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September 2026

NOS Binnenland · 24 SeptTranslated

24/9 in Nieuwsuur: Difficulties with entry ban • Van Weel under fire

Difficulties with an entry ban Over the past ten years, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has labelled around seventy people as a threat to national security. This will be announced by the service after questions from Nieuwsuur . Dutch citizenship can be taken away from these people, followed by an entry ban. That prohibition applies for a maximum period of twenty years and they are intended to leave the Netherlands.

NOS Binnenland · 24 SeptTranslated

Also for new war victims site, National Field of Honour Loenen expanded

The Loenen National Field of Honour is being expanded. This also gives the cemetery where Dutch war victims are buried space for those killed in future conflicts. There will be room for 1,000 additional war graves, in addition to the almost 4,000 current graves. The expansion was inaugurated with a ceremony.

NOS Binnenland · 24 SeptTranslated

Influencer Stuntkabouter charged over fatal crash under the influence of drugs

Influencer Martijn van Eijzeren, better known as Stuntkabouter, is being prosecuted in France for vehicular manslaughter under the influence of drugs. He was driving the car that crashed into a truck in May, which killed director Ilya Vierhout. Van Eijzeren, who was slightly injured himself, tested positive for traces of cocaine. This was reported by the newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré.

NOS Binnenland · 24 SeptTranslated

One-way traffic on IJssel from tomorrow due to persistent low water

Ships on the IJssel will no longer be allowed to sail from Arnhem to Zutphen from tomorrow. The sailing restrictions have to do with the persistently low water level in rivers. Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) reports this to the ANP news agency. In various places, the fairway is too shallow to guarantee safe traffic in two directions.

Omroep Leeuwarden · 24 SeptTranslated

Scooter hit at roundabout in Leeuwarden

On the Planetenlaan in Leeuwarden, a scooter was hit at a roundabout on Wednesday afternoon. In the accident, the scooter rider was injured. The accident happened around 3:35 pm. Police and ambulance rushed to the scene to provide assistance. The victim was treated in the ambulance for some time. In the end, transport to the hospital was not necessary. The police came to the scene to handle the accident. The cause of the collision is not known.

Omroep Leeuwarden · 24 SeptTranslated

Scooter completely destroyed by fire in Leeuwarden's Harlingertunnel

In the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, a scooter was destroyed by fire in the Harlingertunnel beneath Europaplein in Leeuwarden. The fire brigade was alerted around 02:18, but despite a swift response, the vehicle was completely burnt out.

NOS Binnenland · 23 SeptTranslated

Safety measures in Opheusden, municipality afraid of new riots

The municipality of Neder-Betuwe has announced measures for tomorrow to prevent new disturbances in Opheusden. Last Thursday, a protest against the possible arrival of an asylum seekers' centre turned into riots. Fourteen people were arrested. An emergency ordinance applies to the entire built-up area of Opheusden from 5 p.m. tomorrow.

NOS Binnenland · 23 SeptTranslated

8 reports to PersVeilig after extreme right-wing demonstration Malieveld

Eight reports have now been received by PersVeilig about far-right demonstrations on the Malieveld this weekend. The hotline is concerned about the increasing violence against journalists. Journalists were attacked this weekend during the out-of-control demonstration of the far-right organisation We Are the People in The Hague. Reports have come in of verbal violence, spitting and name-calling, but also of physical VIOLENCE

NOS Binnenland · 23 SeptTranslated

Podcast De Dag: just the ankle bracelet as an alternative to imprisonment?

Nearly 3,000 people who have been sentenced to imprisonment walk around freely in anticipation of a place in a cell. Another 3,000 prisoners have been released earlier due to the shortage of cells. The problems in the prisons turn out to be difficult to solve, which is why the director of the Judicial Institutions Service is calling on politicians to make a choice. Make the ankle bracelet an option in court, so that not all convicts prison.