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At his first preliminary hearing in Arnhem, Ehud T. denied criminal involvement in an alleged €24 million investment-fraud scheme.

The queen is due to speak with police employees about money worries and discuss how financial health is addressed in workplace policy.

Dutch customs found 18kg of cocaine with an aircraft crew member at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Tuesday. The crew member was arrested, ANP reported. [Source 1]

Firefighters were trying to contain a very large fire at a shared commercial building in Almere and prevent it spreading to other sections.

The main renovation of the Afsluitdijk is complete, with new pumps and sluices brought into use as the storm and high-water season begins.

King Willem-Alexander is due to visit an asylum reception centre in Leersum on 27 October to meet people living and working there.

Bidders offered more than €27 million for three Peter Gillis holiday parks, but the creditor has yet to decide whether to accept the bids.

Two men suspected of involvement in the Overasselt shooting will remain in custody for another 14 days, as will a man arrested during related searches.