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09/12/2024

PostNL is preparing for a surge in holiday mail, with millions of Christmas cards expected to be sent in the coming weeks. The postal service is urging customers to send their cards by Wednesday, December 18, to ensure timely delivery before Christmas.PostNL anticipates handling an average of 3.6 mi...

09/12/2024

Three of the six victims killed in Saturday’s explosions at the Tarwekamp in The Hague were members of the same family, according to a statement released by a support organization on behalf of the family. The victims included a 45-year-old father, a 41-year-old mother, and their 17-year-old daught...

09/12/2024

A 16-year-old girl was injured Monday morning in a stabbing incident on Heksenwiellaan in Breda. According to police, the girl was stabbed multiple times by a man passing by on the street.In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Police Breda wrote: "The minor was stabbed multiple times near He...

09/12/2024

Authorities confirmed Monday there is no evidence of a drug lab at the Tarwekamp in The Hague, where two explosions on Saturday morning destroyed multiple homes and killed six people.

09/12/2024

Volksbank, the parent company of SNS, ASN, BLG Wonen, and RegioBank, announced plans to close up to 290 branches and cut 700 to 750 full-time jobs as part of a sweeping reorganization. The state-owned bank also set aside 340 million euros to 360 million euros to fund the restructuring, which will si...

09/12/2024

The flags on The Hague’s municipal buildings are hanging half-mast on Monday after two explosions killed six people in an apartment building on Tarwekamp on Saturday. Two days after the devastating blasts, the emergency services’ search for victims has come to an end. It is unclear whether anyon...

09/12/2024

NS will run 1,600 more trains per week in its new timetable than it does now, the Dutch rail company announced on Monday. There will be more trains during rush hour, a sprinter every 7.5 minutes dedicated to getting travelers to and from Schiphol Airport, and more international trains. The new timet...

09/12/2024

Mirage Retail Group (MRG) has filed for bankruptcy at the Amsterdam District Court. The bankruptcy is the direct result of subsidiary Blokker going bankrupt, MRG said.

09/12/2024

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has revoked the operating permits of energy supplier HollandsStroom, which previously traded under the name Hollandse Energie Maatschappij, or HEM. According to the regulator, the company is unable to supply energy reliably, has not properly....

09/12/2024

A suspected shooting left a man dead on the street in Amsterdam on Sunday evening. Earlier in the day, another man was injured in a separate shooting incident in Rotterdam, the police reported.

09/12/2024

PVV leader Geert Wilders is currently in Israel and plans to visit an illegal Israeli settlement on the occupied West Bank on Monday, he said on X. The leader of the largest coalition party in the Netherlands also has meetings planned with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaa...

09/12/2024

The police found a jerry can at the scene of two explosions that left at least six people dead in The Hague over the weekend, Omroep West reported. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima visited the affected apartment building on Tarwekamp on Monday morning. The King said he was “completely in sho...

09/12/2024

Over two-thirds of people who want to buy their first home within the next two years are pessimistic about this happening. Some of this group are also frustrated about competing against homeowners who can use their equity when buying, the Telegraaf reports based on an ING study among 1,261 homeowner...

09/12/2024

Locals living around Schiphol Airport are filing assault charges against the airport, KLM, and Transavia due to “the years of sleep deprivation caused by serious noise pollution.” They consider the sleep disturbance an attack on their health, their lawyer, Bénédicte Ficq told AD.

09/12/2024

From today, the Koninklijke Marechaussee will perform extra border controls. Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber announced the measure last month to combat “irregular migration” and human trafficking. As the government did not increase the Marechausee’s capacity, road users crossing the borders wi...

09/12/2024

The emergency services found a sixth person dead on the Tarwekamp in The Hague during the early hours of Monday morning, a spokesperson of Veilighedsregio Haaglanden confirmed. Four of the deceased victims of the explosions at the apartment building have been identified.

09/12/2024

The largest New Year's Dive in the Netherlands will take place at Scheveningen Beach on January 1, 2025. This year, the event will move approximately 400 meters south, closer to the Beelden aan Zee Museum, due to construction near the Kurhaus. The event, organized annually since 1965, attracts thous...

09/12/2024

The Dutch Basketball Association (NBB) is working with the Municipality of Rotterdam and companies TIG Sports and House of Sports in a bid to bring the group stage of the 2029 edition of the European Champions of Basketball to Rotterdam.

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