The trauma of the children held hostage in Bovensmilde in 1977 and the return of Derwin Schorren to the quake front. This is the most important news of Wednesday 4 May | daily overview

Derwin Schorren, Ursula von der Leyen, René Pol, Eveline van Duyl and more. Here’s the most important news today that you (possibly) missed.

Shout for attention to the schoolchildren who were held hostage in Bovensmilde in 1977

They never received any attention, the 105 schoolchildren who were held hostage for days in their school in Bovensmilde in May 1977. Is that finally being rectified 45 years later

Dirk Evers plays with g-forces in Oostwold

Dirk Evers set a world record at the Oostwold airstrip. Read the how and why here and see Dirk fly

How does Donar stay in the race for the title?

Donar went down painfully 69-72 against Aris Leeuwarden in the first game of the play-offs on Tuesday evening. The second game, next Thursday in Friesland, has to be won by the Groningers to stay in the race. This is how Donar captain Thomas Koenis looks back on that first play-off game

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René from Annen helps victims in Ukraine with this remarkable vehicle

With his company Special Truck Parts BV in Annen, René Pol trades in used ambulances and fire engines. There is a great need for emergency vehicles in Ukraine, which is heavily burdened by the Russian invasion. Pol already delivered several ‘normal’ ambulances and a fire extinguisher. Click here to see and to read what Pol has now made for the paramedics

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More and more stone millionaires in Groningen

The housing market has been tense for some time. That leads to prices that – excusez le mot – go through the roof. Look and read here how many houses have sold for more than a million euros in the city of Groningen alone

Derwin Schorren is back in the earthquake file in a new role

Derwin Schorren was vice-chairman of the Groninger Soil Movement. Then the advocate of Groningen, which had been duped by earthquake suffering, disappeared from the scene. Schorren is back. Read here in what capacity

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Eveline unravels the dark mystery from her youth

In her youth, artist Eveline van Duyl from Westerwijtwerd sensed perfectly that a dark shadow hung over family life. She couldn’t put the puzzle pieces together until she saw a picture of her father in a non-Dutch army uniform. She has written off and drawn the mystery. Read here

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Brussels wants to boycott oil from Russia quickly

Putin wants to wipe Ukraine off the map. That will not work,” said EU leader Ursula von der Leyen. “It is Russia with Putin that is sinking.” She has this measure in store to make it more difficult for Putin

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What if a roe deer is shot by a hunter in an area where hunting is allowed, but dies in a piece of nature where hunting deer is prohibited? A Frisian hunter put that question to the judge in Groningen on Wednesday, because the police withdrew his permit. Here more about the hunt by the boas on the hunter

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