Netherlands

Earth News

WATCH | Robots to clear plastic from 1000 rivers over 5 years

Non-profit The Ocean Cleanup has launched its next mission to rid the world's water sources of plastic.

31/10/2019

Netherlands

Watch: Dutch inventor unveils device to purge rivers of plastic

The Interceptor is a vessel which trawls rivers collecting plastic waste. The solar-powered boat catches the rubbish before it reaches the ocean.

29/10/2019

Netherlands

New campaign reveals Europe's most-wanted female fugitives

A new campaign by European crime agency Europol is shining a light on the "most-wanted" female fugitives.

19/10/2019

Netherlands

Watch: Tractor convoy heads to The Hague as Dutch farmers protest

Farmers say they are unfairly blamed for high nitrogen emissions and are demanding an "independent party" measures farms' emissions.

16/10/2019

Netherlands

Dutch police arrest second man as six people found in isolated house

"The arrested person, a 67-year-old man from Ruinerwold, is one of the six persons discovered this Monday in the house," said police.

16/10/2019

World

Post-referendum relocation: meet the people leaving Britain for the EU

The European Medicine Agencies was one of the first organisations to signal it would leave London following the Brexit vote. It took hundreds of employees with them to Amsterdam.

15/10/2019

Next Series

What is it about chicory roots that has scientists in spin?

In partnership with The European Commission

5,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians cultivated the chicory plants which are not only beautiful but health boosting. And even today, the plant’s healing qualities are still revealing themselves.

14/10/2019

Climate Now

Rising sea levels - how the Netherlands found ways of working with the environment

In partnership with Copernicus

The Climate Now programme looked at the different ways the city of Rotterdam combats Climate Change. It looks at how the city deals with the rise of sea levels, how a roof garden is helping to store water and grow its own produce and how a floating farm works.

14/10/2019

Netherlands

EU needs NATO protection against China and Russia — Dutch PM Rutte

Rutte advocated for the EU to increase funds to keep NATO afloat in the face of growing threats from China, Russia and other countries.

04/10/2019

Netherlands

Dutch farmers demanding respect cause 'busiest rush hour ever'

Dutch farmers taking part in a protest that involves driving their tractors to The Hague resulted in the "busiest rush hour ever" in the Netherlands.

01/10/2019

Netherlands

He's back! Brexit monster returns with launch of new Dutch advice book

The furry character, who is the face of the official Netherlands Brexit-ready campaign, is pictured 'tamed' by well-prepared entrepreneurs.

27/09/2019

Netherlands

Netherlands' sea defence gets €547m makeover to weather climate change

The Afsluitdijk – one of the Netherlands' key sea defences – has been taking a battering for 87 years.

23/09/2019

Netherlands

'Brexit destroyed my business': The business owners who left the UK

As the prospect of a no-deal Brexit moves closer, some small business owners have decided to move their companies out of the UK

20/09/2019

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Royals celebrate Prinsjesdag, the opening of the parliamentary year

Prinsjesdag or 'Budget day' represents the start of the new parliamentary year on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives in the Ridderzaal in The Hague.

17/09/2019

Netherlands

Nazi symbols daubed on British war graves in the Netherlands

It is the second time the Mierlo cemetery has been targeted in a week.

14/09/2019

Netherlands

Dutch doctor cleared over euthanasia of women with dementia

The unnamed doctor performed euthanasia on the 74-year-old as she had previously made a living will asking for it if her condition deterioated

11/09/2019

Netherlands

Two children among four dead in Dutch 'family drama', say police

Police believe one of the deceased, a 35-year-old police officer, may have been the shooter.

09/09/2019

Netherlands

This Dutch company hires people without a cover letter or resume

A Dutch company hires people without a cover letter or resume — all they have to do is put their name on a list to work at the company.

06/09/2019

Business Planet

Tapping into China's tourism bonanza

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet looks at the opportunities for small travel firms attempting to access the lucrative outbound Chinese tourism market.

06/09/2019

Business Planet

Tourism boom: China's great leap forward

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet speaks to a European tourism expert about the massive growth in Chinese visitors.

06/09/2019

Earth News

Prince Harry admits he can 'do better' after summer of private jets

The prince was unveiling a a sustainable travel initiative in Amsterdam when he made the comments.

03/09/2019

Netherlands

Dutch municipalities advance in government-proposed 'weed experiment'

A "weed experiment" that could see cannabis that has been grown legally and tested for quality to be sold in Dutch "coffee shops" has moved one step closer to fruition, the country's health ministry has said.

29/08/2019

Netherlands

Netherlands: Euthanasia trial seeks what to do with dementia patients

A landmark trial in the Netherlands looks at what to do with dementia patients who have previously stated their wish to die under certain conditions but might have changed their minds later.

26/08/2019

Netherlands

Dutch Facebook user invites people to watch Brexit unfold from beach

Dutch Facebook user invites people to watch Brexit unfold from Netherlands beach

20/08/2019

The Cube

Twitter reunites ex-refugee with kind stranger who gifted her a bike

As a five-year-old, Mevan Babakar found herself living in a refugee camp in the Netherlands, and vividly recalls being gifted a bike by a camp worker. Years later, she took to Twitter to find him.

15/08/2019

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Suspected landspout caused by powerful thunderstorms hits Amsterdam

Footage uploaded to social media showed the moment a suspected landspout hit central Amsterdam on Friday.

10/08/2019