Crime

Partner of woman killed on Thursday evening is arrested

Health

VVD and D66 want more options for parents to screen embryos

Court cases

Dutch and Moroccan gang jailed in Germany for cash machine raids

Society

A warm weekend ahead, with thunderstorms on Sunday

Court cases

Dutch Louis Vuitton stores named in money laundering probe

Hacking

Prosecution department goes offline due to software "weakness"

Life in the Netherlands

Inburgering with DN: the Nijmegen Vierdaagse

Incompetence and cowardice: the real Dutch asylum crisis

"I’m absolutely the person buying kruidnoten in July"

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Economy

ASML warns of uncertain growth in 2025 despite AI boom

OECD warns Dutch to rein in spending and reform housing market

Dutch financial routes make NL Israel’s top EU financial partner

Fewer Dutch companies are investing in climate measures

Train strikes to end after union members accept NS pay offer

Art & culture

Wild nights: 10 ways to enjoy the Dutch outdoors after dark

Bob Vylan cancels performances in Amsterdam and Tilburg

Stolen VOC documents turn up in attic, packed in an Action box

Japanese girl from The Hague wins top music prize in Amsterdam

In the goldfish bowl: Monomania exhibition at the Rijksmuseum

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Podcast

Podcast: The Eternal Sunshine of the Forever Chemicals Edition

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Podcast: The Drifting Pancakes and Terrorist Vegetables Edition

Sport

Netherlands 2-5 France: Oranje out after second-half collapse

Cricket: Clinical Netherlands qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup

Sem Verbeek makes history with Wimbledon mixed doubles title

Cricket: O’Dowd’s 92 and bowlers set up dominant Dutch win

England 4-0 Netherlands: Leeuwinnen given masterclass by Wiegman

Vitesse Arnhem to start new season on minus 12 points, if at all

Books

The Punk Rock Birdwatching Club:  NL in the 2000s

Food industry

The Hague Cookbook: a quirky mix of anecdotes and recipes

Expats

Holland Handbook: celebrating 25 editions this spring

Europe

Brussels takes Netherlands to court over rail competition rules

EU ministers fail to agree action on Israel, will wait and see

The heat is on: Spanish firefighters share expertise with Dutch

Dutch fireworks dealers profit from lax German legislation: RTL

Polish workers at Dutch distribution centres go on strike

Holiday rentals plunge in Amsterdam, but grow overall in NL

Society

Partner of woman killed on Thursday evening is arrested

Young women avoid unsafe places in their own neighbourhoods

A warm weekend ahead, with thunderstorms on Sunday

Murdered woman reported violent ex to police in June

Teacher stabbed trying to break up row during school musical

Dutch MPs want citizens to own the copyright to their faces

Politics

FvD MP held video talks with Russian politicians: NRC

PVV seats empty for nearly half of parliamentary debates: NOS

Van Weel wants to seize more criminal assets without trial

Yesilgöz under pressure as VVD insiders quietly track mishaps

Rough and tumble play gets thumbs up from Amsterdam executive

SCP is latest agency to warn politicians over worthless promises

Health

Court says UWV wrongly assessed ME patients as fit to work

VVD and D66 want more options for parents to screen embryos

ADHD medication use nearly quadrupled since 2006, CBS says

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Health council backs vitamin K jabs over drops for new babies

Dutch cabinet proposes speed limit trials on cycle paths

Product safety watchdog seized record illegal vapes haul

Housing

Private rental market continues to shrink as landlords sell up

OECD warns Dutch to rein in spending and reform housing market

Buy-to-let sales lead to a drop in house prices in Amsterdam

Developer steps in to rescue historic Duindigt racecourse

Despite new building, the housing shortage remains 400,000

Senators pause housing bill over refugee discrimination fears

Education

UAF calls for Ukrainians to be given access to student finance

Dutch launch €50 million fund to attract top researchers

Rental housing sell-off prompts 30% drop in student lodgings

Eindhoven sounds alarm on Dutch lessons funding for new children

Early streaming test leads to more, not less inequality

Utrecht University to cut up to 100 jobs after funding slashed

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