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Tuesday night passes relatively peacefully after appeals for calm

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 22:18:49 GMT

The fourth night of curfew in the Netherlands passed off relatively peacefully, police and other officials said on Tuesday evening,...

Decline in coronavirus infections slows to 8% as new strains spread

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:57:36 GMT

The decline in coronavirus cases slowed to just over 8% in the third week of January, according to the latest...

‘Keep your children home,’ mayors urge parents amid fears of further trouble

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:54:31 GMT

Rotterdam mayor Achmed Aboutaleb has spoken directly to the hundred or so youths involved in Monday evening’s riot, asking them...

Two arrested for selling data stolen from health board coronavirus systems

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:44:09 GMT

Two people have been arrested for selling private information gleaned from regional health board data bases used to share details...

Politicians, mayors and police condemn rioters as arrest total hits 184

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:05:59 GMT

MPs, ministers and local mayors have condemned Monday night’s riots at towns and cities across the Netherlands, describing them as...

Dutch make hole in the dyke to allow migrating fish through

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:24:00 GMT

Work has started on a four year project to boost fish numbers by allowing them free passage from the Wadden...

Etos chief Saskia Egas Reparaz to take over the helm at Hema

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:07:30 GMT

The current head of high street chemists chain Etos is moving over to the Hema group as chief executive, the...

Visitor restrictions more problematic for the Dutch than the curfew

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:41:53 GMT

Restrictions on the number of visitors to private homes are causing the Dutch more problems than the curfew, according to...

Interest-only mortgages may lead thousands to have to sell their homes: AFM

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:34:11 GMT

Some 78,000 households in the Netherlands may face trouble paying off or renewing their interest-only mortgages when they expire, Dutch...

Controversial issue: No decision on Lelystad airport until after the election

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:21:36 GMT

MPs have agreed to leave the issue of opening Lelystad airport to commercial traffic to the next government. The decision...

Riot police called out across the Netherlands as trouble flares for third night

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:25:21 GMT

Riot police were called out to cities across the Netherlands on Monday evening in a third night of rioting following...

Up to 300 arrested in Sunday riots, police hand out thousands of curfew fines

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:20:37 GMT

The arrest total during Sunday’s riots in various towns and cities throughout the Netherlands has been revised up to between...

New coronavirus cases lowest in 8 weeks, more patients in hospital

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:07:37 GMT

The number of coronavirus cases in the Netherlands has fallen to its lowest level since December 1, according to new...

AstraZeneca production problems will hold up vaccination – De Jonge

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:37:22 GMT

Health minister Hugo de Jonge has warned that problems with delivering the AstraZeneca vaccine could hold up the Dutch vaccination...

Rutte calls anti-curfew violence ‘unacceptable’ but rules out calling in army

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:27:00 GMT

Prime minister Mark Rutte has described the violence that accompanied anti-lockdown protests in some Dutch towns and cities as ‘unacceptable’....

More outdoor pools open to accommodate parched swimmers

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:54:26 GMT

Gyms and sports centres may be closed, but swimming outdoors is still possible, and more pools are now opening their...

Vaccination programme rolled out to independent over-90s

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:47:48 GMT

People aged over 90 who are living at home will be vaccinated against coronavirus from Monday in the latest stage...

DuPont won’t face prosecution over birth defects linked to Dordrecht plant

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:42:00 GMT

Chemicals company DuPont will not face criminal prosecution for allegedly poisoning a number of female workers at its Lycra factory...

Politicians unite to condemn curfew riots: it’s all the other side’s fault

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:04:38 GMT

Politicians across the spectrum have condemned the rioting in several Dutch cities and municipalities on the second night of the...

Foreign tourist numbers fell 65% last year, as Covid-19 disrupted foreign travel

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:01:18 GMT

The number of tourists coming to the Netherlands last year fell by 65% as coronavirus-related travel restrictions squeezed out foreign...