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Recent news: unrest at BBB, Olympic honoring, Odido hack, sentencing demands, Sinterklaas in Grave, Norwegian king, protest in Bleskensgraaf (Wednesday, February 25)

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Mona Keijzer has left the BBB (Farmer-Citizen Movement) parliamentary group. Henk Vermeer is now the new parliamentary group leader. Keijzer will continue independently in the House of Representatives.

Olympic medal winners were honored in The Hague. The royal couple and Princess Amalia have received the athletes. Gold medal winners received a decoration in the Order of Orange-Nassau.

The hacker group ShinyHunters has stolen data from Odido. They are demanding up to ten million euros to not publish the data. The number of reports of identity fraud at Odido has risen to 590.

The Public Prosecution Service demands four years in prison for brothers for attempted manslaughter in Wildervank. A resident of Haarlem has been sentenced to three years in prison and a hospital order for online sexual abuse. In appeal, the Public Prosecution Service demands fifteen years in prison and a hospital order against Sander K. for a murder in IJmuiden.

Sinterklaas arrives in Grave on November 14. The national arrival can be watched live on television. It is the first time since 2000 for a municipality in Brabant.

King Harald of Norway is in the hospital in Tenerife. He is being treated for an infection and dehydration. Former Prime Minister Jagland is also in the hospital, according to media following controversy over contacts.

The Riot Police intervened at a protest in Bleskensgraaf. Demonstrators threw glass, stones, and fireworks at police officers. No one was injured and no arrests were made.

Sources: Omroep Brabant, AD, NRC, Nederlands Dagblad, RTV Noord, Trouw, Volkskrant, NU.nl Sport, NOS, NOS Economie, NOS Politiek, NU.nl, NOS Binnenland, NOS Tech (30 articles)

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