All news on the topic: Netherlands

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West Africa plans to combat new synthetic drug epidemic
Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau have authorized a Swiss-based civil society organization to facilitate chemical testing of a drug that is wreaking havoc in West Africa and has prompted the president of Sierra Leone to declare a national emergency.
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Dutch lorry drivers may cease transporting goods to the UK if post-Brexit delays are not reduced
Dutch hauliers say facilities at border posts where some trucks are held for up to 20 hours are inadequate
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Contestant from ’Farmer Wants a Wife’ to become the new Dutch agriculture minister
Femke Wiersma married the dairy farmer she met on the TV reality show before going into politics.
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Revealed: drug cartels exploiting migrant children as foot soldiers in Europe’s booming cocaine trade
Guardian investigation shows white powder trail linking hundreds of vulnerable African minors with ruthless gangs
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Who is Dick Schoof? Here are 8 things to know about the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Nicknamed ‘Tricky Dick’, the new head of the Netherlands’ far-right-led government is not afraid of bending the rules.
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Investigators can’t determine the gender of the person sucked into the KLM jet engine at Amsterdam airport
Several Dutch outlets have said the victim may have been an airport worker involved in a takeoff manoeuvre
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Horror at Amsterdam airport as person is sucked into plane engine
A person has died after falling into a running aircraft engine in the Netherlands today.
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Dutch woman arrested over shooting of Spanish former politician
Woman detained in Netherlands for alleged role in non-fatal shooting of Alejo Vidal-Quadras in Madrid last year
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Physically healthy woman, 28, decides to die by euthanasia after being told crippling depression will ‘never get better’
Zoraya ter Beek has set the date for her own death - and where she will die
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Ede hostages: Multiple people released from city cafe as armed police detain suspect
Multiple people have been held hostage at a bar in the Netherlands where armed police surrounded the building amid reports that a man entered with weapons and explosives
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King of Netherlands makes cheeky dig at Kate photo scandal as he jokes with kids
King Willem-Alexander is believed to have made a jibe about the ongoing controversy surrounding Kate Middleton during a royal engagement in his home country today
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Europe's little known car-free island has pristine beaches and no crowds
Schiermonnikoog in the Netherlands is located just off the Netherlands’ northern coast across a shallow inlet of the North Sea and is home to pristine beaches and a large pine forest
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British expats told to 'f*** off back where you came from' after church bell row
Not for the first time, expats in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam are up in arms over the bells of the Westerkerk, drawing the fury of locals - one of whom told them to go back to England
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Key symptoms of mystery 'Covid-like' virus in China amid fears of it spreading
A mystery illness that has been spreading through China and resembles a Covid-like pneumonia has now been found in two European countries amid fears the UK could be next
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Lionel Messi blasts himself an 'idiot' over Louis van Gaal regret
Lionel Messi has opened up the regret of his heated moment with Louis van Gaal during Argentina's win over the Netherlands in the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals
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'Dutch Donald Trump' Geert Wilders heads for Netherlands election victory
Geet Wilders is heading toward becoming the new Dutch Prime Minister despite calling Islam a "fascist ideology" and "backward religion" and wanting to ban mosques
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Gunman 'in combat clothing' arrested with Rotterdam police confirming deaths
Police say the man, who is tall with black hair and in his mid-20s, was carrying a handgun, which he used at two separate locations in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam
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One dead and 'many' injured from burning 18,500-tonne cargo ship in North Sea
One crew member died and others were injured after a fire broke out on a freight ship carrying cars in the North Sea, the Dutch coast guard has said
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Teen motorsport driver tragically dies after accident during race
18-year-old racer Dilano van't Hoff died as a result of an incident at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit while competing in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA)
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Brit, 20, who went missing from Netherlands hospital found dead in a ditch
Thomas Delafay, 20, who also goes by Taiga Akabane, was being treated as a "high risk missing person" after he was last seen outside the Dijklander Hospital in Hoorn, around 20 miles from Amsterdam
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Man kept body of his dead dad, 101, in freezer because he 'would miss him'
The 101-year-old man passed away 18 months ago from natural causes, but rather than laying him to rest, his 82-year-old son stuck him in the freezer of their home in Limburg in the Netherlands
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Man tries to fool police into thinking he's Boris Johnson with driving licence
The fake Ukrainian document had a photo of Boris Johnson plus his correct birth date, but police said they were not fooled by the document
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One dead and dozens injured after train derails in devastating crash
The train partially derailed, sending at least one carriage into a field next to the tracks close to the village of Voorschoten near The Hague in Netherlands at around 3.25am local time
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Woman suffers from painful skin condition sparked by kissing her pet dog and cat
Mare Zijlstra, 25, from the Netherlands, believes the condition was caused by her pet as she was later diagnosed with allergies to dogs, cats, dust mites and pollen