The parents of a then 11-year-old boy must pay 1,700 euros in damages for an accident he caused while riding an electric bike in Amsterdam Nieuw-West two years ago, the court ruled. The boy collided with a van when he was supposed to give way.
There has been a clear increase in anti-Semitism in Dutch secondary schools since October 7, history teachers said in a survey by the Nederlands Dagblad. They mentioned drawings of swastikas on school desks, remarks about the Hitler salute, and even Holocaust denial.
More than 120,000 people watched the fireworks shows in Amsterdam and Rotterdam at midnight to ring in the New Year. Tilburg will attempt to organize a fireworks show on Monday night after cancelling their New Year's event due to wind. In the hours after midnight, there was a brief period of smog caused by exploding fireworks.
€280 million will go to improving neighborhoods in 20 municipalities, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced. The millions will go to 38 projects and are intended for demolition and new construction, converting buildings into homes, and making buildings more sustainable. The money will benefit approximately 13,000 homes, the Ministry said.
The court acquitted 28-year-old Mohamed S. of arson in the fire that destroyed a block of a container home complex in Amsterdam last year. According to the ruling, the presented evidence does not prove that the man had set the fire.