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More teenagers between 13 and 18 are deliberately overdosing on non-prescription painkillers, the UMC Utrecht toxicology centre NVIC has warned. The centre registered a total of 1,439 cases in 2022, a 37% rise compared to 2020. The centre said the rise in cases started in July 2020, particularly in girls aged between 13 and 15. […]
The public prosecution department has called for a four-year prison sentence for a man suspected of helping people to take their own lives by selling a lethal powder online. Alex S sold the “suicide powder” to dozens of customers for three years. At least six people are thought to have died after taking the powder. […]
The owners of the Puy du Fou theme park in France are planning to branch out to Meppel, local broadcaster RTV Drenthe reported. The park, which will host shows and events about the history of Europe and the Netherlands in particular, will measure 60 hectares, Meppel alderman Klaas de Vries told the broadcaster. If the […]
Former education minister Arie Slob has been brought in to try to form a new council administration in The Hague after the last coalition collapsed in a dispute over power sharing with Richard de Mos. The VVD party group withdrew its support last week after the left-wing parties in the coalition, Labour (PvdA) and GroenLinks, […]
The KNMI weather bureau has issued a code yellow weather warning, saying that strong winds and rain are likely over much of the country on Wednesday morning. Strong gusts of between 75 and 100 km/h will batter the south-west coast before heading north in the course of the morning, causing misery for motorists during rush […]
Netherlands Under-21 goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen is moving to the English Premier League after he signed a five-year deal with Brighton. The south coast club confirmed on Tuesday they had signed Verbruggen for £16.3 million (€20 million), adding him to a Dutch contingent that also includes Joel Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke and fellow keeper Kjell […]
Nicaraguan Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez was released from prison on Monday, according to a report by local news outlet Confidencial, which cited church and diplomatic sources. [#translated_full_content] [#item_full_content]
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South Korea’s military says the satellite North Korea failed to put into orbit in May wasn’t advanced enough to conduct military reconnaissance from space as it claimed.
