Cheese and chips are on the menu in this week’s podcast as the Chinese are accused of stealing the Netherlands’ digital secrets, Donald Trump threatens to raise the tariffs on Gouda and Edam and the country is warned of a growing obesity crisis. We also ask why Enschede council bailed out its football club, why the Dutch are taking over Britain’s railways and whether your tax demands will be arriving by drone in future. In our discussion we try to unravel the Moebius band of disaster that is Brexit and what the new deadlines mean from a Dutch perspective.

Ophef of the week: Appearance of lesbian couple in Donald Duck sparks mixed reactions

Top story: Chinese data spies

Dutch chip ASML maker targeted by industrial spies linked to Chinese government

News

Fewer smokers but half the population is still overweight

Better prison food could help reduce reoffending

Donald Trump threatens tariffs on Dutch cheese and helicopters

Post by drone technology cleared for take-off

Sport

Ajax held to 1-1 draw in Champions League by Italian champions Juventus

Enschede council writes off debt of struggling football club FC Twente

Discussion: Brexit latest