Video: Major fire burned at Zoetermeer car scrapyard; Same site burned last February
NL Times · 25 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
The large fire at a car scrappyard on Bleiswijkseweg in Zoetermeer has been raging since approximately 6:50 a.m.
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Coastal and Wadden regions remain under code yellow alert amid gusts of up to 100 km/h
NL Times · 25 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) has issued another cod
Three enforcement cars burned at Waalwijk town hall; Police suspect arson
NL Times · 25 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
Three charging electric cars belonging to municipal enforcement officers were burned at the town hall in Waalwijk, Omroep Brabant reports. Police are treating the incident as a possible arson.
Those who break Dutch firework ban now more likely to pay damages themselves
NL Times · 25 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
People who cause fireworks damage can now be hit faster and harder financially because of the fireworks ban than before, the Dutch Association of Insurers told RTL Z.
Netherlands will have to postpone construction targets due to staff shortages
NL Times · 25 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
The Netherlands will have to postpone key construction targets because of severe staff shortages in the sector, EIB director Taco van Hoek said on Thursday.
Clocks turned back one hour at 3 a.m. overnight
NL Times · 25 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
The Netherlands will switch from the daylight saving time to winter time in the early hours of Sunday. The clocks jumped back one hour at 3 a.m., giving people an extra hour.
Man faces a month in jail for sexually assaulting a horse in Oss
NL Times · 25 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
Harun A., 26, from Oss, faces one month in jail for sexual acts with a horse, prosecutors say.
Road traffic workers say Rijkswaterstaat is forcing them to use slow, unsafe software
NL Times · 25 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
Traffic controllers at Rijkswaterstaat are at odds with their leadership over new software used to document incidents on the roads.
Dozens of churches sign up to house asylum seekers amid housing shortage
NL Times · 25 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
Dozens of churches across the Netherlands have signed up to temporarily house asylum seekers.
Former Groningen mayor appeals car masturbation conviction for 2nd time to Supreme Court
NL Times · 25 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
Former Groningen Mayor Koen Schuiling is once again appealing his conviction for
More sleep on Sunday as clocks go back an hour
DutchNews.nl · 24 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC
Everyone is due an extra hour’s sleep on Sunday as the clocks will roll back an hour at 3am to...
Egypt protests shut Dutch embassy over arrest of Sisi loyalist
DutchNews.nl · 23 Oct 2026, 14:30 UTC
The Dutch embassy in Cairo has closed to the public until further notice after nine days of protests outside the...
Podcast: The Rutger Bregman Thanks You For Not Speeding Edition
DutchNews.nl · 23 Oct 2026, 13:09 UTC
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Getting home safely: ADE festivals step up protection measures
DutchNews.nl · 23 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC
With the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s biggest electronic music event, underway, extra safety measures have been put in...
Inburgering with Dutch News: the great cycle path squeeze
DutchNews.nl · 23 Oct 2026, 11:06 UTC
You can’t have failed to notice that Dutch cycle paths are no longer the preserve of old-fashioned cyclists. E-bikes, fatbikes,...
Amsterdam exploring single-use packaging ban
DutchNews.nl · 23 Oct 2026, 09:53 UTC
Amsterdam is considering banning single-use packaging, including coffee cups, fast-food containers and other single-use plastics that it says make up...
Student union furious as minister says interest cap unaffordable
DutchNews.nl · 23 Oct 2026, 09:37 UTC
Despite a coalition promise to cap student loan interest rates at 2.5%, education minister Rianne Letschert has told parliament that...
Cyber security centre warns PHP hacking situation could worsen
DutchNews.nl · 23 Oct 2026, 09:05 UTC
The Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is investigating the first signs of successful hacks on websites following the exposure...
Weather warnings as storm Austen approaches Netherlands
DutchNews.nl · 23 Oct 2026, 07:18 UTC
The weather office KNMI has issued code yellow warnings for Limburg, Zeeland and South Holland on Friday evening as storm...
Dutch spies hacked Jared Kushner’s phone, alleges book
DutchNews.nl · 23 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC
The Dutch military intelligence service (MIVD) hacked and monitored the phone of Trump’s son-in-law and current special envoy Jared Kushner...
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