International

Today's national Queen's Day holiday ended in tragedy when a car was driven at high speed into the crowd waiting to see the royal family as it passed in cavalcade through the town, which lies about 90km (56 miles) to the east of Amsterdam. At least four people were killed and a number of others injured.

SP leader Agnes Kant said that “We are shocked by the tragic events in Apeldoorn. Our condolences go the victims and their families, and to everyone who had to witness this.”

The festive start of the European campaign which the SP had planned to mark May Day, will now be postponed out of respect.