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Friday, May 8, 2015

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More time needed to assess 'f*** the king' court case, say officials

Society
More time needed to assess ‘f*** the king’ court case, say officials
Dutch prosecutors have withdrawn a court summons for a man accused of insulting the monarchy by shouting ‘fuck the king’ because they needs more time to assess the case.‘Given the objections and requests made by his... More >

Key Feyenoord-Vitesse match banned

Sport
More time needed to assess ‘f*** the king’ court case, say officialsRotterdam mayor Achmed Aboutaleb said on Thursday that Sunday's key Eredivisie tie between Feyenoord and Vitesse will not go ahead... More >

Tax changes set to hit holiday pay

Jobs
More time needed to assess ‘f*** the king’ court case, say officialsMany people will be in for a shock when they get their holiday pay included in their May salaries this year, according to wage processing firm... More >



Depay moves to Manchester United

Sport
PSV forward Memphis Depay moves to Manchester UnitedDutch forward Memphis Depay is moving to Manchester United for a fee said to be in the region of €30m.Depay, who is 21 and has scored 21... More >

ING CEO defends 30% pay rise

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More time needed to assess ‘f*** the king’ court case, say officialsING chief executive Ralph Hamers told broadcaster Nos on Thursday he had shown guts by accepting a pay rise 20% less than he had been... More >


Latest News

  • More time needed to assess 'f*** the king' court case, say officials 
  • ING chief executive defends 30% pay rise as effectively a pay cut 
  • Community service for lorry driver who killed road worker 
  • PSV forward Memphis Depay moves to Manchester United 
  • No action against Groningen fans for Jew chants during cup win party 
  • Rotterdam mayor bans key football tie because of police industrial action 
  • Dutch inflation rate rises for third month in a row 
  • Dutch firms call for higher education quality boost 
  • Tax changes will hit holiday pay for average earners this year 
  • Public prosecutor investigates 'Jews' chant at Groningen cup win party 
  • Women killed by lightning were 20, had taken shelter 
  • Dutch introduce emergency service app to cut help waiting time 
  • F*** de koning spray-painted on Amsterdam palace (update) 
  • Almost 500,000 Dutch nationals live in another European country 
  • Dutch aid alliance with Benin suspended over fraud 

Politics

  • Dutch armed forces need a much bigger budget: report 
  • Dutch foreign minister in US for talks on nuclear weapons, Ukraine 
  • Former celebrity lawyer Bram Moszkowicz goes into politics 

Society

  • More time needed to assess 'f*** the king' court case, say officials 
  • Community service for lorry driver who killed road worker 
  • Women killed by lightning were 20, had taken shelter 

Business

  • Dutch inflation rate rises for third month in a row 
  • ABN Amro makes all bank cards suitable for contact-free payments 
  • Brussels' probe of Dutch Starbucks tax deal to take longer 

Sport

  • PSV forward Memphis Depay moves to Manchester United 
  • No action against Groningen fans for Jew chants during cup win party 
  • Rotterdam mayor bans key football tie because of police industrial action 

Education

  • Dutch firms call for higher education quality boost 
  • Amsterdam University brings in 'reputation managers' 
  • Education minister to get tough on fake universities 

Health

  • Dutch introduce emergency service app to cut help waiting time 
  • Rotterdam to ban old, polluting cars from some areas 
  • Banning gay men from donating blood is discriminatory: commission 

Tech & Media

  • WhatsApp dominates Dutch smartphones, 5% of teens are online addicts 
  • Biggest Dutch current affairs magazine Elsevier up for sale 
  • KPN seals television deal with BBC First 

Housing

  • Hans Alders to oversee Groningen earthquake repairs 
  • 'Students in shared houses are being ripped off by landlords' 
  • More people owe on their mortgages, but trend is encouraging 

Jobs

  • Tax changes will hit holiday pay for average earners this year 
  • Just 10,000 people went on strike in the Netherlands last year 
  • Some 300 jobs to go at government job centres 

Features

  • 10 things you should know about Dutch windmills
  • ‘A second opinion court to replace court verdict appeals’
  • ‘The temperature I used to consider winter lasts for around nine months’
  • 10 things you need to know about the end of World War II in the Netherlands
  • ‘The Dutch cabinet doesn’t concentrate on things that matter to voters’

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