24 mei 2023 om 00:05Update: 2 uur geleden Politicians must involve citizens more in decision-making, so that the Dutch feel more heard. The government can achieve this with a referendum or citizens’ council. Many Dutch people are gloomy about the direction our country is heading, according to new research by the Social and Cultural Planning … Read more
The police found a body during a search in a house in Elst on Tuesday. It is believed to be the remains of a 57-year-old man who had been missing since September last year. A 56-year-old woman from Gelderland was arrested on Tuesday morning. She is suspected of involvement in the death of the missing … Read more
23 mei 2023 om 18:00 A couple who involved the woman’s minor daughter in their sadomasochistic (sm) relationship has been sentenced to four years in prison. The couple made and distributed child pornography. They also owned it. Both the 42-year-old woman from Beilen and the fifty-year-old man from Wassenaar were found guilty for this. The … Read more
Emergency and rescue services rescued 25 people from a sailing ship off the coast of Vlieland on Thursday evening. The boat was about to sink. Firefighters helped keep the boat afloat. Shortly after midnight, the leak was closed and the ship was stable, a fire service spokesman said. The Royal Dutch Rescue Company (KNRM) and … Read more
For the first time in over a century it was colder on Ascension Day than on New Year’s Day. This is mainly because we had an exceptionally warm first day of the year. A temperature of 15.6 degrees was then measured in De Bilt. Although it was sunny in many places on Thursday, the temperature … Read more
With moist soil and dry, sunny days ahead, the grasses will bloom profusely in the near future. That is bad news for hay fever patients: from next week, the LUMC and the Elkerliek hospital expect a peak in the number of grass pollen. The hospitals have seen little grass pollen in the air in the … Read more
The 24-year-old man who was arrested last week for possible involvement in arson in an apartment in The Hague has died. The citizen of The Hague has ended his life in his cell, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) reports. Guards found the man dead in his cell on Monday morning. He was arrested last Tuesday … Read more
14 mei 2023 om 16:27Update: een uur geleden Ridouan Taghi denies talking to his cousin, who is in prison in Morocco. Taghi’s lawyer, who deals with detention-related topics, reports this. Taghi’s denial comes in response to a commission that ruled in a ruling this month that there was unauthorized contact between Taghi and his cousin … Read more
The weather pattern of the previous days continues. Also Thursday there is a lot of clouds, rain and a chance of thunderstorms. It will be about 16 degrees. The day starts with local fog banks and clouds. Later in the morning the sun can occasionally break through the cloud cover, but the north, center and … Read more
11 mei 2023 om 05:13 The written final exams will start across the country on Thursday. This exam series is the first since the corona pandemic in which no more relaxations such as extra resits apply. This is where 186,000 students of all levels take part in the Central Written Final Exam. They hope to … Read more