Cold winter weather on the way with temperatures up to -7 degrees and a chance of ice skating in the north of the Netherlands. Weerplaza also predicts plenty of sunshine, but only from next Sunday is skating possible on natural ice rinks in for example Kinderdijk, Kampen and Wageningen.
Shocking footage from Tokyo's Haneda airport shows a collision between a passenger plane and a Japanese coastguard aircraft, resulting in a devastating explosion. Despite the tragic loss of life on the coastguard plane, all 367 passengers and crew on the passenger plane managed to evacuate safely within 18 minutes, with the calm and efficient response being hailed as a miracle and a new standard for training in the future.
Supermarket chain Jumbo reports that 100 million euros worth of groceries were stolen in 2023, equivalent to their entire annual profit. Shoplifting has increased by 60 percent and several organizations stress that this is a larger social problem.
Supermarkets in the Netherlands try to waste as little food as possible each year, especially during the holidays. Fortunately, more and more supermarkets are donating their leftover produce to local food banks, but this also means less supply for the food banks in the long run.
Economic interest over environment and health: new records reveal how the Ministry of Economic Affairs provided million-dollar subsidies to chemical company DuPont in the 1980s while ignoring potential environmental and health problems.
Passengers film the chaotic evacuation after a passenger plane's engine caught fire during landing. Witnesses recount the panic and praise the calm personnel who managed to evacuate them safely.