The Ready... Aim... Wildfire Edition - Week 18 - 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses wildfires during army training, royal celebrations, protests against refugee centers, a data security deal with Lidl, and owl watching incidents in Limburg.

The army is feeling the heat after several wildfires break out during training excercises in tinderbox conditions. The king gets his skates on and straddles some Frisian dikes for his birthday bash this year. Protests against refugee centers turn ugly when a former council office is trashed by roving hooligans. The government signs a data security deal with the owners of Lidl as it tries to become less dependent on US tech firms. And owl watchers are stunned by some fly-by-night high jinks in Limburg.

Topics covered

• wildfires
• royal events
• protests
• data security
• owl watching

Keywords

• wildfires
• Frisian
• Lidl
• protests
• data security
• owl watching
• refugee centers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lidl

Places: Frisian, Limburg

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