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FactCheck: Liberal Democrats and Green party manifestos appear to feature images of South Africa and Netherlands
The Green party and Liberal Democrats have published their manifestos – but both include images that appear not to be located in the UK, such as a hospital in South Africa and a wind farm in the Netherlands, FactCheck has found.
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Netherlands hostage standoff ends with man arrested
A stand-off at a nightclub in the Netherlands has ended with a man surrendering to police after holding four people hostage for hours.
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Covid: Dozens arrested after second night of violent protests in the Netherlands
Protesters in the Netherlands have taken to the streets and clashed with police for a second night over new Covid restrictions.
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Elderly care: are there lessons UK can learn from Netherlands?
The number of people in the UK aged over 85 who’ll need round the clock care is set to double by 2035, according to a major new study.
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Temperatures rise in Turkey and Netherlands row
Turkey’s president Erdogan has warned the Netherlands will “pay the price” for refusing to allow two of his ministers to travel there – declaring “Nazism is alive in the West” and calling for international sanctions. The Dutch weren’t taking that lightly – their prime minister demanding an apology for comparing his country to Nazis. The…
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Wilders vows to ‘de-Islamise’ the Netherlands
The Dutch general election next month shows all the signs of following a now familiar pattern: a populist movement rising up to upset the established political order. The far-right Freedom Party is on course to win the most seats and is appealing to an electorate ready to hear anti-immigration and eurosceptic rhetoric. Today its leader…
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MH17 crash victims: bodies arrive in Netherlands
Pro-Russian rebels are said to have shot down two more Ukrainian fighter jets near where Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was brought down, as the first bodies of Flight MH17 were flown to Eindhoven.
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Netherlands: mourning loved ones lost in MH17 crash
Jonathan Rugman meets the family of 32-year-old Pim de Kuijer, an Aids campaigner who also worked as an election observer in Ukraine: who died in the very country where he’d campaigned for freedom
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Netherlands: a nation numbed by grief
The Netherlands lost at least 173 Dutch nationals when flight MH17 crashed into a field in Ukraine. But how are the Dutch dealing with their grief and controlling their anger following the disaster?
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Netherlands goes nuts after World Cup demolition of Spain
Fans of the Netherlands took Twitter by storm after their team beat Spain 5-1 in their opening World Cup match – here are a few of the more tasteful creations we’re able to share.
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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates
The 75-year-old monarch, who has been on the throne for 33 years, hands over to her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, who becomes the first king of the Netherlands in over 120 years.
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Euro 2024: Spain are better, but England will win – and here’s why
Spain are the best team at the European Championships by a mile, but England will win the final because being the best doesn’t mean being victorious.
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My advice to England fans: be humble and enjoy the team and the ride
It’s possible this will be Gareth Southgate’s final tournament in charge of England, but if he fails to at least increase the level of entertainment for the nation, he’ll be ushered out with the same tone of frustration he was ushered in with.
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Euro 2024 shooting: man with axe shot by Hamburg police
A major security operation is underway in Hamburg after German police shot and injured a man who threatened them with a pickaxe and an explosive device.
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Far-right populist set to win the most seats in Dutch election, sending shockwaves through Europe
It was once seen as a beacon of liberalism. But the Netherlands has sent shockwaves through Europe, handing a dramatic election victory to far-right populist Geert Wilders. Curbing immigration is his top priority. But he’s toned down his anti-Islam rhetoric, putting his plan to ban mosques on hold, and pledging to be “prime minister for…