RIVM already quite satisfied with the turnout for HPV vaccination: ‘Much less fake news’ | Interior

RIVM already quite satisfied with the turnout for HPV vaccination: ‘Much less fake news’ |  Interior

02 mrt 2023 om 06:02 Of the more than 1.3 million young adults who are allowed to make an appointment for an HPV vaccination, more than 160,000 have already done so. The RIVM sees that there is more confidence and less fake news about the shot against cervical cancer, among other things, and calls the … Read more

Customs at Schiphol confiscates suitcases with 170,000 baby eels | Interior

Customs at Schiphol confiscates suitcases with 170,000 baby eels |  Interior

Customs at Schiphol Airport seized four suitcases containing 170,000 baby eels on Tuesday. Two people from Malaysia have been arrested. The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is conducting further investigations. Customs and the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee have taken the suitcases along with the NVWA. They contain 54 kilos of elvers. The baby … Read more

More than 1,100 voting passes in Utrecht not delivered, mayor reports | Interior

More than 1,100 voting passes in Utrecht not delivered, mayor reports |  Interior

In thirteen streets in Utrecht, the voting passes for the Provincial Council and the water board have not been delivered. It concerns 1,160 voters who have not received their voting passes. Mayor Sharon Dijksma reports this to the police. A resident had reported to the municipality on February 20 because he and his neighbors had … Read more

Agent suspended because he threatens young person who visits him at home with hatchet | Interior

Agent suspended because he threatens young person who visits him at home with hatchet |  Interior

A police officer in Sassenheim in South Holland has been temporarily suspended due to an incident at his home. In the night from Monday to Tuesday, he was visited by a group of young people and threatened one of them with an axe. Colleagues have arrested the agent on suspicion of threats. According to the … Read more

Judge finds area ban A12 for climate activists only partly justified | Interior

Judge finds area ban A12 for climate activists only partly justified |  Interior

28 feb 2023 om 12:48Update: 15 minuten geleden The court in The Hague only partly agrees with the area ban imposed on eight climate activists. The activists of Extinction Rebellion (XR) were imposed this area ban because they had called for the Utrechtsebaan (A12) to be blocked on 28 January. Three of the eight activists … Read more

Man with cocked crossbow arrested at Schiphol train station | Interior

Man with cocked crossbow arrested at Schiphol train station |  Interior

A man who walked around on the track and a platform of Schiphol Airport train station with a cocked crossbow on Sunday was arrested by the Marechaussee. He “created a threatening situation,” said a spokesman. The Marechaussee received a report about the man, who was walking on platform 2 at the time. When the Marechaussees … Read more

Scooter driver killed in collision with train in Maastricht | Interior

Scooter driver killed in collision with train in Maastricht |  Interior

A scooter rider was killed on Saturday evening by a collision with a train on a level crossing in Maastricht. A second person, who was also on the scooter, was injured. That happened when the scooter driver crossed a level crossing while a train was approaching, the police announced. The accident happened around 8.25 pm … Read more

Suspect shooting Bunschoten-Spakenburg also suspect in case of dead woman | Interior

Suspect shooting Bunschoten-Spakenburg also suspect in case of dead woman |  Interior

The man who was arrested on Wednesday after a shooting in Bunschoten-Spakenburg (Utrecht) is also suspected of involvement in the death of a woman. She was found lifeless on the same day in the man’s home in Nijkerk in Gelderland. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) reports this on Friday. The suspect was arrested at his … Read more