Princess Amalia drew large crowds of photographers and onlookers in Amsterdam’s Zeedijk and Warmoesstraat during a visit to the Wallen district that formed part of a broader multi-day city introduction tour, with Mayor Femke Halsema accompanying her throughout…

A severe rat infestation is affecting residents along the Onderwijsboulevard in Den Bosch, where students report daily sightings of rodents near housing between Avans Hogeschool and the Koning Willem I College.

The European Commission unveiled new technology this week designed to power smartphone apps that verify users’ age online, part of an effort to make the internet safer for children by limiting access to pornography sites, social media accounts, and online…

In two separate cases in Groningen and elsewhere in the Netherlands, mothers seeking to give their children a combined surname under a recent law say they were blocked when the fathers refused consent, highlighting what critics call a structural imbalance…

The number of reports of violence and discrimination against people from the LGBTQIA+ community has nearly doubled since 2022. Reports of discrimination against transgender people specifically jumped 51 percent in a year, interest organizations COC and Transgender…

Dutch police are investigating whether multiple explosions at a Turkish cultural center on Jan van Gentstraat in Badhoevedorp are connected, after three separate incidents at the same building within days, including two in one week.

Fuel prices in the Netherlands fell slightly again on Saturday, even as renewed geopolitical tensions involving Iran raised concerns about future costs at the pump. The decline follows lower oil prices on Friday after Iran announced it would reopen the Strait…

F1 driver Max Verstappen said he is "in shock by what has happened" after a fatal multi-car crash on the Nordschleife in Germany during a Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) race, which killed Finnish driver Juha Miettinen, 66, and left six others injured…

The war in Iran is pushing mortgage rates higher in the Netherlands and has coincided with a slight cooling in average home prices, according to Dutch Association of Realtors (NVM) data. Economists and housing experts cited by NU.nl say the connection between…

A 37-year-old man from Purmerend was found dead on Saturday afternoon in a hotel room in Katwoude, Noord-Holland, prompting a police investigation into what authorities describe as suspicious circumstances. No suspect has been arrested, and the cause of death…

The appointment of Marie-Louise Eta as interim head coach of Union Berlin’s men’s team has triggered a wider debate in the Netherlands about whether a woman could soon lead a men’s professional soccer team here, NU.nl reports. While some Dutch experts call…

The Dutch government aims to open Lelystad Airport for commercial vacation flights in October 2027, but the project depends on a nature permit required under the nitrogen reduction policy.

The province of Zuid-Holland is compelling the municipality of Ridderkerk to remain part of a regional system for allocating social housing, escalating a dispute that has already involved mediation, a court ruling, and objections from the local government.

The Regional Disciplinary Tribunal for Healthcare in Amsterdam ruled that a plastic surgeon engaged in inappropriate conduct after insulting his surgical assistant by calling her a “donkey,” RTL reported.

A major fire broke out Sunday afternoon at a farm on Hulstheuvel in Uden, where flames engulfed a thatched roof and forced authorities to escalate emergency measures, issue smoke warnings, and ultimately allow the fire to burn in a controlled manner, Omroep…

A police helicopter flew for an extended period over Amsterdam on Sunday morning while supporting a valuables transport operation that moved through Zuidoost, Nieuw-West, and the city center. According to AT5, authorities have not disclosed what was being…

A clear majority of people in the Netherlands supports keeping parts of the Groningen gas field available for emergencies, according to a representative survey that also shows widespread concern over rising costs, international conflict, and energy security.

A severe shortage of foster families in the Netherlands is forcing vulnerable children and infants to be placed far from their home regions, including hundreds of kilometers away, AD reports. Additionally, sibling groups are increasingly split, and crisis…

A court in Amsterdam has ordered police to return a seized modified fatbike to the mother of a teenage boy after multiple enforcement actions in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including a November 2025 stop in which police recorded a speed of 51 km/h.The boy, born…

AZ Alkmaar were crowned KNVB Cup champions on Sunday after a convincing 5-1 victory over NEC Nijmegen in the final at The Kuip. It is AZ’s fifth cup win and its first since 2013. For NEC, the wait for their first major trophy goes on. It was a redemption…