Well-known climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested at an Extinction Rebellion highway blockade on Zuid-Hollandlaan in The Hague. The police have put her in a detention bus, an ANP reporter sees.Moments earlier, Thunberg joined a group of almost 100 demonstrators who were blocking the Utrechtsebaan (A12). Extinction Rebellion blocked the A12) in The Hague for the 37th time on Saturday to protest against government support for the fossil fuel industry.
About 35,000 people will take part in the 48th NN CPC Loop, a running competition in The Hague, on Sunday. The start and finish are on the Malieveld. The shortest distance is a youth run over 1 km, starting at 9.15 a.m. The main competition is the NN half marathon, which starts at 2 p.m., according to Omroep West.
Railroad infrastructure firm ProRail will work with construction contractor BAM on the tracks and platforms at the central station in The Hague, ProRail announced on Thursday. Passenger train timetables have already been adjusted on March 2 and 3 and then from March 9 to 13. Trains will not run between Den Haag Laan van NOI on the east side of the city and Den Haag Centraal. Additionally, there will be no trains at all to and from Den Haag Centraal on March 9 and 10.