Overnight attention went abroad, with FlĂĄvio Bolsonaro winning Brazil's first round and SĂĄnchez calling early elections in Spain, alongside warnings of Russian hybrid violence and a German intelligence warning of conflict with Russia.
Domestically the cabinet set the agenda by tightening screen advice to keep phones in lockers for the entire school day, including breaks and schoolyards, from 1 January, while JA21 and SGP revived their bid to curb amplified mosque calls.
Midday coverage converged on Maastricht, where Zwolle's restaurant retained its status as the country's sole holder of the top distinction and Amsterdam for the first time in ten years added none, as grid operators reported lengthening waits for heavier connections hitting households.
The evening turned to Opheusden, where four officers suffered hearing damage in anti-asylum riots, and to new detail on the FlyDubai co-pilot targeting Tel Aviv.