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The Perseids meteor shower hits its absolute annual peak over the Netherlands this evening after the solar eclipse. Because 2026 features a New Moon, the skies will be exceptionally dark, offering perfect moonless conditions to see even the faintest shoot

Trade unions CNV and FNV have given Schiphol and the three security companies operating at the airport an ultimatum. If they do not make concrete commitments to improve the working conditions and reduce the workload of security workers by noon on August 1

The Veilige Bakfiets Claims Foundation is continuing to push for compensation for people who own defective Babboe cargo bikes as part of Accell's bankruptcy proceedings. Lawyer Quirijn Bongaerts, who represents the foundation, said the trustees must consi

Three public buildings in Rotterdam were covered in red graffiti overnight, including the city's courthouse. Police said the word

A quarter of people with serious mental illnesses do not receive care and are off the radar of mental healthcare services. That amounts to an estimated 62,500 adults, the Dutch Mental Health Association (GGZ) said in a new report.According to the GGZ, peo

Extreme heat is expected to largely wipe out projected economic growth in the Netherlands this year, according to a new report from the Dutch bank Triodos. The same conditions are hitting the wider European Union hard enough to erase the bloc's overall ex

The North Sea hit an exceptional temperature on Wednesday morning. Seawater reached 20.4 degrees Celsius at 8 a.m. at a KNMI measurement station off the South Holland coast, setting a record for this time of year.The sea has been under a heat wave since M

Secondhand booksellers across Europe, including in the Netherlands, are raising concerns over AI companies buying large numbers of obscure and often rare books. The alleged intent behind such shopping is to scan and destroy them for AI training.

The fund the Netherlands established to recruit leading scientists mainly attracted American researchers leaving the United States under the Trump administration. Of the 34 top scientists recruited last year, 29 came from the United States, the Ministry o

Utrecht's fish doorbell has officially closed for the season. Since it went live on March 2, nearly 900,000 people have visited the livestream of Utrecht's Weerdsluis over 12 million times to see if a fish was waiting to get through the lock, the organiza