North-east scouts among dozens to get surprise European trip
Scouts and guides from the north-east were among dozens awarded a surprise trip to the Netherlands.
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Dutch football league on the ball with Rembrandt tribute
Football teams in the Dutch league will be playing with fine art next season in tribute to Rembrandt.
Selfie-loving tourists urged not to tip-toe through the tulips in Netherlands
Dutch farmers have urged tourists not to trample upon their tulips.
Dutch suspect in tram shooting to face terrorism charge
The main suspect in a deadly tram shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht will be charged with offences including multiple murder or manslaughter with a terrorist intent, prosecutors said.
Third person arrested over deadly Utrecht tram shooting
A third person has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the tram shooting in the city of Utrecht that left three people dead and five injured, Dutch police say.
Suspect arrested after three killed in Utrecht tram shooting
The suspect in the deadly tram shooting in Utrecht which left three people dead has been detained, Dutch police have said.
Three killed as gunman opens fire in Utrecht tram attack
A gunman killed three people and injured five on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday morning in what the mayor said appeared to be a terror attack.
Police identify suspect after three killed in Utrecht tram shooting
Police have named the suspect in a shooting attack on a tram in the central Dutch city of Utrecht which has left three people dead and five others injured.
One dead and others injured in Utrecht tram shooting, Dutch police say
One person has died and there are multiple people injured after a shooting on a tram in the central Dutch city of Utrecht, according to police.
Dutch police considering ‘terrorist motive’ in tram shooting
Police in the central Dutch city of Utrecht say they are investigating a shooting in a tram that left “multiple” people injured and are considering the possibility of a “terrorist motive”.
Young Western Isles footballer selected to represent Scotland youth side in next month’s triple bill
A budding young football star from the Western Isles has reason to celebrate after being called up to represent her country.
‘Vulnerable’ Van Gogh painting staying put in Amsterdam museum
A “full body scan” carried out on the Van Gogh Museum’s version of the Dutch master’s famous Sunflowers has shown the painting is not fit to travel because it is in a “stable but vulnerable” condition, the museum’s director said.
Pair of North Sea producers agree merger
North Sea oil producers Oranje-Nassau Energie (ONE) and Dyas have agreed to merge, according to a report from Reuters.
Dutch couple’s experiment with soya pays off
When it comes to high-yielding soya production, the Netherlands probably isn’t the first country that springs to mind.
Aberdeen City Council clamp down on staff travel despite plans to visit Belgium, Netherlands, Qatar, Japan and Mexico
Cash-counting council chiefs in Aberdeen are looking to clamp down on staff travel costs in an effort to deal with increasing financial pressures.
Tracks replace tyres in next generation
Tracks in place of tyres have become an established option on large tractors and also combine harvesters as a means of spreading the load over a larger soil surface area, and now the concept has been applied to self-propelled forage harvesters.
Scottish kirk in Rotterdam celebrates 375th anniversary – despite being destroyed by the Nazis
It has survived as a Scottish place of worship in the Netherlands since the 17th Century.
Dutch resort is a hidden gem
It has been a feast followed by a famine. After a month-long honeymoon to North America in 2012, the arrival of our daughter and son led to us not even getting on a plane since flying home from Canada, let alone leaving the country (unless you consider four nights in Berwick a foreign trip). We agreed it was time to put this right.
Scotland to face Netherlands at Pittodrie
Pittodrie Stadium will host an international friendly next month after the SFA arranged a friendly for Scotland against the Netherlands.
Health chiefs going Dutch to improve social care
Social care bosses are planning a foreign fact-finding mission to look into an innovative Dutch district nursing system.