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Tens of thousands of elderly people with an emergency alarm button are at risk of being in life-threatening situations. EenVandaag reports this on the basis of its own research. The 2G network to which these buttons are connected will soon be switched off. The alarm systems can be pressed by vulnerable elderly people in the event of, for example, a fall in the house, if they suddenly feel unwell or in an unsafe situation, such as strangers at the door.

ThermoStro from Zuidbroek, Care2Change partnership, Fryslân Bloeit and Agrarisch Natuurfonds Fryslân are the winners of the Sustainable Thirty 2026. This was announced on Tuesday afternoon at the City Monastery in Leeuwarden.

Bookstores across the Netherlands opened their doors overnight for the latest book in Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses series. It is the sixth installment in the American author's series, which follows the life of 19-year-old Feyre. Earlier this year, the writer announced she was adding a new book to the 'romantasy' series.

KLM has decided not to fly to Dubai for the entire winter season due to the unpredictable situation in the Middle East. Flights to the Saudi cities of Dammam and Riyadh have also been suspended until November 27. The airline is taking these measures following ongoing unrest in the Gulf region.

The price gap between name-brand and budget products in Dutch supermarkets has widened over the past year. Research by the Consumers' Association across ten supermarket chains shows that brand-name items rose by an average of 2 percent, while private labels became 6 percent cheaper. The study compared the prices of hundreds of brand-name and budget items.

A gas station in Voorst, Gelderland, offered fuel for 1 euro per liter due to its permanent closure. The one-hour promotion led to huge crowds and chaotic scenes.

The Pieterburen Seal Centre is postponing its bankruptcy filing by one week. Following an urgent appeal a week and a half ago, over 1.25 million euros in donations have been raised to save the rescue facility. Additionally, a petition to support the centre has gathered more than 100,000 signatures.

The US Department of Transportation has fined KLM $320,000 for flying through Iraqi airspace hundreds of times. This violated agreements made with its partner Delta Air Lines. The rules stem from a codeshare agreement between the two airlines.

The court in Leeuwarden will determine at the earliest on 9 December, but possibly only at the end of February, whether the State and some other people were misled during the vaccination against the coronavirus. A coronasceptic club, RechtOpRecht, says that this has happened and has therefore initiated proceedings on the merits. He served on Thursday.

Albert Heijn has resumed home grocery deliveries nearly two weeks after a cyberattack crippled its systems. Starting today, all customers can place orders again, although delivery capacity remains limited for now. The supermarket chain can currently handle about one-third of its usual number of deliveries.