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Street racers caught at 176 kilometers per hour during speed control in Tilburg

Police officers in Tilburg confiscated the driver’s licenses of four street racers on Monday evening. The drivers were simultaneously speeding past a speed control at speeds of up to 176 kilometers per hour. The street racers were caught during a police check on Burgemeester Letschertweg, the Tilburg police reported on Instagram. They were driving between […]

Economics

UWV also made mistakes with sickness benefits

The UWV (Employee Insurance Agency) has again made errors in calculating benefits. This time, it went wrong with sickness benefits. The benefit agency is investigating approximately three thousand files in which additional income may have been incorrectly accounted for. Recipients must report their additional income to the UWV. Previously, errors had already occurred with WIA

General

Again many deaths in shelling around queue for food point in Gaza

At shelling around a food point of the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, more than twenty Palestinians were killed on Tuesday. According to Palestinian media, the Israeli army opened fire. At least 24 Palestinians would have been killed, including Al Jazeera and Reuters news agency based on medical care providers. That happened as they were in

General

200 -year -old condom to be seen in Rijksmuseum: ‘probably not used’

From Tuesday, the Rijksmuseum will display a condom from around 1830, believed to be made from the blind gut of a sheep. The contraceptive features an erotic image of a nun and three male clerics. The image shows the nun sitting with her legs spread before the three clerics, who are displaying their genitals. The

Media & Culture

Belgian writer Griet Op de Beeck is new presenter Zomergasten

The Belgian writer Griet Op de Beeck will present Zomergasten this year. The first episode of the VPRO program will be broadcast in the last week of July, the broadcaster announced on Tuesday. “I think it is an insane honor to be able to present a program with such a track record,” says the 51-year-old

General

Loods Ter Apelkanaal destroyed by very large fire, fire under control

In het Groningse Ter Apelkanaal heeft dinsdagochtend een zeer grote brand gewoed in een loods. Het vuur is inmiddels onder controle. De brandweer moest zich tijdelijk terugtrekken vanwege de onvoorspelbaarheid van de vlammen, die twee naastgelegen silo’s bedreigden. Rond 3.30 uur ontving de veiligheidsregio een melding van de brand. Het gaat om een grote loods

Backstory

Quick does not dare to see what people write about him online

Snelle vindt het moeilijk om met vervelende berichten op sociale media om te gaan. “Ik kan niet goed tegen die negatieve shit”, vertelt de zanger in gesprek met LINDA.meiden. Snelle durft op sommige websites niet te kijken naar wat mensen over hem zeggen. “Laatst appte ik mijn pa na een tv-optreden: ‘Wat vindt Twitter?’ Toen