Tag: Netherlands
Anna and Eugene fled Ukraine with their three-month-old baby: ‘Tanks rolled down our street’
Already the next evening Anna, Eugene and their little Veronica are at the door. “Fortunately, things are going very well,” says Marinke. Eugene and Anna also like to live with…
Shop robber with ax quickly caught by Utrecht police
According to a police spokesman, the man stormed in around 8 p.m. screaming loudly with an axe, smashed the cash register, after which panic broke out. “Staff and shoppers are…
The bee is not doing well, and that’s bad news for our fruits and vegetables
PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – Wild bees in the Netherlands are not doing well. Hundreds of species are threatened with extinction. That is bad news, because they make an important contribution…
Arrests after raid at drug building De Meern
When officers prepared for a raid yesterday, they immediately witnessed a suspected deal. In any case, the buyer who was arrested had drugs in his pocket. Narcotics and goods related…
Man from Woudenberg suspected of assault and rape of Polish women
WOUDENBERG – A 41-year-old man from Woudenberg, who is suspected of raping and assaulting a Polish woman, is now also suspected by the Public Prosecution Service of systematic serious abuse…
Utrecht serial burglar goes again on thieves’ path day after conviction by court
At a house in the Markstraat, near the Diakonessen hospital, the burglar managed to get in. He went in search of valuables, but left without any loot. “I looked around,…
Back in lockdown soon? ‘If it comes to that, we have done very badly as a country’
The member of the Outbreak Management Team does not want to completely rule out lockdown-like measures, but emphasizes that the Netherlands has everything it takes to prevent it from having…
Kundic leaves Soest to become alderman in Arnhem
In Arnhem, D66, GroenLinks, Arnhem Central, PvdA, Party for the Animals and Volt are trying to arrive at a new college. There is also talk of an extra alderman on…
Truck collides with facade of house in Amersfoort
It went wrong around 11:25 am for unknown reasons. The truck hit part of the wall that protrudes outside the home. The fire brigade has been called to remove the…
Provincial House from today reception location for Ukrainian refugees
Two months ago, the provincial government already announced that it wanted to temporarily receive Ukrainian refugees. Three floors have been made suitable for this in recent weeks. “The inhumane situation…