Hoe het zit met de problemen van het COA? Die stapelen zich, zoals ze dat zo mooi zeggen, op. In Ter Apel rinkelt de gemeentekassa dagelijks en in de stad (ja, echt) Hardenberg is de dwangsom inmiddels opgelopen tot meer dan 1 miljoen euro. In navolging daarvan besloot Epe vandaag om 63.000 euro boete op te leggen als het COA het Fletcher Hotel aldaar over een week niet heeft verlaten. Het bedrag kan oplopen tot een maximum van 11,4 miljoen euro. Hoppa. Alsof dat allemaal nog niet genoeg is gaat ook Almelo meedoen. Daar staat een prachtig hotel, gesitueerd in het oude Huis van Bewaring, waarin twee gezinnen van liefst 14 asielzoekers al enkele maanden illegaal gehuisvest worden. De mensen zijn door het COA in het hotel geplempt zonder overleg met de gemeente (ideetje van toenmalig minister Mona Keijzer) en daarover is de gemeente pissig. Dus: Handhavingstraject, oftewel een mogelijke DWANGSOM. Gelukkig voor het COA hebben de gemeentes als het aan minister Bart van den Brink ligt dadelijk helemaal niks meer over asielhuishouding binnen hun grenzen te zeggen. Hou vol COA!

She brought Irish Gaelic to Top of the Pops, featured on soundtracks including Titanic and King Arthur and showed that folk could find pop success
• Clannad singer and harpist Moya Brennan dies aged 73

Moya Brennan’s voice was an unusual instrument to arrive in the Top 20 in November 1982, especially on a Top of the Pops episode featuring the very different delights of A Flock of Seagulls, Eddy Grant and one-hit wonders Blue Zoo. As light as a leaf in the air, it provided a sacred counterpoint to the low, looming drones of a Prophet 5 synthesiser, and, in its breathy solo lines, guided the layered harmonies of her Clannad bandmates – her brothers and uncles – to somewhere new. A week later, Theme from Harry’s Game – the closing song on a radical Yorkshire TV series about The Troubles that played out over three consecutive nights – had jumped to No 5 in the charts, the highest ever position for a song sung in Irish Gaelic.

The lyrics were about the never-ending cycle of life, and how all things must pass, plucked from a proverb from a book of her grandfather’s, by her brother and bandmate, Ciarán. Even to non-speakers, Brennan’s voice sounded like a new kind of spiritual guide, much needed in the anxious early days of Thatcherism and only a few months after the IRA London park bombings. Her impact also expanded the transportive possibilities of traditional music in film and TV. Brennan’s voice became a mainstay of soundtracks, later among them ITV’s Robin of Sherwood series, Titanic and the 2004 feature film adaptation of King Arthur starring Keira Knightley, entering public consciousness in a way similar to how the avant garde output of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop had in the 1960s.

Mormon Wives star was accused of domestic violence by her former partner Dakota Mortensen

Prosecutors in Utah have declined to press charges against Taylor Frankie Paul, star of the reality show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, after she was accused of domestic violence.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Salt Lake county district attorney’s office said it would not be pursuing charges against Paul following a pair of domestic violence investigations stemming from allegations made by Paul’s former partner Dakota Mortensen.

Some campaigners are frustrated at slow pace of change, while those impacted are trying to work out what it means day-to-day

A year ago, the supreme court made its landmark judgment on single-sex spaces. In a long-running case against the Scottish government brought by gender-critical campaigners For Women Scotland (FWS), the court ruled that, for the purposes of the Equality Act, the legal definition of a woman was based on biological sex.

The judgment has significant ramifications for who can now access women-only services and spaces, such as refuges or toilets. But most service providers are still awaiting practical guidance on how to apply the ruling.

Physicians issue reminder to public after TV doctor and CMS chief relays president’s claim on Don Jr podcast

Donald Trump defended his consumption of diet soda by suggesting it might help prevent cancer, according to recent comments shared by Mehmet Oz in an interview with Donald Trump Jr.

The remarks have even prompted some doctors to remind the public that, no, diet soda will not do anything to prevent cancer.

Study finds LLMs will smuggle biases into others even if they're scrubbed from training data

New research warns about the dangers of teaching LLMs on the output of other models, showing that undesirable traits can be transmitted "subliminally" from teacher to student, even when they are scrubbed from training data.…

BARCELONA (ANP/AFP) - Carlos Alcaraz doet deze week niet mee aan het ATP-tennistoernooi van Barcelona. De Spanjaard heeft een polsblessure, meldt de organisatie.

Alcaraz, die donderdag zou aantreden tegen de Tsjech Tomas Machac, verloor zondag de finale van de Monte Carlo Masters van Jannik Sinner. De Italiaan nam daarmee de eerste positie op de wereldranglijst van Alcaraz over.

Naar verwachting zal Alcaraz in Madrid en Rome weer in actie komen ter voorbereiding op de verdediging van zijn titel op Roland Garros, dat op 24 mei in Parijs van start gaat.

Alcaraz verloor vorig jaar in Barcelona in de finale van de Deen Holger Rune.

DEN HAAG (ANP) - De Belastingdienst is recent gestuit op een datakluis met 64 miljoen bestanden die niet zijn onderzocht toen de Parlementaire Enquêtecommissie in het kader van de toeslagenaffaire verzocht om informatie. Dat meldden staatssecretarissen Eelco Eerenberg (Financiën) en Sandra Palmen (Toeslagen). De data is in 2019 apart gezet en wordt nu onderzocht.

Last week, the world watched as NASA’s 10-day Artemis II Moon mission came to a triumphant end. If you missed the coverage, we have the photos to help catch you up.

Throughout the mission, NASA shared hundreds of images documenting this historic moment for all to see. An added bonus: they’re released under a Creative Commons license, which means the public can download and use them for free. You can read the full license details here.

So where can you find all these stunning space moments? NASA HQ and NASA Johnson are just a couple of clicks away and they’ll take you on a virtual mission alongside the brave crew of the Integrity. We’re sharing some of our favorite shots here but make sure to visit NASA’s Flickr sites for the full collection and take your own trip to the Moon and back!

Meet the Orion spacecraft crew members, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, left, Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

In a view not seen by many, the crew captures an Earthset through the Orion spacecraft window during their flyby of the Moon. Credit: NASA

The Artemis II crew, including their now famous mascot “Rise”, take a group shot after traveling around the far side of the Moon. Credit: NASA

Artemis lunar science team members, from left, Alexandra Constantinou, and David Hollibaugh-Baker, work in the Science Mission Operations Room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA

NASA astronaut Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon. Credit: NASA

NASA’s Orion spacecraft along with Artemis II crewmembers splashes down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California on Friday, April 10, 2026. Credit: NASA

After their return to Earth, NASA’s Artemis II crew reunite to share brief remarks with friends, family, and colleagues following their journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

For more Artemis II photos, plus past and future NASA coverage, give their Flickr pages a follow. And don’t forget to fave and comment on your favorite shots to let the incredible team at NASA know just how much their work means to us. We’re so lucky to witness their adventures, their spirit of exploration and the breathtaking moments they capture through their photography. Until next time!