The government has sent letters to approximately 200,000 households encouraging them to apply for healthcare allowance for the previous year. Most of these households are entitled to it and can still apply in July and August. There are several reasons why households have not applied for healthcare allowance, even though they are entitled to it. […]
Four students from Utrecht are being prosecuted for distributing a so-called “bangalijst” (slut list). The list contained names, photos, and sometimes addresses and phone numbers of female students from the city. The photos were accompanied by sexist comments. The list circulated on the internet and in group apps in March last year. Women on the
The United States and Indonesia have reached a deal on their mutual trade in goods. It is the fourth agreement that President Donald Trump has concluded, after agreements with the United Kingdom, Vietnam, and a preliminary agreement with China. The US and Indonesia have agreed that American companies must pay 19 percent tax to the
The suspect in the shooting in Gouda, in which a 39-year-old woman died, has died. The 53-year-old man was found seriously injured in Scheveningen on Tuesday evening; assistance was to no avail. He was the woman’s ex-partner, police reported on Wednesday. Police received a report of a shooting incident on Bosweg in Gouda at 3:30
The Ministry of Asylum and Migration must re-examine the policy for asylum seekers from Yemen. Last year, it was decided that Yemenis would no longer automatically receive an asylum permit, but according to the Council of State, this decision is not well-founded. Since the change, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has been looking at
Here’s the extracted content translated into English: The American President Donald Trump has asked the Department of Justice to disclose all “credible” information about the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump’s reaction follows increased pressure from his own supporters. The FBI and the Department of Justice released a memo last week stating that Epstein committed
Booking.com is going to lay off approximately one thousand employees, including at least hundreds in the Netherlands. The rental platform is making enough profit, but wants to work more efficiently, a spokesperson tells NU.nl. In November, Booking.com’s parent company announced plans to reduce the workforce. At that time, it was still unknown what numbers were
The woman who reported a rape on King’s Day in Amsterdam still cannot remember anything about it. That is what the public prosecutor said on Wednesday in the Amsterdam court. The suspect is not present at the preliminary hearing. The incident took place on the Keizersgracht. Images circulating on social media show a man appearing
The police in French Polynesia arrested a Dutch national and a German national on Monday after discovering 900 kilograms of cocaine and 180 kilograms of methamphetamine on their sailboat. It is the largest drug bust ever on the archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. Authorities intercepted the yacht, which was sailing from Mexico to Australia, and
PSV has signed Kiliann Sildillia, a new right back, on Wednesday. The 23-year-old French youth international comes from SC Freiburg, where he played for the past five years. The right-back has signed a contract in Eindhoven until the summer of 2030. According to several media outlets, PSV paid 5.8 million euros for Sildillia, who can