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Climate activists arrested who planned to disrupt British airports

Activists from Just Stop Oil arrested for planning to disrupt busy airports in England during summer holidays, with police saying several high-profile members of the group were among the suspects. Details on their exact approach to disrupting airports remain unclear, but police are warning of strong consequences for anyone who endangers airport security. Just Stop Oil accuses police of unlawful action and claims being a supporter of the group is enough to be considered a suspect.

Democrats now openly doubt Biden, what are the options?

In the first debate between Biden and Trump, Biden was not strong in his defense against Trump's attacks, increasing the pressure on him to withdraw as a presidential candidate ahead of the Democratic party convention in August.

Parents of student banga list start foundation: 'There must be sanctions'

Parents of female students who have been victims of Utrecht's 'banga lists' have founded a foundation called 'Stop Banga Lists' to advocate for a change in society and provide support for the victims. The foundation aims to implement a sanction policy with financial compensation for victims and work towards a cultural shift to prevent future incidents.

Hearings were solid test, but parties divided over future

The Lower House is divided over the future of hearings for prospective ministers, with the PVV consistently refusing to distance itself from controversial positions and the coalition parties asking critical questions. The initiator of the hearings is satisfied with the outcome, but concerns remain about cooperation between the cabinet and the radical right parties.

New obligations for cars: beeps for speeding and 'black box'

Starting next Sunday, a new European rule applies to all new cars sold, allowing carmakers to choose from several methods to warn of speeding, but this can be perceived as intrusive.

Rutte gives himself in NOS Youth News 'a 6, maybe a 6.5'

Mark Rutte, Holland's outgoing prime minister, looks back on his 14 years in the Torentje and his future as head of NATO, where he stresses that his main goals are to bring people together and ensure that the sense of insecurity in the world is stopped.