Podcast: The My Big Fat Greek Footballing Tragedy Edition

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Crisis club Ajax plumb new depths of hubris as their ramshackle defending on the pitch is eclipsed by a flurry of own goals in the boardroom. Down the road in The Hague, the manure hits the fan in the coalition talks as the negotiators try to put together the puzzle pieces. A group of pensioners go on trial accused of forming a criminal organisation to distribute suicide powders. Cyclists now account for two in five road deaths, but most would still rather be seen dead than in a safety helmet. And campaigners score a major victory in their efforts to clean up 800 tonnes of debris from the bottom of the Waddenzee.

Ophef of the week: Amsterdam bar’s Remembrance Day borrel sparks online brawl

Rangers stunned as wolf wriggles through badger tunnel

Exploited woman was blackmailed by man she hired to kill her husband (rechtspraak.nl)

News

Coalition talks are at a “sticky” stage with one month to go

Negotiators hold separate talks with four parties on public spending

Dutch manure mountain divides potential coalition partners

PVV drops Nexit pledge from European elections manifesto

Wilders to join far-right European leaders at Budapest summit

Elderly right-to-die campaigners in court over suicide powder

Suicide powder group member sold “compound X” to over 600 people

Fewer cyclists killed on Dutch roads but more die than motorists

Dutch cities top list of Europe’s most expensive places to rent

Only 16,600 new build houses were sold last year: CBS

Clean-up campaigners win battle over Waddenzee debris list

Sport

Ajax woes deepen as Van Praag and finance chief come under fire

Van der Laan throws her hat in the ring for KNVB chair (NOS)

Mathieu van der Poel wins second Classic of a week in Paris-Roubaix (BBC)