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The first handbag made from T-Rex Leather on display at the Art Zoo Museum in Amsterdam. April 2026
BusinessCultureArtWeird
World’s first lab-grown T-Rex leather handbag unveiled in Amsterdam could fetch €575,000
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Voting pencil
Politics
Gorinchem to hold revote on April 29 amid fraud suspicions
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Femi Kuti and The Positive Force, seen in 2025
CultureEntertainment
Femi Kuti kicks off European tour in the Netherlands this week
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Job hunting
Business
Unemployment rises to 4.1 percent, highest in four years
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Hart voor Den Haag party leader Richard de Mos in a last push to boost voter turnout during the 2026 City Council elections. 18 Mar. 2026
Politics
First exit poll shows potential big changes ahead for The Hague City Council
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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
Crime
Police in Capelle aan den IJssel shoot person seen with car involved in a robbery
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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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A protest against a proposed asylum seeker shelter in Molenlanden turned violent Tuesday evening, with demonstrators setting off fireworks near the municipal building in Bleskensgraaf, 24 February 2025
CrimePolitics
Protesters threw rocks, glass at cops during anti-asylum protest in Zuid-Holland town
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A foggy start to a snowy day in the Hoge Veluwe national park in the east of the Netherlands. 6 Jan. 2026
TechNature
Code yellow in effect as snow and ice expected overnight across parts of Netherlands
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Snow falls on the A4 along the southern edge of Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam and Badhoevedorp. 15 Feb. 2026
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Some 575 flights cancelled, delayed at Schiphol amid snow; 50 more affected tomorrow
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Snowfall along the A4 south of Schiphol Airport near Roelofarendsveen, just across the border from Noord-Holland into Zuid-Holland. 15 Feb. 2026
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Roads remain treacherous Sunday evening as snow and ice hit Netherlands
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A yellow crop duster spraying pesticides on a field
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
Netherlands still lacks permits for pesticides a year after Council of State ruling
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A police-involved chase that started near Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, ended in a crash just over the border in Meer, Belgium, 120 kilometers away. 5 Feb. 2026
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Wild police chase from Utrecht ends in crash across Belgian border
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Nadine Froughi in early 2026
CultureEntertainment
Comedian Nadine Froughi's viral hits blend Dutch directness with her "outsider" view
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Handcuffs
Crime
Waalwijk man, 72, held for threatening Papendrecht mayor online over asylum reception
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Comedian Sjoerd Scott in 2025
CrimeCultureEntertainment
Being scammed for €1,900 inspired stand-up Sjoerd Scott's law thesis and comedy career
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Dutch soldier; Flag of the Netherlands on military uniform
Politics
Military-style youth groups gain popularity in the Netherlands, raising safety concerns
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A snowy morning as Groningen train station, 28 January 2026
TechNature
Snow: Multiple icy roads accidents in north Netherlands
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Handcuffs
Crime
Victim in Den Hoorn shooting is 16-year-old from Delft; One arrest made
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A biker riding slow and steady on the icy Javastraat in Amsterdam-Oost. 5 Jan. 2026
TechNature
KNMI issues code orange for ice across most of the Netherlands overnight
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A biker riding slow and steady on the icy Javastraat in Amsterdam-Oost. 5 Jan. 2026
TechNature
Evening commuters: Expect snow & ice to cause major delays; Schiphol operations restart
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Elfstedentocht skaters on 3 February 1954
TechNature
Cold, snowy week ahead in the Netherlands, but Elfstedentocht remains out of reach
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A bicyclist tried to navigate the snowy, icy streets of Elburg, Gelderland. 3 Jan. 2026
TechNature
Winter weather spreads: Code orange in Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland, Noord-Brabant
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A truck driver lost control on a snowy, icy portion of the A5, prompting the closure of the motorway between IJmuiden and the Raasdorp interchange near Amsterdam's Westpoort area. 2 Jan. 2026
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Video: Snowfall, icy roads spell trouble on Netherlands roads; One dead in Rotterdam