Podcast: The Eternal Sunshine of the Forever Chemicals Edition
In a hilarious and intricate farce set in The Hague, Geert Wilders plays a man who wakes up every morning unable to remember if he still supports his own asylum bill. Another victim of Wilders’ amnesia, singer Douwe Bob, has to flee the country when Dilan Yesilgöz forms a strike partnership with a pro-Israeli football hooligan. PFAS “forever chemicals” are set to join nitrogen compounds and CO2 on the list of pollutants that the Netherlands firmly resolves to do nothing about. And in sport, the men’s cricket and women’s football teams have busy weeks ahead, while the Wimbledon dream is already over for the Dutch hopefuls.
Ophef of the week: Service station worker sacked for snacking on sandwiches
Princess Amalia to become reservist after meeting Donald Trump
Almere’s abandoned castle to become centre of new resiidential development
News
Douwe Bob leaves the Netherlands after receiving death threats
Man arrested for threatening singer who walked out of Jewish event
MPs back controversial asylum bills despite doubts about “illegality”
Government spending was main driver of economic growth in 2024
Price gap between Dutch petrol stations tops €27 for a full tank
Everyone in the Netherlands has “forever chemicals” in their blood
Mixed weather ahead as summer heat gives way to storms
Sport
Max O’Dowd creates history as cricketers gear up for T20 qualifying
Leeuwinnen have mountain to climb to repeat 2017 Euros success
- Schedule of European T20 qualifying matches in Voorburg (KCNB)
- Matches are being streamed live on the ICC’s website
Griekspoor crashes out of Wimbledon with “scandalous” defeat
Van de Zandschulp and De Jong knocked out in second round of Wimbledon (AD)
Femke Bol to tie the knot with Belgian pole vaulter Ben Broeders (Flair)
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