Tag: Netherlands
Live blog storm Eunice: public transport flat, no meal delivery and football matches, schools and test streets closed
Today, 12:00 † 5 minutes reading time PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – Storm Eunice rages over our country. Code red has been issued for part of the country due to very…
Independent study in the Netherlands: Dutch army committed extreme systematic violence in Indonesia and the government turned a blind eye
During Indonesia’s war of independence, “The Netherlands used a wide range of structurally extreme violence,” according to independent research at the request of the Dutch government, and the Hague administration…
Code yellow due to storm Dudley: what can you expect?
February 16, 09:55 † 3 minutes reading time © ANP PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – The third storm of the year is coming. After Corrie on January 31 and an unnamed…
Pension fund from Zeist no longer wants to invest in companies that ignore the Paris Climate Agreement
In practical terms, this means that companies that want investments from PFZW must commit to reducing CO2 emissions by the end of 2022 at the latest. If they do not,…
Utrecht suspect of abusing girls transferred twice after being threatened by fellow prisoners
February 16, 14:20 † 4 minutes reading time © RTV Utrecht / Caroline Geijsman UTRECHT – A 25-year-old Utrechter who pressured girls to have sex with him is being prosecuted…
Flink has to close a branch of the municipality of Utrecht, flash delivery person does not adhere to rules
The zoning plan of the building on Amsterdamsestraatweg is retail. Usually shops use this. According to local residents, Flink is not a shop, but a distribution center. The municipality of…
Flash camera in the city center of Amersfoort was turned off for months after fine rain due to plate chaos
A speed camera in the center of Amersfoort has been switched off for months after an intervention by the Public Prosecution Service. Unclear signage and poor communication led to a…
Doctor from Bunnik suspected of attempted murder of her newborn daughter and aggravated assault on son
Yesterday, 12:06 † 5 minutes reading time © Nicole van den Hout UTRECHT – A doctor from Bunnik is suspected by the Public Prosecution Service of an attempt to murder…
Utrecht is preparing for storm Eunice: fire brigade deploys extra staff, no trains and UU cancels physical education
The Utrecht Landscape, good for 6000 hectares of forest in the region, also has important advice today: “Stay out of the forest and do that for a little longer than…
UMC Utrecht in uncertainty for longer, investigation into closure of children’s heart centers expanded
There are only twelve pediatric heart surgeons in the Netherlands who can provide such care. Some of them will soon be retiring, which puts pressure on healthcare. Because it is…