Henning Kronstam was a pillar of the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen; handsome, romantic and poetic.

From Mr Damian Killeen

From Mrs Andrea Kelmanson

World and European records in both the women's pole vault and hammer throw will be recognised from the end of 1994, the president of the European Athletics Association (EAA), Carl-Olaf Homen, announced in Copenhagen yesterday. Both events are to be included in the programme for the European Athletics Championships at Budapest in 1998.

COPENHAGEN - The Italian Claudio Caviechi won the men's title at the Eighth World Pipe-Smoking Championships, puffing away for an uninterrupted 2 hours, 52 minutes and 35 seconds. The women's title went to Dane Sussi Jensen with a time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 40 seconds at the weekend event, which attracted 457 pipe-smokers from 15 nations. Reuter

COPENHAGEN - Scores of Santas arrived in Denmark for the 31st annual Santa Claus Congress at Bellevue Beach north of Copenhagen. With their reindeer resting for the summer, a group of Santas descended by parachute, soaring through the summer heat in red coats and black boots. AP

The high cost of crossing the channel between Britain and France - whether by ferry or by the Eurotunnel - is mystifying to most Scandinavians. Denmark, with its many internal ferry crossings as well as links to Sweden, Norway and Germany, provides a good example for comparison.

Danes vote today in local elections likely to give a lift to Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, the opposition leader, who is attempting to become prime minister, Reuter reports from Copenhagen.

Denmark's parliament voted to impeach Erik Ninn-Hansen, an MP and former justice minister in the 'Tamilgate' refugee scandal which brought down the government in January, Reuter reports from Copenhagen.

DANISH police fired tear-gas last night at protesters demonstrating for a second night after Danes voted to accept the European Community's Maastricht treaty. About 100 protesters lit fires in the streets and broke windows in a working-class suburb of central Copenhagen.

Denmark yesterday urged West European nations to open up their markets to Eastern Europe to prevent the region from turning its back on democracy, AP reports from Copenhagen.

1153 BC: Workers on the tomb of Rameses III stage a sit-down strike against government failure to handle the economy and deliver grain rations on time.

The Danish Prime Minister, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, speaking yesterday after talks with Mr Major in London, said: 'I wish, from the Danish (EC) presidency's seat, that the UK, at the end of the day, is making a decision that is good for the UK and for Europe - a ratification of the treaty.' He believed the new Danish referendum would approve the pact.

THE DANISH presidency of the EC will table a new package to combat unemployment throughout Europe at the Copenhagen summit in June, Danish officials revealed last night. The proposal was the main topic in talks between John Major and the new Danish Prime Minister, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.