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Good morning! The Supreme Court rules in the case against Virus Truth leader Willem Engel, and the House of Representatives debates new rules against noise pollution around Schiphol. First the weather: Today it is dry with a lot of sun. It will be exceptionally warm before the end of September with 23 to 28 degrees.
A major fire broke out in an apartment complex in Apeldoorn overnight. Emergency services evacuated residents from about thirty homes, many of whom are elderly. Firefighters brought the blaze under control shortly after 3:15 AM.
In tbs clinic Mesdag in the city of Groningen, an employee was stabbed by a patient. The employee was injured in the process. The police arrested the patient. It is not known how the victim is doing.
At a major traffic check at the foot of the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, 214 fines were issued at the end of last week. Five people were also arrested and six fat bikes and e-scooters were seized. The action followed reports of nuisance caused by the driving behaviour of meal delivery drivers and drivers of fat bikes and e-scooters. The Dutch Labour Inspectorate and the Aliens Police also participated in the inspection, writes the regional broadcaster Rijnmond
A fire broke out this morning at an asylum seekers' center in Eindhoven. According to Omroep Brabant, the blaze started in a tent on the grounds where bicycle batteries were stored. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control and allowed the batteries to burn out safely. As a precaution, all residents from the shelter on Sliffertsestraat, estimated at 150 to 200 people, were evacuated outside. Emergency services handed out thermal blankets, and an ambulance was also present. No injuries were reported.
Henk Dillerop wrote a book about ’forty years of murder and other inconvenience in Leeuwarden’. The former detective and former prison director describes violent crimes between 1975 and 2015.
Figures from VeiligheidNL show that around 124,000 elderly people ended up in emergency care last year after a fall, mostly with severe injuries. The number of serious fall incidents among seniors has increased by 16 percent over the past decade. A national awareness week has been launched to focus on fall prevention.
On the Trambrêge in Heerenveen tonight, three people were injured in a collision. The emergency services came to the site to provide first aid and to calm a quarrel between those involved. It is not clear how serious the injuries are. Both cars were damaged in the accident. It's not clear how it could have happened. Owners burned down bowling center grateful for support
A car caught fire on Voltastraat in Leeuwarden overnight from Saturday to Sunday. Although firefighters responded quickly to extinguish the flames, the car was completely destroyed. No injuries were reported.
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