The Keukenhof flower park in Lisse welcomed over 1.4 million visitors during its 2026 opening period, maintaining consistent attendance for the fourth consecutive year. While many visitors were Dutch, the park also attracted significant international crowds from Germany, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom.
Supermarkets in Haarlem will have specific opening hours during Ascension Day in 2026. This guide provides residents with a list of store operating times to help them plan their shopping during the holiday.
Sports retail chain Decathlon is set to open a new branch in the Vier Meren shopping center in Hoofddorp this summer. The store is expected to be a major attraction for the local shopping area.
Tata Steel has been fined 3.25 million euros for exceeding emission limits for carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at its aging coke plant. The penalty was imposed by the North Sea Canal Area Environment Agency after the company failed to control the release of these harmful substances.
Tata Steel has been fined 3.25 million euros by the North Sea Canal Area Environment Agency for exceeding emission limits of carcinogenic substances. The penalty was triggered by high concentrations of PAHs released from the company's aging coke oven plant in the IJmond region.
A German couple has been sentenced to two years and ten months in prison in Spain for keeping their three children locked in a squalid home for several years. The children were rescued in April 2023 from the property in Northern Spain, which authorities described as a "horror house" due to its severe state of filth and neglect.