Den Helder

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A spoon, lighter, syringe, and a bag of white powder lie in the foreground, while a man sits in the background, partially out of focus.
Crime
Drug activity overruns Den Helder neighborhood, dealers take over at-risk locals’ homes
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Amphibious transport ship HNLMS Johan de Witt (L801)
Politics
Dutch warship heads to Norway for NATO Arctic exercise
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A firefighter prepares a hose.
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Video: Apartment fire in Den Helder injures 11, sends 6 to hospital; Asbestos suspected
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A beluga whale is in its natural habitat.
TechNature
Rescue org. urges "beluga tourists" to stop harassing whale spotted off Dutch coast
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Eemshaven power station
Crime
Six Dutch port cities to work together to tackle drug trafficking, people smuggling
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A beluga whale is in its natural habitat.
TechNature
Video: Beluga whale spotted off Dutch coast for first time in 60 years
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Redevelopment of the former V&D department store on Grote Staat in Maastricht, 24 January 2024
Business
A decade after Dutch department store V&D’s bankruptcy, stores divided among tenants
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Crime
Man in Zundert caught driving eight times over legal alcohol limit
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Crime
Den Helder woman breaks record on breathalyzer test; Nearly six times over the limit
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NATO flags hanging in The Hague
Politics
NATO countries take part in maritime drone exercises in Den Helder
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A Dutch police officer arresting a boy
Crime
Minor arrested after stabbing in Den Helder
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A KNRM rescue ship alongside the Glomar Venture after the supply ship collided with a windmill on the North Sea, off the coast of Callantsoog. 20 April 2025
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Two crew members hurt when ship crashed into windmill on North Sea
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Trains and buses arriving and departing from Amsterdam Central Station ahead of Storm Conall. 27 Nov. 2024
Business
Storm Conall rush hour: Early traffic jams, NS changes timetable, More flights scrapped
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Two porpoises spotted on 17 February 2024
TechNature
Concerns about low number of whales counted in Dutch waters
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Redevelopment of the former V&D department store on Grote Staat in Maastricht, 24 January 2024
Business
Over 3,000 homes in former V&D department stores
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The ITC Faculty of the University of Twente
Business
Annual top Dutch architecture prize awarded to Univ. of Twente ITC faculty building
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Artist's impression of the new submarines from Naval to replace the Dutch Navy's Walrus Class ships. 2024
PoliticsBusiness
Netherlands confirms €5.4 billion submarine contract awarded to French firm Naval
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Graves in the Mierlo War Cemetery
Culture
Most bombs above the Netherlands in the Second World War were by Allied forces
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People in Amsterdam-Oost jog to avoid the strong wind and rain ahead of Storm Henk. 2 January 2024
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Storm Henk caused irritation around the Netherlands overnight
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An area cordoned off by police
Crime
Series of explosions at several homes in Zuid-Holland
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A police detention cell
Crime
Suspect in fatal shooting near Den Helder pub turns himself in
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Police officer with police cars in the background
Crime
Den Helder closes pub after fatal shooting, suspect still on the run
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
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Man killed and three injured in shooting incident in Den Helder; 20 homes in Susteren evacuated due to fire
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Container ship moored at the EuroMax shipping terminal in the Port of Rotterdam
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Dutch ports' websites offline for hours, days due to pro-Russian cyber attacks