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October 2026

Omrop Fryslân · 23 OctTranslated

Record number of students at the Frisian teacher training programme: "Always looking for work"

This year, more than thirty students have enrolled in the Frisian teacher training programme at NHL Stenden. That is more than double compared to previous years. This concerns two full-time students, sixteen who do the programme part-time and another sixteen who follow part of the programme as a minor. "When you are 16 or 17 years old, you often do not know that you want to become a Frisian teacher," says Babs Gezelle Meerburg, teacher trainer at NHL Stenden.

NOS Binnenland · 22 OctTranslated

Scorching hot summer leads to record number of heat deaths in European cities

Tens of thousands of people died in European cities last summer as a result of the extreme heat. Scientists from Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine made this estimate. What is new about their study is that they also point out the role of climate change through greenhouse gas emissions: they directly link a large proportion of heat deaths to this. The scientists examined data on more than 850 urban areas in 30 European countries, where together about 40 percent of the population lives.

NOS Binnenland · 22 OctTranslated

Youth from notorious Spanish care home can take legal action against state

Young people traumatized by abuses at the 'Huize Soria' care home in Spain have a strong basis to take legal action against the state, experts told Nieuwsuur. The house parents could potentially face prosecution in the Netherlands. Dozens of former clients have told Nieuwsuur about extreme punishments used at the care home.

LC.nl · 20 OctTranslated

First the heat, now the riots: Comenius from Leeuwarden reschedules school trip to Paris to Berlin at lightning speed

First, the heat already threw a spanner in the works, and now at the resit there are riots. Reason for Comenius Maple and Forum from Leeuwarden to rebook the planned trip to Paris to Berlin at lightning speed. Director Margreet Rierink explains.

NOS Binnenland · 20 OctTranslated

Maastricht student from Gaza did not say 'This is me' on video

The student at Maastricht University, who was previously thought to have acknowledged involvement in the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023 on a video, appears to have been misquoted. In the Instagram video, he seems to be saying “ This is me,” pointing to masked jihadists on a television. The NOS now establishes that he speaks Arabic in the video, and not English, and also that he does not acknowledge any involvement. Many media reported at the end of September that the student had been suspended by Maastricht University.

NOS Binnenland · 19 OctTranslated

Some Jews were able to escape the Holocaust with their 'art of survival'

The Second World War has stories of looted art - how Nazis stole art objects from Jewish families, and how descendants are still trying to get that art back. But now there are also stories about 'survival art'. Art sold by the Jewish owners to survive. To be able to flee with the money.

LC.nl · 19 OctTranslated

Practical schools in Friesland are overjoyed with extra money for students. ’These are children who do not know if they will get enough food that day’

No money for a bike, work shoes or a winter jacket. For dozens of Frisian students in practical education, poverty literally stands in the way of their education.

NOS Binnenland · 17 OctTranslated

17/10 on Nieuwsuur: Protests in France • CBL on incident at Albert Heijn • Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski

Protests against the rising cost of living have turned into riots in several French cities. Police in Paris used tear gas and a water cannon. After weeks of student protests, various groups took to the streets in France today, including the yellow vests movement. In the studio, we discuss the situation with Niek Pas, a France expert from the Universiteit van Amsterdam.

NOS Binnenland · 16 OctTranslated

TU Delft may not reserve study places for women

Minister Letschert of Education does not allow TU Delft to reserve a minimum number of places for female students for the Aerospace Engineering study programme. The Human Rights Board had advised that this should be done, so the ministry will not take part in this. That's a damper for the university. She wanted to introduce a quota to reduce the structurally low inflow of women into education to raise

Omroep Leeuwarden · 14 OctTranslated

From a grocery store clippers to a barbershop on the Voorstreek

What started with a trimmer that he bought at the supermarket when he was fourteen, grew into his own barbershop on the Voorstreek in Leeuwarden. For Andy, cutting is now much more than just taking care of her. For him, the barber's chair is also a place where conversations arise and where topics that are not always easy to discuss may be brought to the table. Andy grew up in Curaçao in a nice family.