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19 on trial for dumping contaminated manure on farmland

19 on trial for dumping contaminated manure on farmland

Nineteen people are appearing in court in Amsterdam this week, suspected of dumping millions of kilos of heavily polluted manure on Dutch and German agricultural land. The 19 include livestock farmers, a manure trader, other traders and a biodiesel manufacturer, broadcaster NOS said. In total, eight days have been set aside for the hearings over a three week period. The investigation into the fraud started in 2015 following a tip-off. The case centres on an international waste processing company which,... More >

Seasonal workers out in the cold

Dutch local authorities are failing to provide enough suitable accommodation for seasonal workers, and opposition from locals is often the reason why, current affairs show Nieuwsuur reported on Sunday evening. The show’s researchers questioned officials in 40 local authority areas which have a large number of seasonal workers and found many had not reached official housing targets. In Westland, where much of the country’s greenhouse horticulture is located, 16,000 mainly eastern Europeans are employed picking crops. But the local council... More >

11,600 fines for not wearing a mask

Police and council officials have handed out 11,600 fines to people for refusing to wear a face mask on public transport since the requirement was introduced last June, broadcaster NOS reported at the weekend. In addition, public transport workers have reported a further 5,600 incidents in which they were sworn or spat at since the masks were introduced. Failing to wear a mask carries a fine of €95. Although most of the coronavirus measures have been halted or will go... More >

Syrian boy, 13, found alone at station

A 13-year-old boy from Syria has been found alone and wandering around Tilburg railway station, local NS workers said on Facebook on Monday. The boy, who only spoke Arabic, began to cry when he reached the NS officials, the Facebook message said. ‘He seemed to be frightened so we tried to comfort him,’ they said. A passerby was able to speak to the child in Arabic and told the officials he was 13 and had come to the Netherlands from... More >

Boys who dressed up as Nazis apologise

A group of young men from the former island of Urk who dressed up as Nazis pretending to target a man in prison clothes and wearing a star of David as a protest against Covid measures, have apologised in person to a Holocaust survivor. Eighty-year-old Lous Steenhuis-Hoepelman, who was sent to various concentration camps during World War II, invited the group for a talk after seeing the images on September 11. Urk, a staunchly Protestant village, has been the scene... More >

Pair held on child abuse charge face judge

A 52 year-old woman and a 58-year-old man from Limburg have been charged with child sexual abuse, the public prosecution office has confirmed. The pair, who were arrested on June 13 and held in custody since then, are accused of the sexual abuse of seven girls between two and six years old. The facts came to light when cameras caught the woman, who had been offering baby sitting services online since 2019, abusing a two-year-old while video calling the man.... More >

'Pulp friction' ups Xmas card price

Christmas cards could go up in price by as much as 25% as paper shortages begin to bite, printers and paper producers have warned ‘The paper market is changing, and one of the drivers is the lack of pulp,’ printer Wouter Haan of Reclameland printers told broadcaster NOS. ‘We are paying 15% more for paper because energy is more expensive, and so is labour, ink, and transport from China. If this continues we are looking at a 25% price increase.’... More >

19 on trial for dumping contaminated manure on farmland

19 on trial for dumping contaminated manure on farmland

Seasonal workers out in the cold

Seasonal workers out in the cold

11,600 fines for not wearing a mask

11,600 fines for not wearing a mask

Syrian boy, 13, found alone at station

Syrian boy, 13, found alone at station

Boys who dressed up as Nazis apologise

Boys who dressed up as Nazis apologise

Pair held on child abuse charge face judge

Pair held on child abuse charge face judge

'Pulp friction' ups Xmas card price

'Pulp friction' ups Xmas card price

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