Extinction Rebellion plan to blockade A10 on Kings Day

DutchNews.nl— Campaign group Extinction Rebellion is planning a new attempt to close Amsterdam’s A10 ring road, this time scheduled to take place on Kings Day, when police resources are most stretched. The group said in a statement on Tuesday that it would attempt to block the motorway at midday unless king Willem-Alexander gave a statement condemning the way the fossil fuel industry is financed. The last attempt to close the road failed when police towed away cars that were being used to halt traffic....

NL Times—Amsterdam police chief criticizes planned Extinction Rebellion roadblock on King's Day. The planned roadblock from Extinction Rebellion (XR) on King's Day "looks a bit like pestering police, or pestering the mayor, or pestering Amsterdam," said Amsterdam police chief Frank Paauw. He is unhappy that activists "are going to see how far they can go on a day that the police are at their busiest," Paauw said on the TV show Op1.

DutchNews.nl—It's official: King's Days ARE colder than Queen's Days. King’s Days are colder than Queen’s Days despite being just three days apart, NOS weather woman Roosmarijn Knol has found ahead of Saturday’s celebrations. Many people feel that April 30th, when the Dutch monarch’s birthday used to be celebrated, was always sunny while April 27, the current king’s birthday, is invariably cold and miserable, Knol said. “I have come to the surprising conclusion there is some truth in that feeling,” Knol said. “if you look at the statistics, there is

dailym.ai—Three cheers for the King! Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is a vision in green as King Willem-Alexander and their daughters join her to celebrate King's Day. The Dutch royal family were out in full force for the annual festival, which marks the birthday of King Willem-Alexander , this year heading to the town of Emmen in the north east.