A total of 3.427 people have received royal honours in this year’s lintjesregen, birthday of king Willem-Alexander; the royal family celebrated King’s Day in Doetinchem on Saturday, a day earlier than normal, among thousands of well-wishers

Ye's concert in Armhen registered a sold-out house; over 40.000 fans crowded the dome for one of the few European concerts of ex-rapper Kanye West, cancelled in several otherr countries over his anti-Semitic positions

Bird flu outbreaks have been confirmed in Friesland and Flevoland, forcing the culling of over 135.000 birds

Regular inspection of technical installations to help prevent barn fires will be introduced as 'mandatory' probably starting this autumn, or as soon as feasibility research is completed and ongoing pilot project proven functional

Hundreds of people gathered in Amsterdam in front of the US Consulate for the city’s third “No Tyrants” protest in support of the 3.100 “No Kings” rallies across the US, where millions manifest displeasure about US policies and increasing authoritarianism