Musical author Geert Jan Kroon from Leeuwarden composed the compulsory work for the first division of the Dutch Brass Band Championships, this weekend in Utrecht. His Inner Citadel is a piece of music with a great personal charge.

Cars collide on the Groningerstraatweg in Leeuwarden Two cars collided on the Groningerstraatweg in Leeuwarden at the end of the afternoon on Wednesday. It went wrong at 5.15 pm at the crossing with Professor Meester P.S. Gerbrandyweg.

Can mummies fall from the sky? In Leeuwarden, LC journalist Pier Abe Santema has known this since Tuesday. During his lunch walk, he found a mummy on the Wirdumerdijk.

Health insurer VGZ has sent a letter to the mayors of the 34 municipalities in the Netherlands that do not offer a municipal policy. The health insurer wants to talk to them about this. Some municipalities have abolished the scheme, others have never had it. VGZ believes that all municipalities should offer the municipal policy.

Websites that were taken offline as a precaution are slowly coming back online. A little before 4 p.m., the organization behind the PHP programming language implemented a security update, which users could install. This allows websites to restart safely. In the past few hours, many organizations have taken down their websites due to two major leaks in the PHP programming language, which is used for many websites worldwide.

More rubber boats for people smuggling In recent weeks, rubber boats suddenly arrive in the Netherlands more often with cargo planes from Turkey. Such large dinghies can be used for people smuggling across the Channel. That is why customs now want to carry out stricter controls. According to the authorities, the boats originate from China.

The Amsterdam Dance Event kicked off today, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Beyond electronic music, the world's largest dance event also features classical music and art installations. Tens of thousands of DJs and industry professionals are gathering in Amsterdam for performances and networking.

Regional transport actions have been suspended for two weeks. Trade unions FNV and CNV say that they have received a letter from employers' organizations that gives them confidence in new discussions about a collective labor agreement for regional transport employees. Because the unions and employers are meeting again, the planned strikes have been canceled for the time being, FNV and CNV report in a press release. This also applies to the strike that would take place tomorrow.

SC Cambuur travels to Tilburg with confidence for a duel with bottom line Willem II. In this blog you will stay informed of all developments surrounding the Premier League player from Leeuwarden.

The Earth will certainly warm up by more than 1.5 degrees, the UN said in a report today. The number has been the holy grail for tackling climate change for ten years. And even though it is certain that we will not achieve that goal, policymakers continue to hold on to it. Listen here: You can listen to this episode of De Dag via NPO Listen and all other podcast apps.