The national statistics agency CBS has stated that an increasing number of people have left the central urban belt of the Netherlands, moving to rural areas

National Coordination Committee for Water Distribution warned of a “looming water shortage” despite recent rainfall: drought is ongoing in in the Netherlands and in the upstream catchment areas of the Rhine and Meuse and water levels are set to decrease

Ye's concert in Armhen registered a sold-out house; over 40.000 fans crowded the dome for one of the few European concerts of ex-rapper Kanye West, cancelled in several otherr countries over his anti-Semitic positions

Bird flu outbreaks have been confirmed in Friesland and Flevoland, forcing the culling of over 135.000 birds

Regular inspection of technical installations to help prevent barn fires will be introduced as 'mandatory' probably starting this autumn, or as soon as feasibility research is completed and ongoing pilot project proven functional