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Swimming pool
HealthSports
Adults with migrant backgrounds wait months for swimming lessons as drownings rise
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Music festival
Health1-1-2Business
No free water at Arnhem festival where high heat injured five; Water cost over €14/liter
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A police officer at a crime scene in 2020
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Second explosion hits Amsterdam home within a week as police investigate possible link
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Politie patch on a Dutch police officer's uniform
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Police officer killed, colleague seriously injured in Lieren crash with a truck
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Young woman working on a phone and laptop at a restaurant
Business
Dutch watchdog finds most smartphones can be unlocked with just a picture of the owner
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Crime1-1-2
Anonymous illegal fireworks reports in the Netherlands surge 57% in first half of year
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A firefighter prepares a hose.
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Entire Huizen housing block to be demolished after fatal explosion
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People swim and sunbathe on the Oude IJssel in Doetinchem. June 26, 2026.
TechNature
New Dutch heat wave to bring 32°C highs on Saturday; Milder than latest extreme heat
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Extremely hot weather.
Health1-1-2
Older adults living at home face rising heat-related health risks as oversight declines
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ProRail workers examine the site of a cable fire near Rotterdam Stadion. June 29, 2026
Business
Cable fire, repair failures keep Rotterdam–South line shut until at least 5 a.m. Tuesday
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A candle burning in the dark
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Video: Heibloem fatal crash victims identified; Among dead is reality TV participant
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Ambulance in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Video: Four dead, two injured in single-vehicle crash in Limburg
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Chaotic scenes at the Swatch store in Utrecht as unruly crowds tried to get the Royal Pop collaboration watch produced with Audemars Piguet. 16 May 2026
Business
Swatch–Audemars Piguet watch worth about €600 resold for €35 at Dutch thrift store
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Police officers stand in a corridor at an asylum seekers’ center in Zeist during an arrest in which a pregnant woman was pulled to the ground. May 19, 2026.
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Police defend use of force in Zeist arrest where pregnant woman was knocked down
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ProRail workers examine the site of a cable fire near Rotterdam Stadion. June 29, 2026
1-1-2Business
Rail repairs near Rotterdam extended again; line closed until Monday 5 a.m.
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Police officers
Crime
Video: 1 dead after Huizen house explosion and fire
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An ambulance in the Netherlands
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Police van hits, seriously injures pedestrian near Schaijk
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Helicopter ambulance
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Twelve taken to hospitals after forklift battery triggers haz-mat response
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ProRail workers examine the site of a cable fire near Rotterdam Stadion. June 29, 2026
1-1-2Business
Eurostar cancels many London-Amsterdam trains after Rotterdam rail fire
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A red ruffed lemur
1-1-2TechNature
Lemur escapes Artis Zoo, crosses multiple streets and tram line in Amsterdam
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Dutch police station.
Crime1-1-2
Video: Police search for driver that struck pedestrians in Middelburg
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Helicopter ambulance
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Video: Five involved in serious two-car crash near Terneuzen, one was trapped in vehicle
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Dutch ambulance helicopter
Health1-1-2
19-year-old Amsterdam man drowns in Volendam pool
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Lightning in the night sky over Baambrugge in the Netherlands. Undated.
1-1-2TechNature
Video: Lightning strikes spark fires across the country, injure 1 and kill 2 calves