The extreme heatwave dominated, with code red warnings extended into Saturday for four provinces after record June temperatures—38.2°C in Eindhoven, the hottest June day ever in De Bilt. Editors tracked the day's escalation: morning cancellations like the Veteranendag parade, afternoon asphalt buckling on the A15, and evening tropical nights. Simultaneously, the cabinet presented its long-awaited nitrogen package, introducing stricter limits (max 2.6 cows per hectare) to restart permitting. Reactions ranged from LTO's 'painful measures' to environmental groups calling it a breakthrough or insufficient. Overnight, Oranje's World Cup group win over Tunisia (3-1) secured a knockout match against Morocco, briefly shifting focus before heat and nitrogen reclaimed headlines.