Cheaper fuel and storm warning

From 2027, it may become 2 kroner cheaper per liter to fill up with petrol and diesel, TV 2 and DR have learned. At the same time, TV2 Vejret is warning of storm-force gusts in several places on Sjælland on Thursday evening. And on Sejerø, around 600 households were still without electricity on Thursday morning.

Petrol and diesel prices to fall by 2 kroner per litre

From 2027, it will be cheaper to fill up with both petrol and diesel. The price will fall by 2 kroner per litre for 1 year because the tax is being reduced. This is part of a new tax agreement between the government and Dansk Folkeparti, which is expected to be presented on Thursday.

Dansk Folkeparti has made cheaper petrol and diesel its main demand and will at the same time vote in favour of the government’s tax reductions: abolition of the middle-income tax and the top tax as well as a reduction in the corporate tax. According to TV 2, it costs more than 2 billion kroner to reduce the tax for 1 year, and this is financed by abolishing the aforementioned taxes. TV 2 Øst

Warning: Risk of storm-force wind gusts Thursday evening

TV2 Vejret has issued a warning about storm-force wind gusts in several places in Denmark. In TV2 ØST's broadcast area, the warning applies to parts of northern and western Zealand as well as the west coast of Lolland from 18:00 to 23:00 Thursday.

According to TV2 Vejret, Thursday will also bring heavy showers across the country, with sleet in some places during the morning hours. In connection with the showers, strong wind gusts may also occur in the rest of Denmark. TV 2 Øst

Minister wants to meet with PostNord about parcels to small islands

You should not be worse off for having chosen to live on one of Denmark's small islands – and that goes for post and parcels as well. This is what Minister for Cities, Rural Affairs and Transport Karina Lorentzen Dehnhardt (SF) writes in a letter to the residents' association Orø Liv, which since the New Year has only received parcels to the island 1 time a week. Parcels that reach other parts of the country within a few days can therefore take up to 2 weeks to reach the island residents.

The minister wants to look into the framework for the state postal subsidy scheme, which allows municipalities (the local authorities) to apply for support for postal services on small islands, and she is to meet with PostNord about deliveries to small islands. PostNord tells TV2 ØST that the company is investigating the possibility of improving the service on Orø, but cannot yet give a concrete answer. TV 2 Øst

Minigolf park in Højby to be discussed again in Odsherred

The Business, Planning, Tourism and Branding Committee in Odsherred Municipality (the local authority) discussed the much-discussed case of the minigolf park in Højby on Tuesday. The committee was visited by both the minigolf park's owner and his neighbour, and the conclusion was that the case must be discussed again at the next meeting. By then, the administration must have sketched out what the politicians can do, and a local plan is on the way.

A committee member from Danmarksdemokraterne proposes scaling back the activities – among other things by banning outdoor music, removing any possible café business and reducing opening hours, as there have been events that ran until 22:00. The committee chair will not discuss possible solutions in the press. TV 2 Øst

Parties want to save fallow deer in the Folketing

Venstre and Dansk Folkeparti have introduced a motion in the Folketing (Denmark's parliament) requiring the government to grant exemptions to the wildlife parks that apply for them. Fallow deer are facing extinction because the state interprets an EU regulation on the spread of invasive, non-native species narrowly. In TV2 ØST's broadcast area, Holbæk Dyrehave, Vordingborg Dyrehave, Knuthenborg Safaripark, Gunderslevholm Dyrehave and Sørup Herregård's estate deer park have all applied for an exemption, but have been refused.

A survey by the analysis institute Norstat shows that 71.6 percent support preserving the fallow deer. Venstre's spokesperson Marie Brixtofte says that all the conservative parties, including the Independents, as well as Alternative have pledged to vote for the proposal, while the Red-Green Alliance, according to her, has not yet taken a position. TV 2 Øst

3rd car fire in less than a week in Slagelse

A fire broke out in a car on Koldingvej in Slagelse on Thursday night. It is the 3rd time in less than a week that cars have caught fire in the area: A police car was set on fire on Sunday night, a passenger car went up in flames on Sunday evening, and an Opel Corsa caught fire last night. Another car parked next to the burning vehicle also sustained significant damage, including shattered windows.

The report came in at 23.24. Sydsjællands og Lolland-Falsters Politi considers the case suspicious and potentially deliberate. No one has been arrested, and the police cannot say whether the fire is connected to the other 2. TV 2 Øst

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• A typical family served by Guldborgsund Forsyning will next year have a combined additional expense of 138 kroner for water, wastewater and district heating. TV 2 Øst
• Several morning trains were cancelled on Østbanen on Thursday morning – 3 services between Faxe Ladeplads and Køge and 1 service between Køge and Hårlev – due to rolling stock problems, and no rail replacement buses were provided. TV 2 Øst
• Krenkerup Bryggeri won gold for its alcohol-free pilsner at the international beer competition European Beer Star in Nürnberg, Germany, on Wednesday. TV 2 Øst
• Royal Unibrew reported revenue of 4.35 billion kroner in the third quarter, while operating profit before interest and taxes rose by 5.5 percent to 820 million kroner. TV 2 Øst
• The restaurant chain Pincho Nation will open a restaurant in Næstved next year, but neither the address nor the opening date is stated in the chain’s announcement. TV 2 Øst
• The Danish Bible Society’s trial translation of the Lord’s Prayer has been criticised by local priests, while other priests are positive about the new version. TV 2 Øst
• Faxe Kommune is holding a competition to name the business district by Sydmotorvejen in Rønnede. TV 2 Øst