Rijkswaterstaat scraps all sustainability investments from Zuidasdok megaproject

Haarlem rat traps kill 20 to 60 rats a day: 'Yet nuisance reports are rising'

Smart traps in Haarlem's sewers are killing between 20 and 60 rats daily, yet the municipality expects 2026 to be a record year for pest reports. To address the persistent issue, Alderman Berkhout is introducing a new protocol for extreme nuisance to manage the growing rat population.

National Monument on Dam Square defaced with red paint and 'genocide'

On the morning of Remembrance Day, the National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam was defaced with red paint and the word 'genocide.' Cleaners are working to restore the monument before tonight's national commemoration ceremony, which is traditionally attended by the King and Queen. No specific group has yet claimed responsibility for the incident.

RIVM calls for plain packaging for e-cigarettes

Researcher Ina Hellmich from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) is calling for electronic cigarettes to have a neutral appearance to deter use. This regulation currently applies to packaging, but Hellmich proposes extending it to the vaping devices themselves.

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Granddaughter of Jan Bonekamp speaks at 20th anniversary of resistance fighter: ‘It is more urgent than ever that we remember’

Brigitte Scholz, the granddaughter of resistance fighter Jan Bonekamp, will serve as the guest speaker at the 20th commemoration ceremony in IJmuiden. Scholz emphasizes that honoring the past is more urgent than ever given today's global unrest and her family's history.