Dutch News podcast: The Brabant Is Full of Used Needles Edition
In keeping with tradition, 2025 kicked off with an explosive row about whether to ban fireworks. Pharmacists go on strike for more pay while they warn about a shortage of supplies. The wartime archives of suspected Nazi collaborators are opened up and immediately stir up a hornet’s nest. Blades are sharpened in the world of figure skating as the leading Dutch pair are taken to court for not spending enough time in Eindhoven. And we announce the winner of the coveted 2024 Ophef of the Year award.
Ophef of the week: Festive hangover as Brabanders dump Christmas trees in woodlands (Omroep Brabant)
Former Groningen mayor bids to overturn fine for “indecent behaviour”
Asylum applications drop but it’s got nothing to do with Marjolein Faber (RTL)
News
More than 8000 incidents and nearly 250 arrests as 2025 starts with a bang
Police “frustrated and desperate” about rise in fireworks violence
Motorists urged to take caution as wintry weather continues
Pharmacy assistants go on strike in campaign for more pay
Health insurance deals continue to impact on drug stocks
Stroopwafel makes it into the Oxford English Dictionary
Wartime archive flooded with requests to see files of Nazi collaborators
National archive warns of mistakes in online list of suspected collaborators
Sport
Netherlands ice dance duo taken to court in eligibility row (NRC)
Indonesia name Patrick Kluivert as new head coach (BBC)
Sebastian Haller returns to Utrecht on loan to end of season (BVB.de)
Tough draws for Dutch men in Australian Open, better chance for women (NOS)
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