s Sedgemoor Drain, allowing water to flow out to the sea. Some residents who live close to these two rivers, especially those in the village of Westonzoyland, are concerned that this could lead to more water heading their way. But the EA insisted it had taken precautions to alleviate the risk. Lorries loaded with pipes have been parked along the A38 in Bridgwater for days now but the operation to install...
List includes accused or convicted members of organised crime networks thought to be hiding in or around Amsterdam A list of eight "most-wanted" criminals suspected of offences including drug smuggling and rape who are thought to be hiding in the Netherlands has been released. It includes accused or convicted members of organised crime networks who have fled justice in the UK and are thought to be...
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Conservationists herald journey by Nathusius’ pipistrelle as proof bats migrate between UK and mainland Europe Steven Morris ...
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s only noon, the men are alcoholics and the beers themselves are the pay cheque. In a pilot project that has drawn attention in the Netherlands and around the world, the city has teamed up with a charity in the hope of improving the neighbourhood and possibly the lives of the alcoholics – not by trying to cure them, but by offering to fund their drinking outright. Participants are given beer in exchange...
Dutch foreign minister signs agreement with his Cuban counterpart and urges EU to adjust its relationship with Havana The Dutch foreign minister signed an agreement on Tuesday with his Cuban counterpart to engage in political consultations, breaking ranks with the EU, which limits high-level visits and talks with the island nation. On the second day of a two-day visit, the Dutch foreign minister,...
s renowned gallery, Wim Pijbes, to help select winner of British museum award, the world's biggest The director of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Wim Pijbes, is being invited to join the judges of the Art Fund museum prize , giving the judging panel for the £100,000 prize – the biggest of its kind in the world – an international dimension for the first time. Pijbes, whose own vast treasure-stuffed museum,...
The Girl With a Pearl Earring is mobbed by fans. How will she ever escape to the shops? Peter Duggan knows a way ...
The pussyfooting is over. Uruguay has become the first country in the world to re-legalise cannabis. You'll have to be a Uruguayan citizen, over 18 and registered, and not grow, sell or buy more than your allotted monthly quota, but – from next spring – grow it and buy it you can. Uruguay joins the list of places with a unique relationship to the cannabis plant. Leo Benedictus ...
t believe they are trafficked or forced to do it." Rob, a British man who manages the coffee shop next door, says: "We see some of these guys every day. They buy sex compulsively. I have a little contempt for them." He knows some of the girls, who come to his place to buy soft drugs. "They work 12-hour shifts. Most of them come from eastern Europe. Some do it willingly, some are forced." The Dutch...
planned landing on one-way ticket A Dutch company that plans to send a crew of amateur astronauts on a one-way mission to Mars has lined up two major companies to work on a robotic mission to the planet. Slated for launch in 2018, the Mars One mission aims to pave the way for the volunteer crew by testing technology they will need should they reach the red planet in good enough shape to start the...
Hurricane-force Xaver struck northern Europe on Thursday night, killing six people and causing damage and transport disruption across Poland, Germany, the Netherlands and southern Sweden ...
s sidekick, known locally as Zwarte Piet and usually portrayed by white person in blackface, reaches UN As the Netherlands gears up for its annual Saint Nicholas celebration on Friday, the festivities are in danger of being overshadowed by a growing row over his helper and clown, "Black Pete". While families exchange presents and eat cakes to welcome Santa Claus's slimmer and more sober ancestor, criticism...
s Bank of China has issued a warning about bitcoin, telling financial institutions in the country that the currency is not legally protected and has no 'real meaning...
"At least when tulip mania ended you got a tulip at the end," said Nout Wellink, a former Dutch central banker. By Alex Hern Alex Hern ...
No respite to Europe's youth unemployment crisis, with jobless rate for those aged 15-24 rising to 24.4% Graeme Wearden ...
s recent exit from a year-long recession. Ratings agency Standard & Poor's said on Friday that weakening growth prospects showed the country would struggle to improve its financial stability and generate new jobs. It said: "The downgrade reflects our opinion that the Netherlands' growth prospects are now weaker than we had previously anticipated, and the real GDP per capita trend growth rate is persistently...
t work, you don't think it's because you might not be depressed, but that you need to take a stronger one." Not everyone agreed. Ricardo Teijeiro, who practises in the Netherlands, said the Dutch system had figured out that antidepressants might not be appropriate for milder forms of depression. "Dutch family doctors prescribe very little," he said. "They have learned that mild depression is iatrogenic...
s busy streets. But what is it like to cycle in other major cities around the world? From Amsterdam to Delhi, our writers report from the bike lanes • David Byrne: Why I love cycling in New York Malmö When I arrived in Malmö two years ago, it was the free bicycle pumps, installed in convenient places on cycle paths, which showed me that, when it comes to cycling in Sweden, Malmö leads the...