The members of the SP again designated Lilian Marijnissen as party leader on Saturday. At a meeting of the Socialist Party in Amersfoort, 94 percent of the members voted for Marijnissen. “We are very happy that Lilian wants to be our party leader”, reacts party chairman Jannie Visscher. “The Netherlands needs new, honest politics to … Read more
Jul 22, 2023 at 8:36 AMUpdate: 3 hours ago The European medicines agency EMA has approved a new vaccine against the RS virus. The drug can be administered to pregnant women, protecting their baby for up to six months after birth. Experts call the vaccine a breakthrough. What is the RS virus? The RS virus … Read more
20 July 2023 at 05:12 While many countries suffer from extreme weather conditions, the Netherlands remains cool and relatively wet. Reason for cautious optimism, experts say to NU.nl. But there is still no question of a drought-free summer. The weather in the Netherlands has been changeable for some time now: it is sunny, not very … Read more
WhatsApp was hit by a malfunction on Wednesday evening. More than 100,000 Dutch people reported that they had been unable to send messages since 10 p.m. Complaints were also reported outside the Netherlands. The outage in the Netherlands was over within an hour. WhatsApp also did not work on the computer. Users who tried to … Read more
PvdA and GroenLinks will participate in the upcoming elections with one list and with a joint party programme. Many questions were asked about this on our response platform NUjij. Political reporter Edo van der Goot answered the most important ones. Why do the parties opt for this middle ground and not for a merger? “This … Read more
16 July 2023 at 00:53 On Friday, John S. was sentenced to life imprisonment for the fatal shooting at a care farm in Alblasserdam last year. But what does life really mean? And how often does that happen in the Netherlands? How long is lifelong? In principle, a life sentence in the Netherlands really is … Read more
On Friday, the police received a report that XIII. the man who allegedly killed his 27-year-old girlfriend was seen in the district. THE Facts according to his information, the suspected perpetrator was seen in the area of Fáy Street, a few kilometers from the scene of the murder. The police immediately combed the area, but … Read more
The monument to Peter R. de Vries in Amsterdam consists of two bronze hands that interlock. Royce de Vries, the son of the crime reporter who died in 2021, has announced this. “It portrays the helping hand,” explains Royce to RTL Boulevard. The monument will be unveiled next July on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, the … Read more
Jul 15, 2023 at 1:09 PMUpdate: 15 minutes ago The man who was arrested on Friday in connection with a fatal stabbing incident in Leiden is still detained. It may be a client of one of the organizations that are located in the building where the stabbing took place. A man stabbed three people on … Read more
Jul 14, 2023 at 10:04 PMUpdate: 2 hours ago Writer Marga Minco passed away on Monday 10 July. This is evident from an obituary that her family in NRC has posted. Minco is best known for her debut The bitter herb, which appeared in 1957. Minco was 103 years old. Minco was buried in a … Read more