Society

Dozens of children report being beaten, abused in foster family village

Cruyff turn and total football qualify for the Oxford English Dictionary

Warm, sunny days ahead but the weekend will be a mixed bag

Golden Boy: gem of an exhibition puts Klimt into context

Airbnb stays double in Europe during first half of 2022

Trial starts for nine suspects involved in deadly brawl on Majorca

Dutch town loses case against Twitter over satanic conspiracy theories

Two 14th century lion bones uncovered in the heart of The Hague

Inspectors again slam conditions at Ter Apel refugee centre

Russian stowaway arrested in Spain after dodging airport security in Rotterdam

Film, documentary and exhibitions mark 30 years since the Bijlmer disaster

Sex education in schools needs an update, campaign groups say

Ice rink owners call for government help as new skating season opens

Voluntary farm buyouts ‘unlikely to be enough to meet nitrogen targets’

Despite the crisis, the number of beds for refugees has gone down

Threats against politicians top 1,000 so far this year

The postman rings…42 years later

September was a mixed month of sunshine and heavy showers

Children’s book prize goes to Yorick Goldewijk

Creepy: crawly exhibition at Rijksmuseum features creatures of awe and revulsion

€40 million to combat loneliness, as figures highlight impact of coronavirus

Prime ministerial catchphrase makes it into Van Dale dictionary

Rubbish: how much waste does your area produce?

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL

Dutch murder rate stable and is one of the lowest in Europe

Manhattan Masters come to the Hague thanks to rare loan

Support for sex change legislation slides, debate continues on Wednesday

Fruit firm firebomb gang leader is jailed for nearly 20 years

M, W or X? MPs debate changing sex in your passport

Charities report a drop in donations as inflation bites

3,300 buildings demolished in Groningen because of earthquake damage

Cruise ship that will house 1,000 asylum seekers docks in Amsterdam

Amsterdammers come out to meet their newest neighbours

Regulator receives 136 damage claims after two earthquakes strike Groningen

Four Dutch nationals arrested for plot to kidnap Belgian minister

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record

Indonesia bans Dutch orangutan expert for criticising minister

Netherlands lags on raising awareness of single use plastics ban

At least 16 wolf cubs born in the Netherlands this year

Online sales fraud and bike thefts top crime damage claim list

On the map: children’s atlas plots the life of Vincent van Gogh

New rescue centre opened to house dumped terrapins

Ground frost in Drenthe and Gelderland but sunny days ahead

Average household will pay €290 a month for energy with price cap

Big stretch of Zeeland dykes and dunes falls short of safety norms

50% of lawyers dealt with aggressive clients last year: survey

Apologise for slavery, allow police to wear headscarves, new anti-racism chief says

Cabinet popularity slumps in two more surveys, ahead of budget plans

Solemn Dutch royals attend funeral for Britain’s queen Elizabeth

Sunday was the coldest September 18 on record, this week will be warmer

Most towns and villages provide no refugee housing, richest towns worst

Private households make claims over Amsterdam canal repairs

Gossip, enemas and blind dates: three Dutch scientists win Ig Nobel awards

Concerns over damage to private property from Amsterdam canal and bridge work

Nazi ‘looted’ Kandinsky masterpiece to be returned to rightful heirs

Bagpipes, flowers and condolences to late Queen Elizabeth in The Hague

Ethnic minority parents were treated more harshly by tax officials: report

Dutch allocate €16m to provide food and essentials to poor families

Girls’ mental health has plummeted over the past four years

Dutch MPs hold short ceremony to remember queen Elizabeth

Efteling capped at five million visitors per year to meet nitrogen targets

Mother of baby who died at Ter Apel demands copy of autopsy report

Schiphol asks airlines to cancel flights as long queues build again

Police investigating death of man whose body was found on church roof

Sett up: rail network wants artificial home for badgers undermining the tracks

Gold in Gouden Koets came from Suriname, experts conclude

Temperatures set to drop below 20C as autumn arrives this week

More young people, especially women, prescribed anti-depressants in pandemic

Two-fifths of museums ended 2021 in the red: new figures

Train strikes called off as unions and NS strike 9.25% pay deal

Flags raised at the British Embassy for new King Charles III

Bike, health, happiness: children’s bike scheme calls for donations

‘The Lacemaker’ to join blockbuster Vermeer exhibition

Cabinet faces criticism from all sides at asylum debate

More asylum seekers left out in the rain at Ter Apel

Weekend weather: clouds, some rain, better on Sunday

Monarch of the world, with a spark: Dutch papers on the late Queen Elizabeth II

Dutch leaders remember Queen Elizabeth with respect and affection

Mark Rutte says Queen Elizabeth ‘in our prayers’ after doctors raise concerns

Queen Máxima dazzles in San Francisco on solo trip

Coronavirus delays cause ‘catch up wedding’ rush: CBS

‘Less is more’: new study of The Milkmaid reveals Vermeer’s method before blockbuster exhibition

New looted art claim for €3 million salt cellars by master silversmith

Stings like a bee: the false wolf spider is coming to a place near you

Climate change threatens 17th century whalers’ graves in Spitsbergen

Firefighters unable to save birds and fish in pet shop blaze

Don’t tie a yellow ribbon: oldest oak stands in Den Hout

Delft University joins Rotterdam, Scotland in offering free sanitary products

Medieval Frisian warriors used dyke jumping poles in battle

Code yellow warning as hail, heavy showers and gusts forecast in south

Haarlem becomes first city in the world to ban meat advertising

Two in three blended families split within five years

Lancaster ED603 with remains British airmen to be salvaged from IJsselmeer

Fly plague in Rotterdam linked with recycling business

Bird flu discovered at another poultry farm, 100,000 chickens slaughtered this week

Nature reserves more vulnerable to nitrogen compound pollution: new report

King Willem-Alexander puts off US visit, coughing on Ter Apel visit

Minister must put stop to exotic animal fairs, say organisations

Amsterdam wrong to detain Extinction Rebellion protesters: court verdict

New nitrogen-based pollution measures considered after farmer talks

Schoolgirl dies in school trip sailing accident on Waddenzee

Ex-students with Duo study debts blocked from renewing passports

Major wildfire in nature reserve De Peel in Limburg

First cruise ship for 1,000 refugees to come in Amsterdam

‘Eat less meat’ message blocked by agriculture minister: Wakker Dier

Free sanitary products for Nieuwegein residents

Popular Dutch duo Nick & Simon split up after 16 years

Accommodation provided for asylum seekers waiting at Ter Apel

Owner loses bid to renege on asylum seekers’ hotel sale

Couple paint house bright pink in protest at ‘Groningen gas damage’

More families ask for help with basic school costs

Intern discovers hidden Brueghel engraving

Police investigate small fire at asylum seekers hotel

Asylum seekers at Ter Apel offered beds but had cold weekend

Six people die as van plows into barcecue party

Probe into secret resistance group set up to stop Cold War invasion

Refugees moved from Ter Apel as councils try to solve accommodation crisis

Second regional heatwave declared as more records fall

Man who was pinned down by police after arrest dies in hospital

Second regional one-day train strike expected to affect whole country

Sale of dolphins to China must be blocked, says PvdD MP

Spraying groundwater banned in Veluwe as drought continues

Dutch need to pump up the pace of the Wilhelmus, say experts

Baby dies as conditions at overcrowded Ter Apel refugee centre worsen

Refugee crisis deepens at Ter Apel, 700 sleep outside

Two Dutch tourists die of suspected food poisoning in Colombia

Language watchdog publishes guidelines on inclusive terms

Drone-and-bull story keeps village in thrall for 24 hours

Drought reveals sunken treasures in rivers, concerns about decay

Soldier shot in chest in Iraq ‘was hit by colleague’

Call for study into effect of rising prices on vulnerable households

Red Cross reopens Ter Apel service point as refugee crisis continues

Temperatures set to rise this week, some areas could reach 33C

Passengers evacuated from plane after bird strike on runway

Soldier critically ill after being wounded in incident at Iraq airbase

Most expensive Lowlands ever kicks off today

Dead whale found on Texel may have been rescued earlier

Rain brings relief and floods, measures to combat drought on the cards

Dance Valley director denies raping woman in Madrid

Villagers want to buy out hotel earmarked as centre for 300 asylum seekers

Council of State overturns two child residency rulings

A rainy few days ahead, but drier weather at the weekend

Rabbits dig up remains of at least three people in a garden

Ministers earmark Overijssel hotel as refugee centre, bypassing council

Woman who allegedly caused ex minister to crash to appear in court

Beachgoers don’t remove their butts: 90,000 found in cleanup

Over 100 arrested, 700 fined for radical farmers’ protests

Pressure grows for change to Indonesia commemorations

Amsterdam and Tilburg top list for antisocial behaviour

It’s official: This weekend we’ll have a heatwave

Heat takes sting out of mosquitos but wasps take over

Transavia bans teenager for circulating air crash photo before takeoff

Housing crisis: ministers may limit refugee family reunification

Keep coronavirus pass as a last resort, employers say

Ajax captain Dusan Tadic targeted by robbers outside his home

Souvenir from Sweden: a black adder in a car roof box

Pet owners hard put to pay costs as vet bills mount

A Rembrandt returns to French church and is ‘100% theft proof’: NOS

Increasing number of wolves Veluwe are ‘no danger to people’

Amsterdam Pride celebrates with 80 boats on the city’s canals

The vase that is not a vase: objects in Van Gogh’s work tell a story

Two-headed turtle hatches, and has a healthy life ahead

Accident prone: Cyclists want rid of posts in bike lanes

Court criticises mayor in anti-abortion demonstration case

Think twice before washing your car, minister says as water shortage becomes official

Shrimp fishers catch pristine 17th century wooden head

‘Protestant school should face prosecution over outing pupils’

Researchers use tiny transmitter to track down hornets’ nests

August set to be warm and sunny, with the odd shower this week

Max Verstappen, Formula 1 drivers act to condemn abuse

The 26th Pride Amsterdam kicks off in blazing sunshine

Pro-farming MP cancels appearances after receiving death threats

Amsterdam Labour councillors don’t back refugee priority plan

Farmers are ‘creating life-threatening situations’, officials say

Student society rocked by sexism scandal faces further scrutiny

Farmers set fire to hay bales and dump manure as protests continue

Amsterdam student society hit by sexism scandal

Police scam victims are often foreigners ‘who communicate in English’

‘Protect typically Dutch landscape, ease pressure on farmers’: experts

‘Supreme court’ scammers get away with at least €1.7 million

Dutch waters too polluted to meet EU norms: NRC

Dutch waters too polluted to achieve EU norms

Police have no time for stolen bikes and cybercrime: NOS

Rhea on the road: owner takes pet bird for a city centre stroll

Electric mopeds are becoming more popular: Bovag

Body of father found after canoe accident, girl still missing

Meat replacements are healthier for the family budget: research

Search for missing father and daughter resumed after canoe accident

Nursing homes call on relatives to help take care of frail elderly

Getir store loses court case, must close distribution centre

Dutch reforestation company takes responsibility for Spanish fire

Lorry driver charged with causing fatal accident after motorway stop

Extreme heat: from sticky nights to a sticky world situation

Beaked whales spotted off Zandvoort; sighting is worrying, experts say

Dutchman arrested in Belgian drowning investigation

Red light district faces earlier closing times to beat tourist trouble

The Hague festival needle-spiking suspect jailed for five months