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April Fools: PostNL offers free door hangers to let delivery workers know you can't accept a package right now because you're showering, pooping, or your mind is wandering. 1 April 2026
Business
Personalized rookworst, all-you-can-eat pizza: Round-up of this years' April Fools jokes
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HEMA recalls all play sand products due to asbestos contamination, 19 February 2026
HealthBusiness
HEMA recalls all play sand products due to asbestos contamination
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Hema store in Amsterdam
Business
Jumbo owners finalize HEMA acquisition, brands to remain separate
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Two girls convicted of eight arsons in Alkmaar, must pay 130,000 euros
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Hema store in Amsterdam
Business
Family behind Jumbo supermarket chain acquires department store HEMA
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Shopping street in Eindhoven
Business
Retail shift: big stores decline as vacant spaces become housing
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Fire department in Haaglanden
Crime
Alkmaar girls set 7 fires because they were bored, lawyer says
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Rookworst in HEMA
BusinessCultureFood
Oss factory to stop making HEMA's rookworst after over 80 years
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AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - NOVEMBER 10: Babboe bicycle added to transport loads on November 10, 2014 in Amsterdam.
Business
CEO for Babboe's parent company believes there was no malicious intent in their actions
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A police officer at a crime scene in 2020
Crime
Police shoot man during response to robbery at Hema in Ter Apel
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sausages on board
Business
Smoked sausage makers considering alternatives for smoke aroma due to possible EU ban
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Clothing factory
Business
Dutch clothing brands support wage increase demand for workers in Bangladeshi factories
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The crompouce version of the chocoladebol.
FoodWeird
Crompouce craze spiraling out of control on social media
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Crompouces at bakery Lourens in Amsterdam. 25 October 2023.
LifestyleFood
TikTok craze at the bakery; crompouce becomes the new pastry sensation
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Woman stocking shelves in a supermarket
Business
More Dutch shops have English-speaking staff due to staff shortages, diversity ambitions
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Hema store in Amsterdam
Business
Hema the strongest brand for sport & event sponsorship in Netherlands
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Interior of a HEMA store
Crime
Hema employee stable after stabbing; suspect was previously banned from the store
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Interior of a HEMA store
Crime
HEMA employee critically hurt in a stabbing in Wormer store; Woman arrested
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Planes parked at Schiphol, 25 March 2020
Business
Top employers not planning layoffs with Covid financial support ending
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Hema store in Amsterdam
Business
Hema acquisition finalized in €440 million deal
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Hema store in Amsterdam Noord, 14 June 2020
Business
Some large non-essential stores open despite lockdown; Gov't to intervene
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Nasal swab test
HealthBusiness
More large companies buying commercial Covid-19 tests
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Hema store in Amsterdam
Business
Hema to be sold to Jumbo owner and Dutch investment firm
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Makeup
HealthBusiness
Asbestos found in Hema, Douglas makeup