[{"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 trial over sex abuse of at least 18 children","description":"The criminal case against Oskar van der V., who stood trial on Tuesday for alleged indecent acts involving children and covertly recording them at a school in Zoetermeer, has had a profound impact "},{"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 "},{"title":"Report says at least 41 wolves were likely poached in the Netherlands since 2021","description":"At least 41 wolves that disappeared from monitoring systems in the Netherlands between October 2021 and March 2026 probably fell victim to poaching."},{"title":"First euthanasia of terminally ill child confirmed in the Netherlands","description":"For the first time, a doctor in the Netherlands has ended the life of a terminally ill child, Minister Sophie Hermans of Public Health wrote in a letter to parliament."},{"title":"On-call and temporary workforce jumps higher as 88,000 quit subcontracting","description":"The number of workers with a flexible contract in the Netherlands increased by 63,000 in the first quarter of this year compared to a year earlier."}]