Hello and welcome to this live blog. Here we keep you informed of the tropical temperatures in the Netherlands and the rest of Europe. How do you keep yourself and others cool today? Send your photos to the editors via [email protected]. Who knows, you might see your photo in this blog. Also a busy day […]
Minor asylum seekers who have come to the Netherlands without parents need better help. Guardianship organization Nidos must therefore improve the support for unaccompanied minor refugees, says the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ). According to the inspectorate, the young people have often suffered trauma and their future is uncertain. In the Netherlands, they can
Footballer Mohamed Ihattaren received a community service sentence of sixty hours on Tuesday. According to the Public Prosecution Service (OM), he is guilty of mistreating his ex-partner and attempted threat. According to the OM, Ihattaren attempted to threaten someone at the end of 2022. This is evident from telephone conversations tapped by the police, in
Tennis player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard hit the hardest service of all time on Wimbledon on Monday. The Frenchman recorded a speed of 246 kilometers per hour, 8 kilometers per hour harder than the previous record of the American Taylor Dent. You look at Ziggo Sport! Tennis Player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Hit the Fastest Serve of
The Senate approved a total ban on fireworks on Tuesday. This removes the last hurdle for the initiative law of GroenLinks-PvdA and the Party for the Animals. The approval of the Senate does not mean that the fireworks ban will apply immediately. The House of Representatives decided earlier this year that the fireworks ban may
The mandatory indoor confinement for poultry will also be lifted in the Gelderse Vallei, the last region in the Netherlands where the measure against avian influenza was still in effect. That was announced by Minister Femke Wiersma (Agriculture) on Tuesday. The new situation applies from Friday. In November, a nationwide mandatory indoor confinement and shielding
The Afsluitdijk is open again in both directions, according to the ANWB traffic service. Around 2:00 PM, the service reported that both directions were closed due to technical problems at the Stevin locks. Traffic had to detour via Flevoland on the A6. On one side of the Afsluitdijk, near Den Oever, there were 2 kilometers
Tijdens de Nationale Herdenking Slavernijverleden in Amsterdam zijn twee mensen onwel geworden door de hitte, meldt Het Parool. De medische dienst heeft beiden naar de medische hulppost gebracht. De herdenking in het Oosterpark is inmiddels voorbij. Vanwege de extreme warmte werd water uitgedeeld en waren er paraplu’s voor extra schaduw. Ook waren op veel plekken
Rinus Israël remains inextricably linked to the European Cup I victory in 1970 for Feyenoord fans. The rock-solid defender scored the 1-1 against Celtic, who were defeated 2-1 after extra time. The purebred Amsterdammer became an icon in Rotterdam. The black-and-white images illustrate the magic of that special evening in Milan in 1970, when Ernst
Het is vandaag bijna overal tropisch warm, met maximumtemperaturen van 38 graden. Daarmee staan veel mensen voor een dilemma: kan een korte broek op kantoor? Wat draag jij op zo’n warme dag naar je werk? Stem en praat mee in de reacties. It is almost tropically hot everywhere today, with maximum temperatures of 38 degrees