Andy Burnham, the outgoing Mayor of Manchester, has announced his intention to succeed Keir Starmer as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Starmer resigned on Monday morning following mounting pressure and an anticipated leadership challenge within his party.
Two men were injured in a shooting at a barbershop in the Zuidoost district of Amsterdam on Friday afternoon. Police are searching for a suspect who fled the scene following a possible dispute and was last seen wearing a brown Ajax kit.
Araya Sumter has been appointed as a new alderman in Amsterdam, overseeing social justice, poverty relief, and diversity initiatives. Drawing from her personal history of financial hardship and her career as a high-level civil servant, she emphasizes the importance of community engagement and trust. While she currently lives in Haarlem, Sumter remains deeply connected to her Amsterdam roots and her new role serving the city's residents.
The Dutch cabinet is reintroducing a proposal to amend the constitution, allowing the Senate to modify and return legislation to the House of Representatives. Minister Pieter Heerma has placed the 2023 plan back on the political agenda to enhance the Senate's role in the legislative process.
Pediatrician Károly Illy testified before the Dutch parliamentary inquiry committee, stating that school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic likely led to an increase in child abuse. He emphasized that while exact statistics are currently unavailable, the risk of domestic harm to children was significantly high when they were forced to stay behind closed doors.