Report reveals problems at police team in Rotterdam-Centrum: shortage of personnel, social hardening and lack of diversity create unsafe working atmosphere and possible excessive use of force by officers.
Deadly synthetic drug, nitazene, has been linked to 284 deaths in the UK since last year and is becoming increasingly prevalent in Europe. Recently, a drug bust in the Netherlands revealed that ecstasy pills were actually a powerful nitazene variant, causing concern for police and highlighting the ease of manufacturing and transportation of synthetic drugs.
WHO has developed a plan to vaccinate 640,000 children under 10 years old in Gaza against polio, a highly contagious disease that has recently surfaced in the area. However, due to the ongoing conflict, it is uncertain how successful the vaccinations will be in reaching the target of 90% of children.
'Cabinet reaches agreement on budget: scaled-back expat scheme reversed, lower transfer tax and investment in police. Financial setbacks processed, purchasing power will increase next year.'
The United Dutch Municipalities are surprised that no consultation has taken place for transferring asylum seekers to existing reception locations, when these reception locations are already nearly full, and COA fears that fewer than 2,000 people will be in the application center on Sunday.
After a child fell from a rollercoaster at a Dutch fair, local officials are investigating the safety of the ride before allowing it to reopen. The owner of the ride has not yet commented on the incident, and the child's current condition is unknown.