Wednesday 29 July 2020

Ministers to decide on face masks today

Ministers to decide on face masks today

Ministers will on Wednesday discuss new recommendations by its coronavirus advisory team OMT about whether or not to boost the use of face masks in the Netherlands, but sources have told broadcaster NOS there will not be nationwide regulations. Prime minister Mark Rutte said on Facebook on Tuesday that ministers will brief MPs on their decision later in the day after talks with various official committees. However, NOS reports that masks will not become compulsory in shops and outside spaces... More >

Community service for fatal Pinkpop crash

Community service for fatal Pinkpop crash

The man who drove into a group of Pinkpop festival goers in June 2018, killing one and injuring three, has been sentenced to 120 hours of community service and has had his licence suspended for six months. Danny S was found guilty of leaving the scene of an accident but there is no evidence he was driving recklessly when the group was hit, the court said. The group of around 12 people were sitting on the road close to a... More >

Luxury Amsterdam hotel is hit by bullets

Luxury Amsterdam hotel is hit by bullets

Amsterdam police are investigating a shooting at a five star hotel in the centre of the city in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Photos show that the Hotel W on the Spuistraat, where rooms cost around €400 a night, has at least eight bullet holes in its front door and others in the wall of the building. Doors leading to the delivery area of the Albert Heijn supermarket under the hotel were also shot at. It is still unclear... More >

Hit and run girl mother appeals to driver

Hit and run girl mother appeals to driver

The mother of a 14-year-old girl killed in a hit and run incident on a quiet country road has made an emotional appeal to the driver of the car to come forward. Trijntje Boes told television talk show Op1 that her daughter had left the family home on the former island of Marken after a row about bedtimes. ‘She went off on foot and I went after her, but I did not find her,’ she said. Tamar’s body was found... More >

Rembrandt self-portrait sells for €16m

Detail of Rembrandt's self-portrait showing his face, hat and ruff.

Rembrandt self-portrait sells for €16m

A small self-portrait by Rembrandt expected to fetch €15m at auction at Sotheby’s in London on Tuesday has changed hands for €16m, the top end of the estimate. Six bidders vied for the portrait, one of three of the Dutch master still in private hands. The intricate work, measuring just 17 by 22 centimetres, was painted in 1632 when the artist was in his prime and had just established his name with The Anatomy Lesson. It depicts Rembrandt in his... More >

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