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Good morning! Traditionally, insurer DSW has the first time in terms of the amount of the new healthcare premium and it is the first day of the Amsterdam Dance Event . First, the weather: it's cloudy in many places today with some rain here and there. The wind comes from the south and southwest.
The suspect in the death of 29-year-old Hajar was arrested Tuesday morning following a violent incident involving his foster father. Local residents report that the victim of the assault is the man's foster father. Police have not yet confirmed their exact relationship, but state that the two know each other.
The Frisian Environment Federation (FMF) calls on residents of Friesland to switch off unnecessary lighting on Saturday 24 October. During the 22nd edition of the Night of Night, attention will be drawn to light pollution and its consequences for people and nature. Various activities have been organised in the province where residents can experience the night themselves. The Netherlands is one of the most lightly polluted countries in the world.
Two vans from the same company collided on the Drachtsterweg on Tuesday afternoon. In the accident, no one was injured in such a way that transport to the hospital was necessary. The collision took place around 3.30 pm. How the two vehicles could collide with each other is not yet known.
The fire brigade was pulled out on Tuesday afternoon around 4 pm for a missing cat on the Noordersingel in Leeuwarden. There was a suspicion that the cat, Paco, had ended up in a sewer pipe. After a search, however, the animal turned out to be in the bushes. Paco's owner called for help after the cat's GPS tracker indicated that the animal was on the asphalt.
The Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) has demanded four years in prison, one of which is conditional, against a man from Doetinchem because he would have planned to attack an intended shelter for asylum seekers in that city. The police came last year in the night of 8 to 9 December to a report of destruction and trespass at the ex-partner of the 37-year-old suspect. The man fled, but was eventually taken into the house of a friend.
Getting stuck at work, in your studies, in relationships. It happens to everyone, but for today's young people, it leads to enormous problems. How can that be done and what can you do about it?
Prime Minister Jetten and his partner Nicolás Keenan will have a child next spring, they announced yesterday. Two women friends are egg donors and surrogate mothers. That is, of course, a private matter in the first place, but when it comes to the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, it is also public and political. For example, surrogacy is a topic that is high on the political agenda.
His ex had said that she loved him, the 30-year-old suspect from Leeuwarden claimed in court on Tuesday. Nevertheless, she reported sexual assault and stalking.
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of 29-year-old Hajar. She was found dead in Amsterdam last week, after being missing for almost two weeks. The suspect was arrested today and is in restrictions. This is a 23-year-old man with Somali nationality, without permanent residence or domicile, who lives in the Netherlands from the age of six and has a permanent residence permit.
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