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A woman gave birth to a baby aboard a moving train in Groningen this morning. A passenger who boarded around 08:00 at Groningen Europapark station heard loud cries shortly after departure. It turned out to be an unexpected childbirth inside the train.
Dutch Customs will check more strictly on the import of large rubber boats that are used for people smuggling across the Channel. That is what Customs says after questions from Nieuwsuur . In recent weeks, rubber boats have suddenly arrived in the Netherlands more often with cargo planes from Turkey. The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee recently intercepted two cargoes, one of which arrived by air.
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.
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.
Spoiler: billionaire Bill Gates is not coming to Friesland for it. Nevertheless, he, former Prime Minister Mark Rutte and fifteen other defendants have to defend themselves on Thursday against allegations of ’sickening’ covid injections.
Due to a changeover fault, there are considerably fewer trains running between Groningen and Leeuwarden on Wednesday morning. The disruption is expected to last until at least 10.30 am. Express buses are used between both cities to transport passengers. Travelers should take into account additional travel time and are advised to consult the trip planner for up-to-date information. © Omroep Leeuwarden 2023 - 2026 - All rights reserved
Bus drivers and train staff in regional transport will resume work on Thursday. This is reported by trade unions FNV and CNV. Passengers from Leeuwarden may also have to deal with cancellations of buses and regional trains. It is the second national strike day due to stalled negotiations on a new collective labour agreement.
A signal and switch failure between Meppel and Zwolle halted train traffic on Wednesday morning. As a result, passengers traveling from Leeuwarden toward Zwolle cannot proceed beyond Meppel. NS expects the issue to be resolved around 09.15 AM and advises travelers to check current travel information.
A man from Woerden 'kidnapped' his son from the Dutch family home Huize Soria in Spain in 2018. He did so because he received signals that his 15-year-old son Sem* was mentally and physically abused. SEM also wanted to leave, but the youth protection service reported withdrawal from the legal authority. Sem's father ended up in jail.
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