DutchNews podcast – The Ukulele Pannenkoek Conspiracy Edition – Week 18
For the second year in a row the May 4 and May 5 ceremonies took place without an audience. Actor André van Duin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the event with moving speeches about rebuilding after the war, while conspiracy theorists commemorated it with a tasteless poster about coronavirus rules. The Netherlands’ largest online retailer bol.com was reeled in by an online phishing scam that cost it €750,000. Bees, cows and jackals all feature in our round-up of animal news. And after the weekend celebrations at the ArenA, we ask if you’re more likely to catch a nasty disease from a pigeon or an Ajax supporter.
Ophef of the week: Rising anger at ‘pancake’ insult on Remembrance Day livestream
And here’s Marco van Basten being humiliated by an Ajax fan shouting ‘pannenkoek!’
Coronavirus news
MPs back ‘test for entry’ system but question need and cost
Support for coronavirus strategy falling, one in five want tougher rules
Forum MP Wybren van Haga criticises tasteless WWII ‘end of freedom’ poster
Don’t relax rules until hospital cases drop by 20%, experts say
Dutch scientists say bees can be used to detect coronavirus
Other news
Netherlands remembers its war dead with poetry and personal stories
We must resolutely oppose hatred, Angela Merkel says in May 5 address
Bol.com conned out €750,000 in online banking fraud scam
Air France-KLM posts €1.5bn losses in first quarter as travel restrictions hit
Bus operator goes to court to challenge subsidies for night trains
Animal Rights Party criticises ‘floating farm’ after another cow falls into canal
Farmer shoots first footage of golden jackal in Netherlands
Are urban pigeons friend or foe? Utrecht University investigates
Sport
Ajax wrap up Eredivisie title with 4-0 win over Emmen
Police choose not to enforce social distancing as 12,000 fans celebrate Ajax title
Didi Gregorius hits grand slam home run to clinch Phillies win on Liberation Day
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