If you think language lessons are about learning grammar and lists of words by rote, think again. Amsterdam language school...

Violent anti-refugee campaigners attacked the town hall and neighbouring theatre in the Utrecht town of IJsselstein on Saturday evening, throwing...

Feyenoord are on the brink of playing in next year’s Champions League group stage after staging a late comeback at...

A 14-year-old boy who disappeared almost two weeks ago appears to have left of his own free will and may...

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National football coach Ronald Koeman has described the injury to Xavi Simons as “dramatic” for Oranje because he will not...

Dutch police officers were the target of almost 13,000 violent incidents in 2025, roughly 2,000 more than 2019, with sharp...

Several more fires have broken out at Dutch military training grounds, the biggest of which is raging near the Oirschotse...

Greenpeace Netherlands has started legal action against meat giant JBS at its Amsterdam headquarters, demanding the Brazilian-founded company disclose a...

The Netherlands faces serious challenges to its drinking water supply in the coming decades, a government advisory board has warned....

The number of people claiming asylum in the Netherlands rose by a third in the first quarter of 2026 compared...

Originally from San Francisco, Tuaca Kelly is a spoken word artist, poet, and creative producer. She says everyone should have a...

Harry Bevers, an MP for the right-wing liberal VVD party, has taken sick leave after being diagnosed with acute myeloid...

A male eagle owl in a quarry near Maastricht has fertilised two females within an hour, in what experts say...

Food prices in the Netherlands are likely to keep rising well into 2027 as soaring energy costs begin to take...

A 34-year-old man has been arrested by police investigating an attack by vandals on a former council office that is...

A free cycling app developed by a group of Dutch provincial councils will give riders faster green lights at smart...

An online tool used by around 2,000 family doctor practices in the Netherlands to give medical advice has been operating...

King’s Day festivities throughout the country concluded last night without any major incidents, marking a break from last year’s troubles,...

The Dutch cabinet will make it easier for local authorities to shoot wolves that have become a threat to people...

Three Dutch nationals have died and a fourth is in a critical condition after a car overturned in a collision...

Three cruise ship passengers have died and a fourth is in intensive care after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus in...

The Netherlands takes two days to mark the end of the war: a day to remember the fallen on the...

Junior defence minister Derk Boswijk has promised to revise the rules for military exercises in dry weather, as the wildfire...

People living near asylum seeker centres rate the safety in their area at an average of 6.5 out of 10...

The Dutch economy grew just 0.1% in the first quarter of 2026 and continued to weaken in April. At the...

Germany is sending 21 fire trucks and 67 fire officers to the Netherlands to help put out wildfires following an...

The Netherlands has moved up one place to second in the annual world press freedom index compiled by Reporters Without...

If you are looking to make the most of May, you’ve got a packed programme of exhibitions and events ahead. ...

The wildfire on a military training range at ‘t Harde in Gelderland is still not completely under control and could...

The annual rate of inflation in the Netherlands rose slightly to 2.8% in April, up just 0.1 percentage point on...

A large fire has broken out on an artillery training range at ‘t Harde in Gelderland, with multiple sources of...

Businessman and philanthropist Martijn van der Vorm, who invested millions of euros in projects in Rotterdam, has died at the...

Medical software company Chipsoft has said the patient data stolen in this month’s ransomware attack on its systems has been...

Voters in Gorinchem are going back to the ballot box on Wednesday in a re-run of elections ordered because of...

Budget airline Transavia has cancelled some of its flights in May and June as a result of soaring fuel prices...

The dunes that stretch along the coastline from Hook of Holland to Hillegom have been officially named as the Netherlands’...

Train operator NS is hoping to ease the strain on the overloaded Dutch electricity network by using smart apps to...

The royal family has concluded its visit to Dokkum in Friesland, where the king and queen ice skated in the...

Almost half of Dutch people believe the monarchy costs too much, with criticism highest among the young, according to the...

Dutch defence minister Dilan Yesilgöz has called for “cool heads” in the wake of US president Donald Trump’s threat to...

The national war memorial on the Dam in central Amsterdam was sprayed with red paint in the early hours of...

The Dutch trade union FNV has staged a protest march in Amsterdam to mark Labour Day. Roughly 18,000 people took...

Arnhem football club Vitesse should keep its professional licence, the supreme court’s most senior legal advisor has said. The advice...

Streaming service Netflix is facing legal action in the Netherlands for putting up prices for viewers with a permanent subscription....

A 33-year-old man will appear in court next week charged with planning to attack princesses Amalia and Alexia in February,...

The KNMI weather bureau has issued a nationwide code yellow weather warning for Saturday afternoon and evening, saying thunderstorms are...

The cabinet and unions have reached a provisional pay rise agreement for the 160,000 staff who work for the Dutch...

Amsterdam’s mayor Femke Halsema has called on the Dutch government to officially apologise to former Moluccan colonial soldiers and their...

The new election in the town of Gorinchem in Zuid-Holland, held because of allegations of voter fraud, has resulted in...

Most part-time workers and people earning the minimum wage will get more holiday pay this year, according to calculations by...

The EU is set to crack down on high-powered fireworks with new legislation, according to a letter the commission reportedly...

More than 50 fire engines were sent to tackle a bush fire that broke out in the coastal dunes in...

Criminal gangs are recruiting children as young as 13 across Europe for violent acts such as planting exposives, shootings and...

Around 610,000 jobs in the Netherlands were paid at or near the minimum wage in 2025 – one in 15...

National banks are demanding that social media companies do more to combat fraud after finding that scams hitting people via...

Millions of business owners and freelancers will have to update their payment systems from next month when the Dutch tax...

A disused town hall where 70 asylum seekers were due to be housed for six months has been vandalised overnight....

Council officials in Loosdrecht have cut the capacity of an asylum seekers’ shelter from 110 beds to 70 following several...

Police have arrested around 400 people after the A12 motorway near Utrecht was blocked by a climate change demonstration on...