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NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 06:52
Good morning! Today the Council of Ministers is discussing the Asylum Seekers Distribution Act and the Dutch national team will play the first European Championship qualifier against France.
It will be a day with a mix of clouds, sun and showers. The strongest showers are before noon, especially in the south, center and east of the country. There is a chance of thunderstorms, hail and gusts of wind. It will be 12 degrees in the northwest to 15 in Limburg with a strong southwest wind.
Are you going on the road? Here you will find an overview of the activities. Check the rail timetable here.
What can you expect today?
The Asylum Seekers Distribution Act is being discussed in the Council of Ministers. According to sources in The Hague, that law has hardly been amended by State Secretary Eric van der Burg (Asylum Affairs), despite strong criticism of that law from, among others, the Council of State. child benefit affair. Such appeals often come in. That is why the procedure at the Implementing Organization for Recovery Allowances is now being discussed “in a broader context”. Due to injuries and numerous sick players, national coach Ronald Koeman has a considerably weakened selection. The court in Amsterdam is once again holding a preparatory hearing in the case of the murder of crime reporter Peter R. de Vries. There are now seven men suspected of involvement, including the alleged executors and client.
What did you miss?
ProRail is allowed to expel the badgers under the track at Esch. Last night, the rail manager received an exemption from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). Because badgers are a protected species, they cannot simply be expelled.
“We can let the badgers leave the track with measures,” says ProRail. The work may only take place during the day, because badgers are nocturnal animals. Due to the badger sett under the railway, no trains have been running between Den Bosch and Boxtel since Tuesday.
ProRail already started preparations yesterday. The railway embankment has been mowed to make the site less attractive to badgers and check valves have been installed at the ends of the corridors of the badger sett. This gives the badger the opportunity to safely leave the burrow overnight, but the non-return valves prevent it from returning to it. This morning the excavation of the badger sett begins.
Other news from the night
And then this:
A sailing ship with, among others, fourteen Dutch students on board was stranded in Norway yesterday. The teens talk about how they suddenly had to disembark:
Students tell how their sailing ship stranded in Norway