Passers-by discovered a bag containing illegal cobra fireworks floating in the water near Park Frankendael in Amsterdam's Watergraafsmeer district on Tuesday morning. A specialist police team was dispatched to safely retrieve and remove the intact explosives. The identity of the individual who dumped the fireworks is currently unknown.
Welmoed Sijtsma is moving from broadcaster Omroep WNL to RTL, where she will launch her own late-night talk show on RTL 4 in early 2027. She will become a regular host for the network's late-night programming alongside Renze Klamer.
The 'Ik zie jou' photo project is seeking ten Haarlem residents to be paired with local newcomers for a series of interviews and portraits based on shared interests. These stories and photographs will be showcased in an outdoor exhibition in Haarlem's city center this September. Interested participants can apply through the Museum of Humanity website until June 21, 2026.
A court in The Hague has sentenced 58-year-old Seyed A. to 30 years in prison for the murder of his 38-year-old neighbor in Rijswijk. The victim was shot in their apartment building's entrance in front of her four-year-old son in September 2024.
The British Court of Appeal has upheld the government's decision to ban the activist group Palestine Action and classify it as a terrorist organization. This ruling overturns a previous lower court decision that had found the ban to be unlawful.
The Rotterdam District Court has acquitted 59-year-old René F. of involvement in the 2014 shooting of mental health director Rob Zweekhorst in Berkel en Rodenrijs. Although the prosecution sought a 24-year sentence for the suspected case of mistaken identity, the court ruled there was insufficient evidence for a conviction.