[{"title":"Dutch gardens average 10 butterflies each as long-term decline persists","description":"Participants in the Netherlands’ annual garden butterfly count spotted an average of 10 butterflies per garden this year."},{"title":"Adults with migrant backgrounds wait months for swimming lessons as drownings rise","description":"Adults with a migration background face waits of up to six months for swimming lessons as providers report full waiting lists, RTL "},{"title":"No more bags on seats on Dutch trains? NS wants bags on laps as the 'new normal'","description":"Dutch national railway NS is hoping it can find a way to stop passengers from placing handbags and luggage on the seats inside their railcars, a spokesperson said on Tuesday."},{"title":"Heat waves put Dutch psychiatric patients at greater risk, doctors warn","description":"Psychiatric patients are especially vulnerable during heat waves, psychiatrist Phebe Kraanen of Dutch mental health provider Arkin told "},{"title":"Locals in Reeuwijk paint zebra crossing for ducklings that cross the road daily","description":"Ducklings in Reeuwijk have started crossing a busy local road daily because of their established location between ditches."},{"title":"Mugwort pollen set to drive hay fever symptoms across the Netherlands","description":"Mugwort is expected to become a major source of hay fever complaints during the summer vacation period, while grass pollen continues to cause symptoms at lower levels."},{"title":"Court: Dutch Cabinet was allowed to ban U.S. takeover of DigiD firm Solvinity","description":"The Dutch government has thus far acted within legal boundaries when it blocked the acquisition of Amsterdam firm Solvinity, a Rotterdam judge said in a ruling on Tuesday."},{"title":"Dutch gov't to allow hunters to kill 23 invasive species without provincial order","description":"The Dutch government wants to allow hunters to shoot and kill certain animals that do not belong in the Netherlands without an order from the province."},{"title":"Nijmegen mayor not worried heat will disrupt Vierdaagse walking event","description":"Nijmegen Mayor Hubert Bruls said Thursday that this year's Vierdaagse walking event, scheduled for July 21 to July 24 in Nijmegen, will go ahead even if extreme heat occurs."},{"title":"German man acquitted in fatal hit-and-run of 14-year-old Dutch girl","description":"The court in Haarlem acquitted 33-year-old Jamal T. from Germany in the fatal hit-and-run of 14-year-old Tamar from Marken in 2020."}]