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Today's evening rush hour is the busiest of the year so far. Around 5.30 pm, there was 1,109 kilometres of traffic jam on the Dutch roads, reports the ANWB. The previous record was set on Wednesday 13 May, when there was 1,046 kilometres of traffic jam. That hustle and bustle was linked to Ascension Day and holiday traffic.

The renovation of the two swing bridges in the Afsluitdijk near Den Oever was completed in mid-2029, says Rijkswaterstaat. It does mean that ships cannot pass for months. That and more in today's news overview.

Vocal duo Suzan & Freek and writer Connie Palmen were among the guests of the so-called star luncheon of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima today. In addition, 27 people at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague were put in the spotlight because they have made a special achievement in art, the media, science, sport or business. For example, Palmen won the Constantijn Huygens Prize and Suzan & Freek won a 3FM Award.

Skating enthusiasts can take the train to Thialf again this winter. During four major ice skating events, the sprinter between Leeuwarden and Zwolle stops every half hour at Heerenveen Ice Stadium station. The extra stop is during the World Cup, the NK Allround and Sprint, the European Allround and Sprint and the NK Distances. The four events take place in December and January.

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.

Leeuwarden has the fewest millionaires in Friesland: 2.9% of the households in the municipality of Leeuwarden are millionaires. As of 1 January 2025, 6.6 percent of households in the Netherlands had assets of 1 million euros or more. That is 547 thousand households, 81 thousand more than a year earlier. This is mainly due to the rise in house prices.

The re-election of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula, for the Brazilians) was received with great cheers and emotionally in Leeuwarden on Monday, by Carlos Hogendorp (34) from Leeuwarden. Earlier this year, Hogendorp met Lula in person. This increases the chance that De Leeuwarder will succeed in his mission, that no Brazilian child will be adopted.

A zookeeper at Beekse Bergen safari park has died following a panther attack. The victim was severely injured during Saturday's incident in Hilvarenbeek. A dedicated space will be set up in the park for people to offer their condolences.

The train stop at the Thialf ice stadium in Heerenveen is in operation again during ice skating tournaments in December and January. The sprinter between Leeuwarden and Zwolle stops every half hour at the station during the World Cup (4-6 December), the National Championships sprint and all-round (27 and 28 December), the European Championships sprint and all-round (8-10 January) and the National Championships distances (22-24 January). Next weekend, at the World Cup qualification tournament, the train will still drive the station past