The designer drug 3-MMC, also known as “poes” (pussycat), is becoming increasingly popular in the Netherlands. However, drug testing locations are seeing that this drug also increasingly contains substances other than the actual 3-MMC. And that creates extra risks. “For a number of years, we have seen that 3-MMC is on the rise,” Laura Smit-Rigter […]
The Public Prosecution Service demanded prison sentences of twelve and sixteen years on Monday against the two men suspected of the death of Tonny ter Horst. The victim was shot dead in 2000. Ter Horst was shot dead on October 9, 2000, at the age of 34 by two fleeing robbers in the Gelderland village
The fourth suspect in the fatal explosion on Tarwekamp in The Hague, following two co-defendants, has expressed regret for his involvement. Mourad B. did so during the second non-substantive hearing of the criminal case. On December 7 last year, the Mariahoeve district of The Hague was startled around 6:15 a.m. by the explosion in a
Spain must prepare for extreme heat, especially inland. In the second half of this week, temperatures could rise to around 40 degrees Celsius. Spain has had a relatively cool and wet period. But according to weather service AEMET, that is now definitively over. On Monday, the mercury rose to 38 degrees Celsius in the Guadalquivir
The first distribution point for aid to the population of Gaza has opened in the south, according to The Times of Israel and Channel 12. Three more locations should be opened in the foreseeable future: two in the south and one at the so-called Netzarim corridor. Food packages are distributed from distribution centers. These are
Andries Jonker is surprised by Jill Roord’s transfer to FC Twente. The national coach of the Orange Women believes that the move says something about the pressure that players experience. “At some point, the tank is empty.” Two days ago, Roord announced that she was leaving English top club Manchester City to play in the
In 2024, 3,020 people stopped being foster parents. That is 30 percent more than a year earlier. Many foster children are eighteen years or older and move out, but the increased complexity of care also plays a role. “The collaboration can be complicated.” The outflow of the number of foster parents was significantly higher than
Erik ten Hag did not consider a return to Ajax this summer. The 55-year-old coach states that he was already in negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen when he was linked to the Amsterdam club, the club with which he signed a contract on Monday. Ten Hag was presented at Leverkusen on Monday, just hours after the
One of the two fatalities in the stabbing incident in Hoofddorp last Wednesday died from a police bullet. This was revealed by the autopsy on the victim’s body, the Public Prosecution Service reported on Monday. In the stabbing incident in Hoofddorp, men aged 21 and 22 died. They were both from Hoofddorp. Shortly after the
Groningen police arrested two more people on Monday for stealing stuffed animals from the memorial site of Jeffrey (10) and Emma (8), who died in Winschoten. An arrest was also made earlier in the day. According to police, a 20-year-old man from Leeuwarden, a 20-year-old man from Winschoten, and a minor boy from Winschoten are