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October 2026

NOS Binnenland · 21 OctTranslated

Suddenly more rubber boats for people smuggling to the Netherlands, Customs intervenes

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.

NOS Binnenland · 21 OctTranslated

Police: Hajar presumably killed in anti-squat Amsterdam

The police think that the 29-year-old Hajar from Amsterdam was killed in an anti-squat building in the Buitenveldert district of Amsterdam. Officers are investigating the building today. A container of the police forensic investigation is at the door. The 29-year-old woman was found dead in the water on the Amsteldijk in Amsterdam last Friday, after being missing for almost two weeks.

LC.nl · 21 OctTranslated

How a Roman emperor inspired Leeuwarden composer Geert Jan Kroon: ’I have to start from my own strength’

Musical author Geert Jan Kroon from Leeuwarden composed the compulsory work for the first division of the Dutch Brass Band Championships, this weekend in Utrecht. His Inner Citadel is a piece of music with a great personal charge.

Omrop Fryslân · 21 OctTranslated

Cars collide on the Groningerstraatweg in Leeuwarden

Cars collide on the Groningerstraatweg in Leeuwarden Two cars collided on the Groningerstraatweg in Leeuwarden at the end of the afternoon on Wednesday. It went wrong at 5.15 pm at the crossing with Professor Meester P.S. Gerbrandyweg.

LC.nl · 21 OctTranslated

How Pier Abe found a real mummy in Leeuwarden. ’What a crazy bird’

Can mummies fall from the sky? In Leeuwarden, LC journalist Pier Abe Santema has known this since Tuesday. During his lunch walk, he found a mummy on the Wirdumerdijk.

NOS Binnenland · 21 OctTranslated

VGZ wants 34 municipalities to (re)introduce a policy for low-income people

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.

NOS Binnenland · 21 OctTranslated

Websites are slowly coming back online after security update in PHP programming language

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.

NOS Binnenland · 21 OctTranslated

21/10 in Nieuwsuur: Websites on black • Human smuggling • Megaboetes • Abuse Spanish youth care

More rubber boats for people smuggling In recent weeks, rubber boats suddenly arrive in the Netherlands more often with cargo planes from Turkey. Such large dinghies can be used for people smuggling across the Channel. That is why customs now want to carry out stricter controls. According to the authorities, the boats originate from China.

NOS Binnenland · 21 OctTranslated

Amsterdam Dance Event celebrates 30th anniversary

The Amsterdam Dance Event kicked off today, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Beyond electronic music, the world's largest dance event also features classical music and art installations. Tens of thousands of DJs and industry professionals are gathering in Amsterdam for performances and networking.

NOS Binnenland · 21 OctTranslated

Strikes in regional transport suspended for two weeks, negotiations resumed

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.