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PVV leader Geert Wilders speaks to reporters after the results for the Tweede Kamer elections are announced, October 29, 2025.
Politics
Leader of Dutch far-right PVV suggests Tuesday election was rigged, but has no evidence
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D66 leader Rob Jetten delivers a victory speech to his supporters after the Tweede Kamer election. 29 Oct 2025
Politics
D66 leader Rob Jetten celebrates unity, optimism; Election win means he could become Dutch PM
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Auctioneer's gavel
CrimePolitics
Leiden man sentenced for sending death threats to left-wing party leaders
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Letter university of leiden on a glass wall
Business
Leiden Ph.D. students face higher costs after dissertation subsidy cut
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Medical laboratory
HealthBusinessTechInnovation
Biotech firm Galapos cutting cell therapy division; Leiden site at risk
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Researcher in a laboratory
HealthBusinessTech
Dutch biotech company to cut 20% of non-medical jobs, primarily in Leiden
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A served restaurant table
BusinessCultureFood
Nine new restaurants handed Bib Gourmand for Michelin Guide Netherlands 2025
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Cannabis plantation
Business
Leiden coffeeshops seek permission to double cannabis stock to 1,000 grams
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An asylum shelter in Zeewolde
Business
Three Dutch cities maintain housing priority for asylum permit holders despite new law
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The court on Parnassusweg in Amsterdam-Zuid, 21 February 2021
Crime
Amsterdam official accused of leaking sensitive data linked to multiple violent crimes
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A person under arrest
Crime1-1-2Politics
Attempt to set Leiden civil servant desks on fire forces evacuation; Suspect held
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A Giant Penis Plant in bloom at Hortus Botanicus in Leiden, 15 July 2022
TechNature
Rare ‘penis plant’ blooms in Leiden, emits rotten meat odor to attract flies
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Trains at Rotterdam Central Station
Business
No trains on key Zuid-Holland routes Tuesday evening due to track damage
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An NS train at Amsterdam Zuid station
Business
Schiphol train issues to last all morning; Also impacting trains to Utrecht, Rotterdam
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Bicycle parking in front of the one of Leiden University buildings
PoliticsTechScience
Leiden to apologize for role in colonialism and slave trade after university study
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IDDS archaeologists excavate an earthenware pot that was buried under a floor.
BusinessCulture
Archeological items from the Middle Ages discovered during sewer works in Leiden
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People waiting on a platform at Rotterdam Centraal. 18 June 2017
Business
Tuesday strike to halt rail service in Rotterdam, The Hague & southwest Netherlands
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The Leiden courthouse location for the District Court of The Hague. 9 Oct. 2019
Crime
Syrian man arrested in Leiden on terrorist charges over Clubhouse app broadcasts
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The club house of student association Minerva on Breestraat in Leiden
Crime
Unclear who assaulted university student in Leiden hazing incident; Case dropped
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Bombed buildings of Gaza during the Gaza war 2023-2025, 4 February 2025
Politics
More Dutch municipalities speaking out against human rights violations in Gaza
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Dutch fire brigade truck.
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Biogas leak in Leiden triggers NL Alert, massive response; Another NL Alert in Botlek
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Bicycle signs on open train door.
BusinessCultureEntertainment
Multiple issues disrupting train traffic in Randstad on Liberation Day
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GGD Amsterdam vehicle
Health
Number of measles cases rise; New cluster detected at Amsterdam primary school
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Groningen city
Business
Economy grew in most of Netherlands; Contraction in Groningen