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If you want to buy a house, you will have to deal with questions about the mortgage. These are the five topics that most often visit mortgage advisor Albert van der Veen from Leeuwarden.

Author Maite Karssenberg has received the Libris History Prize for her biography Dubbelleven. Geertruida Kapteyn-Muysken en haar rebelse levensfilosofie. The award for best history book of the year was presented by jury chairman Frits Spits during a special broadcast of the VPRO radio program OVT. Karssenberg receives 20,000 euros.

Children's coloring pages were projected giant-sized onto the Oldehove tower in Leeuwarden this week. Seven-year-old Èmelie saw her own drawing displayed on the landmark just 10 minutes after finishing it. Passersby were able to admire the artwork on the monument.

In safari park Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek, a caregiver was seriously injured this morning after she was attacked by a panther. A spokesperson for the park reports that she is approachable. The victim was found around 11 a.m. in one of the animal park's inner enclosures. Exactly what happened has not yet been disclosed. The woman was immediately medically treated and taken to the hospital. The caregiver's family is Notified

Winter time begins in the night from Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 October. At 03:00, clocks will be set back one hour to 02:00. This means we get an extra hour of sleep. The switch to winter time takes place every year on the last weekend of October.

The Great Emperor is not coming back. The newly renovated party centre in Leeuwarden went up in flames last month. “The Great Emperor is unmatched. You shouldn't want that either."

A second procedure to urgently halt the construction of a new Poiesz supermarket in Koudum is stranded. Opponent Jacob Leenstra is not seen as an interested party. That and more in today's news overview.

Trains between Leeuwarden and Akkrum are running again The malfunction between Leeuwarden and Akkrum has been resolved, the trains are allowed to run again. Doeksen cancels ferries between Harlingen and Terschelling due to bad weather

This week, Amsterdam turns into one big dance floor again during the thirtieth edition of ADE, the Amsterdam Dance Event. For a long time, the dance world was mainly a men's world, but this year there are hundreds of women on the line-up. Listening? You can listen to this episode of De Dag via NPO Listen and all other podcast apps.

A motorist in Leeuwarden received a fine for illegal parking, but considers it unfair and feels terrorised by illegal parkers.