[11:34] Firework damage hits €16m, fewer claims in firework free zones
The damage caused to private homes and property during the New Year fireworks frenzy amounted to approximately €16 million, the...
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/01/firework-damage-hits-e16m-fewer-claims-in-firework-free-zones/
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Firework damage hits €16m, fewer claims in firework free zones - DutchNews.nl
The damage caused to private homes and property during the New Year fireworks frenzy amounted to approximately €16 million, the Dutch insurance association VvV reported on Thursday. The figures also indicate that there was less damage in areas where a firework ban had been implemented, although the bans were widely ignored. In total, 19 towns and cities enforced a firework ban this year, and around 100 established firework-free zones. In both cases, there was an increase in damage to private...
[15:42] Two jailed for projecting racist slogans on Erasmus bridge
Two men who projected racist slogans on the Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam during the New Year celebrations at the end...
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/01/two-jailed-for-projecting-racist-slogans-on-erasmus-bridge/
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Two jailed for projecting racist slogans on Erasmus bridge - DutchNews.nl
Two men who projected racist slogans on the Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam during the New Year celebrations at the end of 2022 have been jailed for six months by judges in the port city. The two, 26-year-old John A from Zwijndrecht and 36-year-old Daniil S from Landgraaf, were also found guilty of setting up similar projections on Eindhoven town hall during Carnaval in February 2023. John A was also found guilty of projecting racist slogans on Alkmaar’s town hall. The...
[07:15 AM] Schiphol invested a billion euros in the airport last year; increase of 40 percent
Schiphol spent a record 1 billion euros on investments last year, said CEO Pieter van Oord of the airport during the New Year’s reception.
https://nltimes.nl/2025/01/11/schiphol-invested-billion-euros-airport-last-year-increase-40-percent
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Schiphol invested a billion euros in the airport last year; increase of 40 percent
Schiphol spent a record 1 billion euros on investments last year, said CEO Pieter van Oord of the airport during the New Year’s reception. “That is over 40 percent more than the year before and a record that we have not seen in, I’d say, 100 years at Schiphol,” Van Oord added.
[11:43] New Year figures: 8,292 incidents, 1,162 injuries, 245 arrests
In total, the police were called out to deal with 8,292 incidents and made 245 arrests during the New Year...
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/01/new-year-figures-8292-incidents-1162-injuries-245-arrests/
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New Year figures: 8,292 incidents, 1,162 injuries, 245 arrests - DutchNews.nl
In total, the police were called out to deal with 8,292 incidents and made 245 arrests during the New Year celebrations, according to the justice ministry’s official report on the evening. The fire brigade was called out to deal with 4,106 fires, an increase of 400 on last year. Six of the fires were major. However, despite the number of incidents, there has been a reduction over the past four years, the report said, while pointing out that all fireworks...
[00:19] Bidens visit New Orleans after New Year's Day attack
US President Joe Biden has visited the scene of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans that left 14 people dead and dozens injured when a US Army veteran drove a truck into a crowd of revellers.
https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0106/1489406-new-orleans/
#US #JoeBiden #theNewYear'sDay #NewOrleans #14 #dozens #USArmy
[14:29] Police “frustrated and desperate” about firework violence: AD
A growing number of police officers have had enough of the way they become targets during the New Year festivities...
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/01/police-frustrated-and-desperate-about-firework-violence-ad/
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Police "frustrated and desperate" about firework violence: AD - DutchNews.nl
A growing number of police officers have had enough of the way they become targets during the New Year festivities and are accusing the government of failing to act to end the chaos, the AD reported on Monday afternoon. They also want an immediate ban on consumer fireworks. The claim is made in an internal police memo and gives “an in-depth view of the frustration and desperation within the police force,” the paper said. During the New Year celebrations, police...
[16:34] New Orleans mourns victims of truck attack with vigil and celebration of life
New Orleans mourned, wept and danced at a vigil Saturday evening along the famous thoroughfare where a man rammed a pickup truck into a crowd, killing and injuring revellers who were there to celebrate the new year.
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/north-america/new-orleans-mourns-victims-of-truck-attack-with-vigil-and-celebration-of-life/a1962015628.html
#NewOrleans #Saturday #evening #thenewyear
New Orleans mourns victims of truck attack with vigil and celebration of life
New Orleans mourned, wept and danced at a vigil Saturday evening along the famous thoroughfare where a man rammed a pickup truck into a crowd, killing and injuring revellers who were there to celebrate the new year.
[15:45] Stepson of former royal nanny died in New Orleans attack
British police have named one of the victims of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans as Edward Pettifer whose stepmother was a nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0104/1489088-new-orleans-attack/
#British #theNewYear'sDay #NewOrleans #EdwardPettifer #PrinceWilliam #PrinceHarry
[08:01] Hope and joy in Syria as it enters new year without Assad
Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing "revolution" flags as Syria saw in the new year with hope following 13 years of civil war.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0104/1488830-syria-war-deaths/
#UmayyadSquare #Damascus #Syria #thenewyear #13years
[16:20] US law enforcement concerned about copycat truck attacks
US law enforcement and intelligence agencies are concerned about copycat vehicle-ramming attacks following the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans by a US Army veteran, according to a US law enforcement intelligence bulletin.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0103/1488986-us-law-enforcement-copycat-attacks/
#US #theNewYear'sDay #NewOrleans #USArmy
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