Lotte (32) left mental healthcare and arranged her own home care and housing: ‘No one will take this safe place away from me’

Gastric bypass surgery can be lifesaving but is no quick fix: the impact is enormous

Every year, between 10,000 and 12,000 gastric bypass surgeries are performed in the Netherlands. While weight-loss medication has stabilized these numbers, the procedure remains a life-saving intervention for individuals with a BMI over 35.

Pensioner Henk (71) receives 2680 every month and knows he is lucky: I feel for the youth

Tenants in Duivendrecht wait months for repairs after water pipe bursts: Our apartment building feels like a ticking time bomb

From air conditioning to 40 degrees outdoors is a shock to the body: Rome's heat plan looks beyond air conditioning

Image The boy by the waterfront in Weesp shows how children play