[{"title":"Netherlands records first official summer day of 2026 as temperatures rise toward 30°C","description":"The Netherlands recorded its first official summer day of 2026 on Friday, May 22, when temperatures in De Bilt reached 25.0°C."},{"title":"Suspected ebola patient visited African outbreak zone; Test results expected today","description":"According to Radboudumc hospital in Nijmegen, it is expected to become clear on Saturday whether the patient admitted on Thursday on suspicion of Ebola is actually infected with the disease."},{"title":"Plans to bring back the Groningen-Norway ferry will cost €75 million","description":"An expansion of Eemshaven that will include a new ferry terminal for planned passenger and freight routes to Norway is to cost 75 million euros, with completion targeted for early 2028, RTV Noord "},{"title":"Nearly 5,000 vocational students still lack internships as shortage doubles in 2 years","description":"The number of MBO vocational students unable to find internships has doubled in two years, leaving 4,695 without a placement this school year, according to new"},{"title":"Dutch survey shows steady summer travel demand despite inflation and oil price concerns","description":"A Dutch survey suggests that summer holiday demand is holding up despite ongoing concerns about inflation, energy prices, and political conflicts, with the majority of travelers already locking in "},{"title":"New laser technology for efficient solar panel recycling developed in Netherlands","description":"Research institute TNO has created a laser-based method for recycling solar panels."},{"title":"Maastricht UMC testing if patients can sleep at home night before surgery","description":"Maastricht University Medical Center has begun a pilot program that allows patients to sleep at home the night before major planned operations, rather than checking in the evening prior, aiming to "},{"title":"Thousands in Netherlands have undiagnosed high cholesterol, Heart Foundation says","description":"Many people in the Netherlands live with elevated cholesterol or high blood pressure without realizing it, data from the Dutch Heart Foundation shows."},{"title":"One in three small business owners work extra hours to offset staffing shortages","description":"Nearly one in three small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs work extra hours to cover staff shortages."},{"title":"Rotterdam pair caught laundering cash from Surinamese takeaway, Amsterdam travel office","description":"An investigation into money laundering at a Rotterdam eatery and an Amsterdam travel agency led to the arrests of two people and the seizure of thousands of euros in cash, police said on Friday."}]