Code orange and yellow issued for large parts of the Netherlands due to rapidly approaching storm Henk with very heavy wind gusts up to 110 km/hour. Flooding in several areas due to high water levels and measures are being taken to mitigate this.
This year, the Dutch bought 105 million euros worth of fireworks, slightly less than last year. Sales of category F1 fireworks decreased, while sales of category F2 fireworks remained the same. Police confiscated a total of more than 60,000 kilograms of fireworks this year.
Mathieu van der Poel wins a cyclocross World Cup race for the third time in a row, but his victory was overshadowed by an incident in which he spat toward a spectator. There were also crashes among the "big three" and Puck Pieterse takes her third win in a row in the women.
Massive cancellations and stranded passengers as severe weather floods tunnel near Ebbsfleet International station in UK.
'Fatal firework accident claims life in Midden-Limburg village after mishap during New Year's celebrations.'
A retaliatory attack by Ukraine on the Russian city of Belgorod has left 18 dead and 111 wounded. The situation escalated further when Russia responded by shelling the center of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.