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DEN HAAG (ANP) - Minister Vincent Karremans (Infrastructuur en Waterstaat, VVD) begrijpt dat de tijdelijke afsluiting van de Merwedebrug bij Gorinchem een "flinke tegenvaller" voor de transportsector is. Hij hoopt snel meer te kunnen zeggen over hoe het verdergaat, laat hij in een reactie weten.

Er wordt nu gekeken welke maatregelen nodig zijn om de brug veilig te kunnen blijven gebruiken tot de nieuwe brug er is in 2031, aldus de bewindsman. "We willen zo snel mogelijk duidelijkheid bieden over het vervolg." De veiligheid van de weggebruikers staat volgens hem voorop.

De Merwedebrug in de A27 werd zaterdag aan het eind van de middag voor het vrachtverkeer afgesloten omdat de boogconstructie niet veilig is. Vrachtauto's moeten omrijden en maken zo meer kosten. Overigens rijden maandag nog gewoon vrachtwagens over de brug, blijkt uit beelden van de webcam van Rijkswaterstaat bij de brug.

Perfect for an al fresco lunch spread, these bruschetta come together as quickly as they disappear …

Fresh, light but filling – these bruschetta are beautiful to bring outside as part of a lunch spread. They take minutes to whip together (sorry) and, for extra Marie Antoinette at Le Petit Trianon vibes, pick mint (or/and baby courgettes) from your own garden. You can get ahead by making the whipped feta and lemon dressing in advance, and keeping the courgette ribbons and radishes in cold water until needed. Drain and dress the courgettes just before serving – they’re lovely with the contrast of the toasted baguette and cool cheese.

As Todd Blanche, Erica Schwartz and Jay Clayton face the Senate, a fundamental disconnect becomes clear

There’s been a lot of discussion in America this week about the meaning of integrity.

You didn’t hear the word used directly; it was alluded to indirectly – in wondering whether Lindsey Graham was an immoral opportunist or clever pragmatist; in suspecting Todd Blanche of being more loyal to Trump than to the nation; in distrusting Erica Schwartz, Trump’s latest pick to lead the CDC, when she said she’ll never compromise on the science; in doubting Jay Clayton, his pick for director of national intelligence, will tell Trump anything he doesn’t want to hear.

Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now in the US and in the UK

Struggling to make it in Australia, aspiring director Anthony Frith cold-calls the team behind Sharknado and bites off more than he can chew in this making-of documentary

‘A bad movie is better than no movie” is the motto of this behind-the-scenes documentary, which charts director Anthony Frith’s quest to make his debut feature for ultra-schlock studio The Asylum; it doubles up as an affable salute to film-making savoir-faire.

Stuck making corporate videos to support his young family, Adelaide-based Frith is in danger of letting his artistic ambitions atrophy. So he opts for career shock therapy by cold-calling The Asylum (of Sharknado notoriety) in Burbank, California and proposing he oversee one of their straight-to-the-digital-cesspit features.

More than 3,000 solar panels power Jack’s Solar Garden, cool the land and help it turn a profit

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