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Mayor Halsema with all Amsterdammers and Weesp residents who received a royal honour, April 24, 2026.
Politics
More than 3,300 awarded Royal honors on Friday; Rotterdam leading, gender gap narrowing
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Garbage truck in snow
BusinessTechNature
Winter weather forces garbage pickup to stop across Dutch cities
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Police siren.
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Some 250 arrests during New Year’s in the Netherlands; 1,650 calls to 112 in Rotterdam
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Poster urging Amsterdam residents to vote in the parliamentary election on 29 October 2025
Politics
Dutch municipalities face volunteer shortages ahead of parliamentary elections
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Station building of Purmerend train station, 16 April 2024
Politics
Almelo, Purmerend, and Bergen op Zoom among stations targeted for safety upgrades
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Ambulance
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Delivery van slides off A58 in Bergen op Zoom, driver hospitalized
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Two Qbuzz trains at Dordrecht station
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Train service between Dordrecht and Roosendaal suspended from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday
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Outdoor science lesson
Business
No middle ground: Dutch either trust science completely, or not at all
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A firefighter prepares a hose.
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Fire engulfs historic Bergen op Zoom restaurant building, triggers hotel evacuation
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Police guard in a detention center
Crime
Five men arrested for sexually exploiting women after getting them addicted to flakka
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A person under arrest
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Driver caught for 20th time behind the wheel without license, suspected of cocaine use
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A bulletproof and stab-resistant vest worn by Dutch police officers. November 2023
Crime1-1-2Business
Third explosion targets Turkish bakery in Bergen op Zoom
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Firefighters at the scene
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Massive fire at tire facility in Bergen op Zoom sends heavy smoke over area
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Successful end to the Heinenoordtunnel renovation. The tunnel is located on A29, between Rotterdam and Bergen.
TechInnovationCultureLifestyle
Renovation of Heinenoord Tunnel Completed After Two Years
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William Lyle J. in 2021 and Steven C. in 2007, both held in the murder of Thomas Schwarz, a German man living in Bergen, Limburg. 2021
Crime
Lengthy prison sentences recommended against US men for murder of farmer
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Flooded street
TechNature
Downpours cause flooded streets in Noord-Brabant; Cooler, but mostly dry day ahead
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Road works
Business
Traffic issues around Rotterdam this weekend as Benelux tunnel closes for roadworks
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Carnaval parade
CultureLifestyleEntertainment
Carnaval starts today in south and east Netherlands
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Koninklijke Marechaussee
Crime
Morocco surrenders fugitive wanted for shooting two men over a children's spat in 2015
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Handcuffs
Crime
Man arrested for assaulting a cop twice in one night
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Cargill tanks in the port of Amsterdam
Business
CNV: longest continuous strike ever at Cargill comes to an end
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Jail bars
Crime
Dutch fugitive arrested in Marocco after eight years on the run
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An ambulance in the Netherlands
Crime1-1-2
Pedestrian killed in car accident on A4; 15-year-old suffers serious stab wounds in Purmerend
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The Intercity New Generation (ICNG) on a rail crossing
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Train crashes into car at Bergen op Zoom crossing; No injuries