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A traffic light at a railway crossing
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More and more victims of fatal railway accidents are younger than 30: ProRail
11 May 2026 - 07:33
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Old phones
BusinessTechCultureLifestyle
Millions of old smartphones gathering dust in Dutch homes, study finds
10 September 2025 - 09:55
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A GP's workspace - a stethoscope on a desk with a laptop and notebooks
TechInnovation
Hundreds of thousands of reparable phones, laptops being thrown away in the Netherlands
3 July 2025 - 07:00
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Secondary school students
Politics
MP's want to ban smartphones from schools entirely, not just in class
10 June 2025 - 08:32
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Young boy using a smartphone
PoliticsTech
Children’s ombudsman pushing for age limit guideline for smartphones
7 June 2025 - 07:15
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Screen time
Health
Don't give kids under 14 a smartphone, over 1,400 doctors and experts urge
26 May 2025 - 09:04
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Young boy using a smartphone
HealthTechInnovation
More parents sign pact not to allow smartphones for kids under 14
13 May 2025 - 20:20
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Teenagers using their smartphones on a bench in Amsterdam
How parents can manage their children's smartphone use
14 November 2024 - 00:19
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A crowded shopping street in Amsterdam
BusinessTechNature
Annual sneaker, sofa, smartphone production destroys 2.56 million hectares of nature
9 October 2024 - 07:00
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Screen time
CultureLifestyle
Parents want clear age guidelines for kids and smartphones
23 September 2024 - 07:00
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
Business
Dutch primary schools also banning smartphones as remaining students return to class
2 September 2024 - 10:20
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A man holding a smartphone
Politics
Dutch PM bans smartphones from Cabinet meetings over espionage concerns
23 August 2024 - 14:30
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte with Indonesian Minister of Public Works Basuki Hadimuljono showing off their old Nokia phone, 7 October 2019
Politics
PM Rutte says he "never deliberately" withheld info by deleting text messages
18 May 2022 - 17:10
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ABN Amro ATMs in Amsterdam
BusinessTech
ABN Amro first bank to allow card-less ATM withdrawals
21 September 2021 - 12:30
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Jail
Crime
Drones dropped smartphones into Zaanstad prison
24 August 2021 - 20:10
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A payment made with an Android phone.
Business
Paying with phone, smartwatch increasingly popular in NL
11 August 2021 - 16:10
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Meeting
CrimePoliticsTech
Russia, China using smartphones to spy on Dutch businesses: Military intelligence service
12 October 2020 - 10:06
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Dinner
Food
Most Dutch turn TV off, put phone away for dinner
3 December 2019 - 13:50
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Woman talking on the phone in the bath
HealthInnovation
Girl, 13, hospitalized with burns after dropping phone in the bath
19 November 2019 - 07:54
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Teenagers with smartphones and tablets
HealthInnovation
Dutch kids sleeping poorly because of tablet, smartphone use: study
6 March 2019 - 09:22
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Smartphone fingerprint scanner
CrimeInnovation
Dutch police allowed to force suspects to unlock their phone with fingerprint, court rules
1 March 2019 - 08:07
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Snappet
HealthInnovation
Smartphone, tablet use may cause nearsightedness among kids: study
5 June 2018 - 10:50
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Child on a tablet
Innovation
Four in 10 Dutch parents feel guilty about entertaining kids with tablet, TV
6 April 2018 - 12:40
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Smartphone store Occasion Den Haag in Bulgaria
Crime
Phones stolen in Netherlands found in Bulgarian store
9 March 2018 - 11:20
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