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Childhood obesity
Health
Dutch health insurance to cover gastric reduction surgery for some teens with obesity
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The e pedestrian crossing from the Stadspolder station toward the shopping center in Dordrecht, where a boy on a fatbike attacked an grandfather and another passerby on 7 May 2026
Crime
Boy on fatbike attacks elderly man, bystander in Dordrecht; Police seek witnesses
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
OM handled over 200,000 cases last year including 15 femicides; More teenage suspects
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Partial view of teen boy in white t-shirt using laptop
Crime
Europol: Children recruited for violent crime via gaming and social media platforms
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Brug 721 crosses the Christoffel Plantijngracht. The footbridge over the canal is located in the Piet Wiedijkpark, a park in the Osdorp neighborhood of Amsterdam Nieuw-West. June 2018
Crime
YouTube prank caller’s channel goes offline after prank call linked to fatal shooting
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Brug 721 crosses the Christoffel Plantijngracht. The footbridge over the canal is located in the Piet Wiedijkpark, a park in the Osdorp neighborhood of Amsterdam Nieuw-West. June 2018
Crime
YouTuber admits to prank call that resulted in fatal shooting of Syrian teens
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An Uber Eats deliverer in Amsterdam
Crime
New trend of teenagers robbing delivery drivers of pizza in Amsterdam-Zuidoost
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Secondary school students
Crime
School students threatened with firearm in Haren; Forced to kneel and apologize
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Sea containers stacked on top of each other in the Maasvlakte harbor in the port of Rotterdam
Crime
Sharp increase in teenagers caught retreiving smuggled drugs
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Sad teenager indoors
Health
Group of child psychiatrists want "not yet" approach to euthanasia for people under 25
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Far-right Dutch boy convicted of planning attack in Belgium was "scared of immigration"
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
Crime
Suspect in teen girl's fatal hit-and-run in 2020 to stand trial at family's insistence
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The King's Day crowd gathers ahead of King Willem-Alexander's visit to Emmen, Drenthe. 27 April 2024
CultureLifestyle
Netherlands drops to 7th place in 2026 World Happiness Report; Lowest position yet
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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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A Dutch police officer arresting a boy
Crime
Five boys aged 12 to 15 arrested for attempted manslaughter, aggravated assault
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Teenagers using their smartphones on a bench in Amsterdam
Politics
62% of children and teens feel unheard by their municipalities
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Teenage boy eating a burger and drinking a soft drink while sitting with a laptop in a food court
Health
Half of Dutch children drink 16.5 glasses of sugary soft drinks per week
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Politie patch on a Dutch police officer's uniform
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Young teens missing from Noord-Brabant village found safe
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Primary school boy is playing on his phone
Politics
Netherlands again considering ban on social media for kids under 15
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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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Selective view of a young woman typing on a smart phone
Health
Lessons at school this week on safe sexting, social media use
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Young boy using a smartphone
HealthCultureLifestyle
Nearly two-thirds of Dutch support social media ban for children and teenagers
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Depression, suicide prevention
Health
Suicide on the rise among young Dutch under 30, especially young women
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Woman on a shopping spree
Business
Young Dutch want more financial education, gov’t intervention in misleading ads