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Police have arrested Extinction Rebellion activists after they blocked the railway tracks at Utrecht Centraal station. The protest, which follows a sit-in in the station hall, has brought all train traffic in and out of the major rail hub to a complete standstill. Protesters are demanding that the government immediately enforce tougher sanctions against Israel.

A patient has been admitted to a secure isolation ward at the Radboudumc hospital in Nijmegen to undergo testing for Ebola, though health officials stress the risk of an actual infection is considered low. Doctors are currently running diagnostic tests with results expected over the weekend, following a safety directive from the National Coordination Centre for Infectious Disease Control. While the Ministry of Health has declined to comment on the patient's identity or condition, this precautionary admission comes shortly after a Red Cross warning regarding an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbouring countries.

A large rescue operation was launched after a group of mudflat walkers ran into trouble near Ameland early on Sunday morning. Rescue teams, including boats and a helicopter, safely brought all participants ashore, though the exact cause of the incident remains unclear.

Prime Minister Rob Jetten has condemned a "very specifically targeted" attack on the D66 party headquarters in The Hague, where a perpetrator detonated a firework bomb on Thursday evening. While dozens of young people were inside the building at the time, police have since arrested a suspect for the act, which caused significant damage and forced the office to close temporarily. This follows a previous incident last autumn where the building sustained €34,000 in damages during an anti-immigration protest, leading Jetten to warn that such "hopeless" attempts at intimidation have no place in a democracy where disagreements should be settled through dialogue.

A KLM flight attendant has been cleared of hantavirus following a negative test result confirmed by the World Health Organisation. The crew member had been hospitalised with mild symptoms after having "intensive contact" with a passenger in Johannesburg who later died from the virus. While the negative result offers some relief, health authorities continue to monitor 388 passengers from the flight, warning that the virus has a long incubation period of up to six weeks.

Severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain and hail to southern parts of the Netherlands on Saturday evening, leading to localised flooding and the suspension of a professional football match. Fire crews tackling a wildfire in the Budel and Weert area were forced to change tactics due to the sudden deluge. A weather warning remains in place for most of the country as the storms begin to ease.

A second fire broke out on Saturday morning in a nature reserve near Oirschot, but was quickly brought under control by the regional fire department.

A major heathland fire on the Oirschotse Heide is under control on one side but still spreading on the other. Around 130 firefighters are working through difficult conditions as smoke drifts toward nearby villages and investigators prepare to examine whether military exercises played a role.