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Economics

Nobody has to repay more money as a result of WIA errors at UWV

People who received an excessively high disability benefit due to errors at the UWV (Employee Insurance Agency) will not have to repay the difference. “I don’t want to create extra worries,” says outgoing Minister Eddy van Hijum (Social Affairs and Employment). Almost a year ago, it became clear that the UWV was making widespread errors […]

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Comet who comes from outside our solar system may have seen oldest ever

A comet from outside our solar system is likely the oldest ever seen. Comet 3I/ATLAS was first seen on July 1 as it entered our solar system. It may even be older than our solar system. 3I/ATLAS is only the third object ever seen entering our solar system from outside. Previously, 1I/’Oumuamua (in 2017) and

Sport

Ajax sells reserve player again: Borna Sosa relocated to Crystal Palace

Ajax has once again said goodbye to a reserve player on Friday. Left-back Borna Sosa has completed his transfer to Crystal Palace. The 27-year-old Sosa has signed a three-year contract with Crystal Palace. Ajax will reportedly receive a maximum amount of 4 million euros. Palace won the FA Cup last season and finished twelfth in

Media & Culture

Waved Ozzy Osbourne releases new memoirs in October

Ozzy Osbourne is releasing a new book this fall, titled Last Rites. It will be the second memoir by the frontman of the British band Black Sabbath, who said goodbye last weekend with a show in Birmingham. Last Rites will be released on October 7 and will cover, among other things, the health problems that

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NSC MP Soup farmer lays down the seat due to return to Frisian party

Member of Parliament Jelle Soepboer is going to return his NSC seat, the party confirms after reporting from De Telegraaf . Soup farmer is the intended party leader of the Fryske Nasjonale Party (FNP), two functions that “cannot be combined”. The FNP wants to participate in the national elections for the first time in October.

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This year considerably more incidents where fake agents ‘secure’ property

In the first half of 2025, there were 6,496 incidents where criminals impersonated officers and took valuable items. Throughout the previous year, there were 8,329 cases. Police are urging people to call 112 more quickly in such cases. Currently, there are an average of 35 incidents with fake officers per day, police report. There has

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This weekend we rain through cold sucks, but still ‘super normal temperatures’

Vanaf zaterdag trekken regenbuien het oosten van Nederland binnen. Zondag valt op meer plaatsen neerslag, veroorzaakt door een zogeheten koudeput die vanuit Polen naar Nederland komt. Ondanks dit weerverschijnsel blijven de temperaturen hoog voor de tijd van het jaar. Ook begin volgende week trekken enkele buien over Nederland. “Maar over het algemeen is het de

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