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Podcast: The Pandas Have More Fun Than Dolphins Edition

October 16, 2026
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Pandemonium breaks out in the Dutch middle classes as hackers cancel the country’s Albert Heijn bonus cards. Rob Jetten criticises Donald Trump’s diesel deal and sanctions against the ICC. Thrill-seeking Dutch auditors say the country’s roads and railways need a €9.5 billion upgrade to prepare for war. The Senate votes to stop fining the immigration service for taking too long to process asylum claims. Allegations of intimidation and bullying surround one of the Netherlands’ most successful cycling teams. And there is potentially life changing news for the nation’s pandas, dolphins and seals.

Dutch News · The Pandas Have More Fun Than Dolphins – Week 42 – 2026

Ophef of the week: Bad call: Bol under fire for putting mobile phones on Sinterklaas wish lists (RTL)

Teeth are the first casualty of the stroopwafel war (AD.nl)

“Harry Styles effect” added 0.4% to Dutch Q2 inflation (ABN Amro)

News

Albert Heijn app and deliveries down after IT incident

Albert Heijn begins restocking as hack traced to foreign servers

Police urge Ahold to file a complaint over cybersecurity breach

Jetten attacks Trump’s diesel deal as “unwise” and pointless

Jetten condemns planned US sanctions against ICC, urges dialogue

Netherlands unwilling to release more strategic diesel reserves (nu.nl)

Auditors: €9.5bn needed to put roads and railways on war footing

Senate votes to axe penalty payments for asylum applicants

Internationals lose right to IND payouts under new asylum law

Dutch-born panda cub Lang Yue to move to China this month

Government plans to phase out captive dolphins by banning breeding

Seal sanctuary faces closure a year after moving to new facility

Sport

No Picnic: inquiry exposes “toxic culture” at top Dutch cycling team

Feyenoord top Eredivisie as AZ left seething over denied penalty

Hadj Moussa sinks Como as Feyenoord claim first CL group win

PSV punished for missed chances in 1-0 defeat in Leipzig

Alkmaar moves protest against Israeli club amid safety concerns

AZ and Twente win but Ajax lose in Split

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