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Lonely at Christmas: How much of a problem is it across Europe?

The remarkable story of why the Netherlands is on a drive to tackle loneliness, and how the problem is being taken increasingly seriously around Europe.

Netherlands

Russia refuses Dutch request to hand over MH17 suspect

Volodymyr Tsemakh is not among four men who will go on trial in absentia in a Dutch court in March over the downing of the aircraft.

Netherlands

Why did 12m people in the Netherlands receive an emergency message?

The Dutch government uses the NL-Alert system to inform citizens about disasters and give emergency instructions.

Netherlands

Suspect arrested after stabbing on shopping street in The Hague

The Dutch police have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing that injured three on shopping street in The Hague on Friday evening.

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Business Planet

Hatching start-up success: incubators that grow your business

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet travels to Zwolle in the Netherlands to see how one award-winning business incubator has become a seedbed for start-ups.

Business Planet

The prize-winning project reshaping the way we make plastic

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet looks at how one award-winning Dutch incubator is helping dozens of startups to produce the next generation of sustainable plastics.

Netherlands

Dutch police arrest two suspected of 'preparing terrorist attack'

Authorities believe the attack would have been carried out at the end of the year, involving bomb vests and "one or more car bombs".

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Repatriations from Sierra Leone after Dutch doctor dies of Lassa virus

Dutch and British authorities have dozens of people under observation after a Dutch doctor died from the Lassa virus in Sierra Leone.

Netherlands

Netherlands not required to return children of IS families, says court

An appeals court has ruled the Netherlands is not required to repatriate the children born into families of its fighters that left to join the Islamic State.

Netherlands

UK-bound ship returns to Netherlands after 25 migrants found onboard

The migrants were hiding in a refrigerated container, Dutch police said.

Netherlands

Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Dutch footballer Kelvin Maynard

Dutch police have said one person has been arrested following an investigation into shooting of footballer Kelvin Maynard.

Netherlands

Netherlands to reduce speed limit to combat pollution

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has confirmed that the national speed limit will be dropped to 100km/h (62mph) in a bid to combat the country's nitrogen pollution crisis.

Europe News

Belgium 'happiest country in EU'

According to a new survey from Eurostat 76 per cent of Belgians, alongside the Netherlands, Austria and Finland claim to feel happy all or most of the time over the last four weeks.

Earth News

EU countries say airlines should pay for polluting the planet

Nine countries are calling for the aviation industry to be taxed, in order to improve air pollution in Europe.

United Kingdom

Dutch, UK police find 31 people in lorries in two separate operations

Wiltshire police recovered 15 people in a lorry in Wednesday while their Dutch counterparts found 16 people in a truck about to board a ferry.

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.

Europe News

Dutch farmers protest 'unfair climate goals'

The thousands of farmers gathering here say government measures to meet their climate change targets are unfairly hitting them. And not other industries like aerospace - the nearby Schiphol airport up for a massive expansion.

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.

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.

Europe News

Londoners adjust to new life in the Netherlands

Since the 2016 referendum, over 100 London-based companies have uprooted to the Netherlands to prepare for Brexit.