News about football, inspections, NS and fireworks (Tuesday, August 18)

Thijs Dallinga from Hellum is playing this season for 1. FC Köln (1. FC Cologne). The German club is loaning the 26-year-old striker for a year from Bologna. At TOP Oss versus FC Den Bosch, one hundred away supporters are welcome again.

On the first day on the Merwedebrug (Merwede Bridge), 34 fines were issued. Since July 18, trucks and coaches are not allowed on the weak bridge. In Twente, farmers are no longer allowed to protest on the highway with tractors.

NS (Dutch Railways) is receiving many questions about the summer subscription costing 49 euros. For nearly 400,000 customers, the discount on invoices is not immediately clear. From September 1, it will cost 127.95 euros again, and cancellation can be done daily.

The government is running a campaign because old fireworks have been banned since August 1. In Baarle-Nassau, residents are protesting again against trader Loots and his permit plan. The province of Antwerp will decide later on his application in Baarle-Hertog.

Parents who homeschool due to their beliefs must make a transition plan this school year. According to the Nederlands Dagblad (Dutch Daily), a majority might want to emigrate. A former youth care employee wants fewer rules, and the child should count more.