[{"title":"1990 rape case brought to court after DNA breakthrough, prosecution seeks 4 years prison","description":"The Public Prosecution Service has recommended a four-year prison sentence in a decades-old sexual offence case. On Tuesday, 59-year-old Willem V."},{"title":"Dutch official joins EU talks with Taliban on return of rejected asylum seekers","description":"A Dutch government official is taking part in talks between the European Commission and the Taliban, according to sources cited after reporting by de Volkskrant."},{"title":"NS cancelling trains on key routes this week due to heat; Passengers will need water","description":"As a potentially record-breaking heat wave continues in the Netherlands, Dutch national railway NS said it will cancel trains on five key routes affecting the five largest cities in the country, as"},{"title":"Smog expected to degrade air quality in parts of Netherlands on Wednesday and Thursday","description":"Smog is expected to cause “poor” air quality in parts of central and southern Netherlands on Wednesday and Thursday amid "},{"title":"Zoetermeer school caretaker faces 7 years in prison over child sex abuse of 18 victims","description":"The Public Prosecution Service has recommended a seven-year prison sentence along with compulsory psychiatric treatment at TBS facility for 58-year-old Oskar van der V. from Zoetermeer."},{"title":"Man charged with terror-motivated plot to stab asylum seekers in Amsterdam","description":"Prosecutors allege that 42-year-old Marcel de G., from Vught, sought to kill one or more asylum seekers in Amsterdam-West in early April."},{"title":"Public transport strike tomorrow may lead to more: No morning trains, trams & buses","description":"Commuters in the Netherlands will need to brace for a potentially rough Wednesday morning commute as public transport workers will walk off the job in a four-hour strike that will cut off"},{"title":"Leiden steps up summer inspections amid rise in illegal sex work in student housing","description":"The municipality of Leiden is intensifying summer inspections after reporting a seasonal rise in illegal sex work."},{"title":"Record \"super heatwave\" in the making: Temps may hold over 30°C through Tuesday","description":"The current hot weather in the Netherlands is set to continue until at least Sunday, possibly even Tuesday. That will make this heatwave a new record for the Netherlands."},{"title":"Hackers having less luck creeping into Dutch company networks; Smaller firms unprepared","description":"Hackers managed to break their way into the networks of fewer Dutch companies last year, and the proportion of organizations that suffered damage also decreased, ABN Amro "}]