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Court tears up cannabis cafe conviction; says supplies essential to do business

Business
Serena Williams dashes Dutch hopes, beats Kiki Bertens in two sets
Appeal court judges in The Hague have torn up a community service sentence handed down to a cannabis cafe owner, saying officials should have been aware he had marijuana stored in a nearby building.The owner of the... More >

'Confused' man closes Rotterdam station 

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Serena Williams dashes Dutch hopes, beats Kiki Bertens in two setsRotterdam’s central station was closed for around two hours on Friday afternoon after a ‘confused’ man threatened to blow himself... More >

Senior official denies abusing boys 

Crime
Serena Williams dashes Dutch hopes, beats Kiki Bertens in two setsA former top justice ministry official has appeared in court for the first time to answer questions that he sexually abused boys in the 1980s.The... More >


Tourist dies from drinking too much water 

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Serena Williams dashes Dutch hopes, beats Kiki Bertens in two setsThe woman found dead in a hotel on Amsterdam's Vossiusstraat on Sunday died from drinking too much water, police said on Friday.The... More >

€600m improvements fail to cut A4 jams 

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€600m in improvements fails to cut A4 traffic jamsThe government has spent €600m on reducing traffic congestion on the A4 motorway near Leiden but motoring organisations say the jams... More >


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  • Serena Williams dashes Dutch hopes, beats Kiki Bertens in two sets 
  • Court tears up cannabis cafe conviction; says supplies essential to do business 
  • Senior justice ministry official denies abusing boys in the 1980s 
  • Tourist dies in Amsterdam from drinking too much water 
  • €600m in improvements fails to cut A4 traffic jams 
  • Rotterdam station reopens after 'confused' man makes bomb threat 
  • Nyenrode's Amsterdam head steps down after complaints 
  • Surfing grannies: Almost 50% of the Dutch over-75s are now active online 
  • Fewer cafes and bars fined for breaking smoking ban 
  • Dutch baby milk investments heat up, Nestlé enters the fray 
  • First Dutch Eurovision winner Corry Brokken dies at 83 
  • Kiki Bertens reaches Roland Garros semi-finals 
  • Referendum law needs changes, 30% turnout 'confusing' 
  • Dutch central bank revises down economic forecast 
  • Green light for gas test drills north of Wadden Sea island 

Politics

  • Referendum law needs changes, 30% turnout 'confusing' 
  • Support for anti-Islam PVV continues to fall, poll of poll shows 
  • Finance ministry draws up 'pick and mix' list of government cut-backs 

Society

  • Senior justice ministry official denies abusing boys in the 1980s 
  • €600m in improvements fails to cut A4 traffic jams 
  • Rotterdam station reopens after 'confused' man makes bomb threat 

Business

  • Court tears up cannabis cafe conviction; says supplies essential to do business 
  • Dutch baby milk investments heat up, Nestlé enters the fray 
  • Dutch central bank revises down economic forecast 

Sport

  • Serena Williams dashes Dutch hopes, beats Kiki Bertens in two sets 
  • Kiki Bertens reaches Roland Garros semi-finals 
  • Tennis player Kiki Bertens reaches Grand Slam quarter finals 

Education

  • Nyenrode's Amsterdam head steps down after complaints 
  • Labour MPs back call for more cash for refugee school children 
  • Schools cancel foreign trips because of terrorism fears 

Health

  • Tourist dies in Amsterdam from drinking too much water 
  • Fewer cafes and bars fined for breaking smoking ban 
  • 'Asbestos removal often a waste of money, carried out in a panic' 

Tech & Media

  • Surfing grannies: Almost 50% of the Dutch over-75s are now active online 
  • Artists call for tougher copyright rules on online use 
  • Rutte hits out at 'repulsive idiots' over racist abuse of TV presenter 

Housing

  • Windmills are great if they are somewhere else, say homeowners 
  • Airbnb says Amsterdam hosts earn €3,800 a year 
  • Waiting lists for housing don't reflect real needs: minister 

Jobs

  • Minister to look again at too popular tax office redundancy deal 
  • Syrian refugees boost welfare claims as diplomas go unrecognised 
  • Just 3% of Dutch girls plan to work full time when they become mothers 

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Shored-up homes are a common sight in earthquake-hit Groningen
'As soon as I arrived in the Netherlands I needed to go to the Van Gogh museum'
Health warning: the government's smoking policy kills
Unions and employers see soft landing on a downy pension pillow


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