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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.
HealthCrime1-1-2
Crack cocaine-related cases more than double since 2021, October sets record
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Online dating
CrimeBusiness
Dutch company behind 1,623 fake dating sites in 32 countries
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IQOS - heated tobacco products by Philip Morris International
CrimeBusiness
Banned claims that heated tobacco is healthier in shops supported by Philip Morris
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Two disposable vapes on a blue background
HealthBusiness
Many teenagers still buying vapes at Dutch stores despite ban
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Primary school boy is playing on his phone
Crime
Videos of teens beating, humiliating each other circulating at 62% of Dutch high schools
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Stock image of holiday park
Business
Over 50 Dutch holiday parks converted into residential neighborhoods in 10 years
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Young women in a park in Amsterdam
CrimePolitics
Dutch municipalities lack oversight of places where women feel unsafe
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Children playing in a fountain in an Enschede park
Politics
Complaining neighbors must not outweigh kids' right to play outside: Jantje Beton
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A teacher and students in class
Business
More professionals choosing to teach in vocational education
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Flowers on Holterbergweg in Duivendrecht where 17-year-old Lisa from Abcoude was murdered on 20 August 2025. Photo taken on 26 August 2025
Crime
Over 11,000 women list nearly 13,000 dangerous locations in the Netherlands
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Birds resting on floating array of solar panels in artificial lake Sekdoornse Plas, with power lines and forest in the background. Zwolle, 19 July 2020
PoliticsBusiness
Solar panel recycling faces major hurdles in the Netherlands
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Telegram
Crime
AI generated nudes of underage Dutch influencers shared on Telegram
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Weight loss concept - tape measure on an empty plate
Health
Anorexia on the rise among young girls under 14; Little help available
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A face mask discarded on a street in the Netherlands. 30 January 2021
HealthCrimeBusiness
Rabobank knew of profit motive in mask deal but took no action, investigation reveals
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Livestock farming: A close up of eating cows
HealthBusinessTechNature
Polluted air causes €18 billion health damage per year; Agriculture the biggest problem
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Sex worker on a bed
CrimeBusiness
Tilburg escort agency granted license despite human trafficking conviction
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Offshore wind farm
Politics
Armed Russian research vessels regularly spying on infrastructure in North Sea: report
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Screen time
CultureLifestyle
Parents want clear age guidelines for kids and smartphones
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Debts
Business
One debt can quickly push young adults into financial trouble: report
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People waiting on the platform of Tilburg station while a NS intercity enters the station
CultureLifestyle
Women feel unsafe in public transport, stations, parks in the Netherlands
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Geert Wilders during a debate in Parliament on Russian money in European politics. 2 April 2024
Politics
Wilders regularly shares post by racist X account, extending its reach
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A Dutch F-35 jet
HealthPolitics
No noise standards for Leeuwarden airbase, Defense says after years of F-35 complaints
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Street with new built classic style homes in Rotterdam
Business
Few tenants challenge high rent, but those who did won €433 monthly rent decrease
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Sex worker on a bed
Crime
At least 8 agencies with Dutch ties luring sex workers from Eastern Europe