The Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ) was caught off guard by the Dutch cabinet's decision to ban visitors from nursing homes during the first COVID-19 wave. Former chief inspector Marina Eckenhausen informed a parliamentary inquiry committee that the inspectorate would have preferred to be consulted before the measure was implemented.
Stevie van der Peet and Levy van Rooijen, both 25, discuss their close friendship and the shared experience of living with autism. The pair, from Zwaanshoek and Hoofddorp, highlight the 'automatic attraction' and mutual understanding that defines their bond.
Lieselot Sintenie, a 24-year-old student teacher, was forced to cut her internship in Suriname short after contracting leptospirosis, commonly known as rat disease. Concerned for her safety, she returned home to seek medical care for the potentially life-threatening condition.
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service will not appeal the three-year and eleven-month prison sentences given to three men for the robbery of the Drents Museum in Assen. The men were convicted of stealing a historic golden helmet and three bracelets during the heist in January last year.
Israel conducted heavy airstrikes on southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, targeting approximately 80 sites and killing dozens of Hezbollah fighters. The military stated the attacks were a response to a Hezbollah rocket strike that resulted in the deaths of four Israeli soldiers.