 29 Aug 17

Peter Madsen was the last person seen with Kim Wall

Murder charge sought over submarine death

Danish prosecutors have said they will seek a murder charge against the do-it-yourself submarine inventor who was last seen with Swedish journalist Kim Wall before her headless torso was found floating off Denmark.

World • 24 Aug 17

Just after being found, Peter Madsen was rescued and the submarine suddenly sank

Police seeking missing woman say sub deliberately sunk

Police probing the mysterious disappearance of a Swedish journalist last seen boarding a homemade submarine said this afternoon that its Danish inventor, accused of manslaughter, deliberately sank the craft.

World • 14 Aug 17

Swedish journalist Kim Wall is missing after taking a ride on Peter Madsen's homemade sub

Danish police search submarine wreck for missing woman

Danish police said today they had found nobody in the wreck of a submarine owned by an inventor charged with the manslaughter of a woman who had been on board - but added the vessel seemed to have been deliberately sunk.

World • 13 Aug 17

A helicopter flies over the sea off Copenhagen Harbour during the search yesterday

Danish submarine owner charged over journalist's death

Danish police said they were preparing to search a sunken submarine owned by Danish inventor Peter Madsen who has been charged with the inadvertent manslaughter of a journalist.

World • 21 Aug 17

The new Danish data centre will power Apple's online services, including the iTunes Store, App Store, iMessage, Maps and Siri across Europe

Apple to build new data centre in Denmark

Apple said today it will spend 9 billion Danish crowns (€810m) on a new data centre in Denmark, its second in the Nordic country to run entirely on renewable energy.

Business • 10 Jul 17

The statue represents a character from a classic tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen

Little mermaid statue vandalised in whaling protest

The "little mermaid" statute in Copenhagen, the city's most famous monument, has been vandalised by animal rights activists outraged over whaling.

World • 30 May 17

Danske Bank is the second-biggest lender in the Nordic region

Danske Bank's Q1 profit beats expectations

Denmark's Danske Bank has posted forecast-beating profit for the first quarter, driven by increased activity in the financial markets and higher lending.

Business • 28 Apr 17

Danske Bank's net profit rose by 12% in 2016

Danske Bank announces share buy-back programme

Danske Bank has today reported profits that beat forecasts on higher than expected income from interest and trading activities.

Business • 02 Feb 17

Danske has offered 8,000 staff, mainly in its personal banking and business banking divisions in Denmark, to leave voluntarily

Danske Bank offers 8,000 voluntary redundancies

Danske Bank has offered about 40% of its employees voluntary redundancy as part of efforts to cut costs against the backdrop of low interest rates.

Business • 11 Oct 16

Denmark's largest lender by market capitalisation said pretax profit fell 8% to 5.78 billion Danish crowns

Danske Bank sees challenging markets after Brexit

Denmark's Danske Bank has reported second-quarter pretax profit above forecasts today thanks to higher trading income.

Business • 21 Jul 16

Danske Bank reports first-quarter net profit of 4.9 billion Danish crowns

Danske Bank shows resilience amid market turmoil

Denmark's biggest lender, Danske Bank, today reported much better than expected first quarter results, as it weathered negative interest rates by snatching market share and cutting costs.

Business • 29 Apr 16