Podcast: The Gulf of Dick Advocaat Edition

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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

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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