Borneokade in Amsterdam on a sunny day. June 21, 2026.
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Netherlands records first regional super heatwave since 2020 as Ell hits 30.4 °C
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Dutch government pushes EU ban on plastic-based chewing gum amid litter crisis
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Video: 24-year-old man dies after drowning in Waal near Tiel
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Pingpong-sized hail strikes Dutch coastal area, lightning damages homes and cars
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Cycling bridge over the Oude Rijn in Leiderdorp
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Nationwide Rijkswaterstaat outage disrupts bridges, tunnels, and traffic systems
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Farmer and cows in the Netherlands
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Dutch farmers denounce sweeping nitrogen emissions cuts
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Ambulance in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Tram derails in The Hague after collision with DHL truck; no injuries reported
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Three injured, two seriously, in Almere stabbing; Three arrested
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1-year-old boy left alone at Schiedam daycare after staff miss closing check
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Storm clouds developing over the North Sea near the Zuid-Holland coast. 27 June 2026
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Severe thunderstorm warning upgraded in Netherlands; Tornado risk not ruled out
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Woman gives birth on N44 highway in Wassenaar amid extreme heat
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Borneokade in Amsterdam on a sunny day. June 21, 2026.
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Netherlands records first regional super heatwave since 2020 as Ell hits 30.4 °C
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Chewing gum
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Dutch government pushes EU ban on plastic-based chewing gum amid litter crisis
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Video: 24-year-old man dies after drowning in Waal near Tiel
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Another round of fierce Rotterdam celebrations after Cape Verde draw with Saudi Arabia. June 27, 2026.
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Another round of fierce Rotterdam celebrations after Cape Verde draw with Saudi Arabia
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Kids playing with water on a hot day
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Terschelling sets Wadden Islands heat record with 33.6°C; Events canceled in Rotterdam
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One-third of workers expect AI to make their jobs mentally harder
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Sex life
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Warning over falling STI checks as gonorrhoea and syphilis cases grow
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52% of Dutch chief financial officers are less optimistic about the economic outlook
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Child at a funeral
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Schools need to pay more attention to grief and loss, experts say
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Belgian police
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Teen suspected as a contract killer held for murdering Dutch man, 25, in Spain
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Police at The Harbour Club on Cruquiusweg in Amsterdam after an explosive went off, 10 August 2022
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Harbour Club Amsterdam-Oost files for bankruptcy three years after explosion
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Dutch football fans swarmed around the vintage and modern double-decker Oranjebuses ahead of the Netherlands - Tunisia group stage World Cup match in Kansas City. 25 June 2026
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Oranje supporters' bus begins 1,800km journey to Mexico for Morocco match
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Greenhouse gas emissions
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Cabinet sets out €250 million package to reduce nitrogen emissions by 50% by 2035
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People sitting at outdoors restaurant in the main square of Eindhoven on sunny spring day
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Dutch June temperature record broken as 38.2°C recorded in Eindhoven
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Rotterdam skyline
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Rotterdam unveils €5.1bn coalition plan focused on housing, mobility and growth
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Row of Picnic delivery trucks in Karlsruhe, Germany, July 2024.
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No air conditioning in vans as Albert Heijn, Picnic delivery staff face extreme heat
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