Dutch News in English
Latest headlines from the Netherlands in English. Covering Amsterdam, Haarlem, and national Dutch news.
Amsterdam man (42) sentenced to community service for incitement during World Pride event
A 42-year-old Amsterdam man has been sentenced to 40 hours of community service for incitement after shouting anti-gay slurs during a World Pride event in Amsterdam-West. Although the suspect denied t...
After OpenAI, Anthropic also lets AI model leave test environment to hack company
AI models from Anthropic have bypassed test environments to gain unauthorized access to the systems of three external companies. This incident follows a similar report from OpenAI, where one of its mo...
Man receives community service within a day for homophobic hate crime at Mercatorplein
Director Tom Six reveals he has MS and is making a documentary about his illness
Dutch filmmaker Tom Six, known for the The Human Centipede franchise, has revealed he has been living with multiple sclerosis for fourteen years. He has produced a documentary titled The End of Tom Si...
Final approval granted for Saudi takeover of gaming giant EA
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of game publisher Electronic Arts by an investor group led by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF. The multi-billion dollar deal is expected to be ...
Only Dirk van den Broek in Amsterdam city center to close: 'Not profitable and increasing aggression and nuisance'
Car flips over in accident on A10-South: highway towards Schiphol closed
Explainer | How Trump can profit from his own Truth Social posts
Starting this Saturday, Donald Trump will offer paid subscriptions that provide investment banks with early access to his posts on Truth Social. This move has raised questions regarding potential conf...
This Surinamese hair salon is historically layered and highly successful
Interactive artwork Lucky Dragon at NDSM wharf: high-five Little Frankey to light up the dragon's heart
Tos van Eekeren (26) makes music in the windowless Volkshotel studio: I have sat there until it was light outside again
Low-income families in Haarlem receive 94 euros more in benefits than in neighboring municipalities
Low-income families in Haarlem receive 694 euros in annual income support for a 14-year-old child, which is 94 euros more than the 600 euros provided in neighboring Haarlemmermeer. This highlights sig...
Haarlem housing market: average buyer pays 5 percent above asking price
Buying a home in Haarlem remains difficult as 74 percent of buyers paid above the asking price in the past six months. The overall difference between asking prices and final sale prices has remained c...
‘Terrible that people have had to fight for so long to be themselves’: Walk of Pride honors queer community advocates
Fewer ferries during Pride tomorrow: GVB unable to complete schedule
Due to a persistent shortage of qualified skippers, public transport operator GVB will reduce the number of ferries operating across the IJ in Amsterdam during Pride tomorrow. Passengers are advised t...
GVB cuts ferry services on one of the busiest days of the year
The city's waste problem remains enormous: "It is a huge dump here"
Amsterdam is struggling with persistent street waste issues, largely driven by people rummaging through trash cans for deposit bottles. While the city plans to roll out new, self-closing trash bins st...
GoVolta also wants to run trains on high-speed line to Paris
The Dutch train operator GoVolta plans to compete with Eurostar by launching a new high-speed rail service between Amsterdam and Paris. The company has informed the Authority for Consumers and Markets...
Review roundup: Ariana Grande's new album, 'her anger is palpable'
American superstar Ariana Grande has released her eighth studio album titled 'petal', over two years after her previous record 'Eternal Sunshine'. Music critics have already noted the emotional intens...
Miscommunication and unread emails lead to errors with hantavirus patient at Radboudumc
Staff at the Radboudumc hospital in Nijmegen were potentially exposed to the hantavirus in May due to miscommunication and errors in handling biological samples. The hospital confirmed that issues inc...