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Man sentenced to life for double killing commits suicide in jail

Society8 Comments
Fewer awards in king’s birthday honours list
A man who was jailed for life on Thursday for a double murder in 2006 has committed suicide in prison.The man, named as Lau Geeraets, was found dead in his cell on Friday. The circumstances surrounding the... More >

Holland down in world happiness ranking

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Fewer awards in king’s birthday honours listThe Netherlands has fallen out of the top five in the latest edition of the UN's ranking of the world's happiest countries. In 2013, the... More >

School smoking ban must be 100%: minister

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Fewer awards in king’s birthday honours listJunior health minister Martin van Rijn plans to ensure smoking is banned in all school playgrounds throughout the Netherlands, he told... More >



Police seize milk powder in Amsterdam raid

Society4 Comments
Police seize milk powder in raid on house in AmsterdamPolice have confiscated 742 packets of baby milk powder and tens of thousands of euros in cash from a home in the west of Amsterdam, broadcaster... More >

Banks cut interest on savings below 1%

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Fewer awards in king’s birthday honours listABN Amro and ING have followed Rabobank's example and lowered the interest payable on a basic internet-based savings account to... More >


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  • Fewer awards in king's birthday honours list 
  • Man sentenced to life for double killing commits suicide in jail 
  • Amsterdam 'sensual love life' firm to open shop in Mecca, or is it? 
  • Minister plans to ensure smoking is banned in all school playgrounds 
  • Police seize milk powder in raid on house in Amsterdam 
  • ABN Amro, ING cut interest on internet savings accounts to below 1% 
  • More people owe on their mortgages, but trend is encouraging 
  • Bullied schoolboy found guilty of stabbing classmate to death 
  • Dutch officials probe Uzbekistan telecom bribery: focus on TeliaSonera, VimpelCom 
  • Zuidas companies face 10 years of noise and nuisance: FD 
  • De Mol blackmailer has dementia, released from jail ahead of trial 
  • Dutch pay Microsoft a further €1.7m to support Windows XP 
  • MPs want moratorium on Wadden Sea gas licences 
  • From Little Asia to Armenian Twente: mapping the immigrant community in Holland 
  • The Netherlands falls three places in happiest countries report 

Politics

  • Dutch foreign minister in US for talks on nuclear weapons, Ukraine 
  • Former celebrity lawyer Bram Moszkowicz goes into politics 
  • Crisis cabinet talks over failed asylum seekers resume 

Society

  • Man sentenced to life for double killing commits suicide in jail 
  • Police seize milk powder in raid on house in Amsterdam 
  • Bullied schoolboy found guilty of stabbing classmate to death 

Business

  • Amsterdam 'sensual love life' firm to open shop in Mecca, or is it? 
  • ABN Amro, ING cut interest on internet savings accounts to below 1% 
  • Dutch officials probe Uzbekistan telecom bribery: focus on TeliaSonera, VimpelCom 

Sport

  • Top Dutch sports stars admit doping in confidential survey 
  • Government sets aside €6m to boost disabled sports 
  • After 30 years, Philips to stop sponsoring PSV Eindhoven's shirts 

Education

  • Amsterdam university chief quits over student protests 
  • 1.3 million Dutch people take a private training course every year 
  • Lack of motivation an issue at Dutch schools: chief inspector 

Health

  • Minister plans to ensure smoking is banned in all school playgrounds 
  • Pensioners, immigrants eat the most fish, veg and fruit 
  • Home nursing group to slash 2,100 jobs, cut wages 

Tech & Media

  • Dutch pay Microsoft a further €1.7m to support Windows XP 
  • Internet is not a reliable archive, Dutch organisations warn 
  • TV presenter steps down after ABN Amro snot nose slur 

Housing

  • More people owe on their mortgages, but trend is encouraging 
  • House prices rise for twelfth consecutive month 
  • Canadian financial group Maple to offer mortgages in Holland 

Jobs

  • Some 300 jobs to go at government job centres 
  • Tax minister aims to cut red tape for the self-employed 
  • Worker sacked by KPN after 35 years, for doing his daughter a favour 

Features

  • 10 ways to survive King’s Day – avoid cute kids with buckets of water
  • ‘Libraries need to be closed or made relevant again’
  • ‘Whenever I land at Schiphol, I relax and think I am so glad to be back home’
  • ‘Big companies could do more to put Dutch start-ups on the map’
  • How to deal with your aging parents when you live abroad

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