Protest Vote May Elevate a Centrist in Dutch Election
Unusually, a protest vote may be coalescing around a centrist, Pieter Omtzigt, as the Dutch vote in national elections on Wednesday.
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‘Extremely venomous’ green mamba on the loose in Netherlands
Police in southern city of Tilburg tell residents to stay indoors after owner reported missing snakeAn “extremely venomous” 2-metre green mamba snake is on the loose in the Netherlands, police have said, warning residents to stay indoors and under no c…
Final day of campaigning for Dutch politicians as election nears – as it happened
The country’s six main party leaders confronted each other in Rotterdam on Monday night in a TV debate. This live blog is closedDutch elections 2023: everything you need to knowThe Dutch housing market is one of the top issues in this week’s election, …
Dutch parties vie for voters with no faith in government after string of scandals
A benefits fraud affair and claims of institutional racism are among issues that led to crisis of trust before this week’s general electionSandra Palmen was the whistleblower in a scandal that saw 31,000 Dutch families falsely accused of fraud – often …
Film-makers pull out after Amsterdam festival condemns Palestine protest
Twelve documentary makers withdraw after organisers condemn use of ‘From the river to the sea’ by onstage protestersIsrael-Hamas war – live updatesA dozen film-makers and artists have withdrawn their work from the world’s largest documentary festival a…
Amsterdam welcomes decline of nuisance tourism after ‘stay away’ drive
Some locals say number of stag party-type visitors is down after campaign targeting young Britons“Brits on tour!” laughed Devon Bennett, finishing her English breakfast at the all-day brunch restaurant Greenwoods. The 23-year-old from Brighton was in A…
Man arrested over 2013 killing of Russian art dealer in Amsterdam
Dutch police detain 62-year-old in relation to death of Aleksandr Levin, whose torso was found in IJ RiverDutch police have arrested a suspect in connection with the gruesome cold case murder of a wealthy Russian art dealer whose torso was found in a b…
Headwind Cycling Race Called Off Over Too Much Wind
Storm Ciarán, which has battered Western Europe this week, proved too much for a quirky Dutch cycling competition.
Online vitriol could undo decades of political progress, warns Dutch deputy PM
Sigrid Kaag is latest high-profile female politician to quit, citing years of ‘hate, intimidation and threats’Nearly two years after Sigrid Kaag was catapulted into the highest ranks of Dutch politics, police keep a constant watch over her home. Camera…
Love bikes, hate ‘wild parking’ – Dutch city puts rule-breakers on the rack
Maastricht clamps down on cyclists who illegally secure their two-wheelers to lamp-posts or railingsOfficials in the Netherlands, a country with more bicycles than people, are tackling a plague of “wild parking” by confiscating illegally stationed bike…