A fire broke out in a flat in Arnhem on Friday evening. The flat had been vacated and boarded up earlier in the day. Squatters lived there. As far as we know, no one was injured.

The Dutch cabinet is allocating 18 billion euros for the maintenance and renewal of aging infrastructure, including bridges, roads, and locks. However, a large portion of this budget is being diverted from previously planned projects, forcing their postponement. The decision has sparked widespread disappointment and frustration across various regions.

Thousands of Novo Nordisk insulin pens were stolen from a Dutch wholesaler last week, the Danish drug manufacturer reports. The captured pens may possibly be resold through illegal channels. Novo Nordisk warns of serious health risks if the pens are used incorrectly. According to the company, there is a chance that the pens will be marketed as slimming medication.

A 29-year-old woman was found dead in the water on the Amsteldijk in Amsterdam this morning. She died as a result of a crime, police say. The woman had been missing since October 4. Her family reported her missing to the police on October 5.

The Dutch industry association for the cloud and internet sector, Dutch Cloud Community (DCC), has great concerns about a server that the police seized this week in Amsterdam East. That seizure was at the request of the US authorities. It concerns a server of the Italian anti-capitalist and anti-fascist internet service provider Autistici/Inventati (A/I), which was located at the Amsterdam Science Park.

Imagination, that's what the youth theatre festival Het Avontuur in the theatre De Harmonie is all about. For four days, the children get lost in their imagination here.

Since 2.30 pm, fewer trains have been running around Utrecht due to a shortage of train controllers. The shortage has to do, among other things, with a farewell drink from "two highly valued colleagues" of ProRail. A spokesperson for the railway manager tells the NOS after news from RTL Nieuws . Due to the farewell drink, ProRail has not been able to get enough staff on their feet.

Rapper Appa has been found guilty of harassment of a Jewish woman and a journalist from the NOS. He did this by 'doxing' them, or sharing their personal information publicly. The 43-year-old rapper receives forty hours of community service, half of which are conditional with a probationary period of two years. Earlier, the Public Prosecution Service had demanded sixty hours of community service.

The Dutch korfball team, with Ran Faber as the only Frisian in the selection, started the European Championship with a simple victory. Against Poland it was 37-7. The first goal in Prostejov (Czech Republic) was surprising for Poland, but then the Netherlands quickly took a big lead. At rest, it was already 19-2. In total, LDODK player Ran Faber scored twice for the Netherlands.

SC Cambuur is preparing for the duel with title candidate AZ. In this blog you will stay informed of all developments around the league player from Leeuwarden.