Fifteen Castricum residents receive royal honors for 'deep dedication to the community'

Major fire in barn along A4 near Weteringbrug

A large fire broke out in a shed near the A4 and A44 highways at Weteringbrug, subsequently spreading to a neighboring furniture workshop. Emergency services are on-site to control the blaze, and residents have been advised to keep windows and doors closed due to heavy smoke.

The style of baker Nick (36): ‘Sometimes the clothes wear me, letting go of that is a layered process’

Presenter Sam Hagens: I owe a lot to Johan Derksen. His role in public debate should not be underestimated

The Amsterdam of Tanja Dik, director of Johan Cruijff Arena: ‘Blood, sweat and tears touches a primal feeling’

Entrepreneur Marjorie De Cunha sees Amsterdam Southeast changing: 'Bijlmer used to be a dirty word, now it's hot and trendy and everyone wants to live there'