Breda

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The Eurostar London-Rotterdam-Amsterdam train
Business
Fire shuts down trains from Rotterdam to south, disrupting international rail
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Dutch police officers
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Two explosions hit same Breda street in three days; Police probe possible link
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Three intercity trains at Groningen Central Station
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Train service restored around Woerden after substation fire forces 1,300 evacuations
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A compartment in the European Sleeper night train between Brussels, Amsterdam, and Berlin
Business
European Sleeper drops Amsterdam from Milan night train plan, adds Breda, Eindhoven
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Reception zone at a hospital
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Children critically injured in Breda barbecue accident were standing too close to grill
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Helicopter ambulance
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Video: Barbecue accident leaves two children critically wounded, two adults hurt
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Dutch police officers
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Police arrest Belgian man after 40-person brawl on Breda’s Grote Markt
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No smoking metal sign in the park
Health
Breda opens first fully smoke-free city park in the Netherlands
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Orange crowds in Utrecht during King's Night, 26 April 2026
CultureEntertainment
Utrecht, Eindhoven and Breda turn away King's Day crowds as squares reach capacity
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KNVB football
Sports
Leeuwinnen coach Veurink praises “passion and execution” as Netherlands beat France 2–1
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
Crime
Healthcare worker sentenced to 8 years for sexually assaulting elderly patients at night
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Cannabis
PoliticsBusiness
One year on: Dutch regulated cannabis experiment an apparent success; Some fines issued
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Handcuffs
Crime
Prisoner escapes during hospital appointment in Utrecht; Authorities launch manhunt
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An undated photo of a Dutch police officer speaking to an elderly woman.
Crime
Breda man gets 30 months for scamming elderly with fake police calls
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Children dressed as Piet at the arrival of Sinterklaas in Dordrecht. 17 Nov. 2018
CultureEntertainment
Sinterklaas parade 2026 scheduled for Grave, Noord-Brabant
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Politie patch on a Dutch police officer's uniform
Crime
Breda man arrested after groping women, urinating in front of police, and vandalism
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Participants in the annual carnival parade in Oldenzaal, Netherlands. It is one of the largest in the country with 100,000 spectators.
CultureEntertainment
Breda officials urge visitors to avoid city center amid carnival crowds
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Participants in the annual carnival parade in Oldenzaal, Netherlands. It is one of the largest in the country with 100,000 spectators.
HealthCultureLifestyle
Red Cross warns of cold weekend as Carnival set to kick off across the Netherlands
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Teenager wanted for posing as cop and robbing a 90-year-old woman in Breda, 3 September 2025
Crime
Video: Teen posing as police officer used 90-year-old woman’s walker to steal her safe
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Dutch police officers
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Explosive thrown on Breda balcony; Woman and child in same apartment escape injury
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A police-involved chase that started near Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, ended in a crash just over the border in Meer, Belgium, 120 kilometers away. 5 Feb. 2026
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Wild police chase from Utrecht ends in crash across Belgian border
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Empty rails at Amsterdam Central Station due to rail works and switch issues decreasing train traffic to Utrecht, 4 February 2026
Business
Malfunction halts train traffic to Schiphol; Many train issues in Netherlands today
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IKEA in Delft
BusinessTechNature
IKEA stores in Utrecht, Groningen, Breda closed Thursday over snow on flat roofs
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Police siren.
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Some 250 arrests during New Year’s in the Netherlands; 1,650 calls to 112 in Rotterdam