[{"title":"Some €280 billion needed for infrastructure; Years of road closures, traffic jams loom","description":"The Netherlands will have to double its investment budget to approximately €280 billion to get Dutch infrastructure in order, according to a study by consultancy firm BCG."},{"title":"Hot weather peaking today with highs of 33 degrees Celsius; Cooler from tonight","description":"The Netherlands’ recent streak of hot weather will peak today, with maximum temperatures climbing to 33 degrees Celsius in the southeast."},{"title":"Ter Apel asylum shelter will soon turn kids away, Red Cross warns as temps rise to 32°C","description":"The Red Cross fears that “soon women and children in Ter Apel will also be left without a place to stay” if the Dutch government does not intervene “immediately.” There are extra concerns"},{"title":"Sewer water shows drug spending in The Hague rose 21% in two years to €85 million","description":"Over €85 million circulated in The Hague’s drug world last year, according to a bi-annual wastewater study commissioned by the municipality."},{"title":"More delivery drivers skip home deliveries, leaving packages at unexpected pickup points","description":"Complaints about parcel delivery practices are mounting, with two recurring problems standing out: drivers skipping home deliveries in favor of dropping parcels at pickup points and packages being "},{"title":"Climate Minister calls Urgenda founder Marjan Minnesma a “visionary” after death at 59","description":"Minister Stientje van Veldhoven (Climate, D66) said the Dutch climate movement has lost one of its most influential figures following the death of Urgenda founder and director "},{"title":"Bird flu returns in Friesland and Flevoland, forcing culling of over 135,000 birds","description":"Bird flu has resurfaced in the Netherlands, with outbreaks confirmed at a poultry farm in Marrum, in the province of Friesland, and earlier at a farm in Biddinghuizen, the government"},{"title":"21-year-old arrested after police discover dozens of dead animals in shed","description":"Police in Winschoten, Groningen, discovered about 40 dead animals and removed roughly 160 live animals from a shed after an anonymous tip led authorities to raid the property, resulting in the arre"},{"title":"Boy, 13, dies after collision with motor scooter in Amsterdam","description":"A 13-year-old boy from Amsterdam died after being struck by a motor scooter in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, police reports. The crash happened Saturday evening at about 8 p.m."},{"title":"NS files damage claim after activists block tracks at Utrecht Centraal","description":"Dutch rail operator NS said Sunday it plans to seek damages from activists after 27 demonstrators from Extinction Rebellion and pro-Palestinian groups "}]