Podcast: The Gulf of Dick Advocaat Edition
The election campaign heats up with rumours of a meltdown in the VVD, Henri Bontenbal being roasted on the dance floor and Volt blowing a fuse over the radio debates. Dutch universities speak out against budget cuts after slipping further down the international league table. Police announce a breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of a 19-year-old Hungarian sex worker. Forest rangers crack down on illegal mushroom picking in Brabant. And can Dick Advocaat round off his footballing odyssey with a calypso flourish in Curaçao?
Ophef of the week: Civil servants will have to eat Dutch food for a week
Ben & Jerry’s founder loses his cool after Unilever sells ice-cream brand
First bird flu outbreak for a year found in Gasselterniijveenschemond
Election news
Three weeks ahead of the election 50% of voters are still undecided
VVD senator quits, says party has drifted from its core values
Clouds gather over VVD: “Who’s going to tell Dilan it’s over?”
Volt pulls out of debate to avoid giving “oxygen” to climate change deniers
Dutch universities voice concern after falling in global rankings again
Cutting foreign student numbers will hit Dutch economy, universities warn
Concern mount about “lost generation” of Ukrainians in Netherlands
Two DNA matches found in case of murdered Amsterdam sex worker
Sweep nets dozens of kilos of illegally picked mushrooms
Sport
Twente’s women claim point at Chelsea in Champions League (BBC)
Memphis dropped for World Cup qualifier after passport fiasco
Oranje beat Malta 4-0 but fail to impress in World Cup qualifier
Experience Advocaat eyes World Cup qualification with Curacao
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