Blood, sweat and tears, 15 million people, flowery curtains and nights like you only see in films… the Dutch have a huge catalogue of singalong songs. Here’s a selection of classics to help you breeze through your inburgeringsexam and earn the awed respect of your Dutch friends. https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/08/inburgering-with-dn-songs-you-have-to-be-able-to-sing-along-to/
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Temperatures at De Bilt are expected to top 30 degrees on Wednesday, as the Netherlands prepares for another spell of hot weather. https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/08/second-regional-heatwave-declared-limburg-could-reach-36c/
A researcher with the butterfly protection organisation De Vlinderstichting has received death threats over a report into pesticides found in Natura 2000 areas. https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/08/death-threat-sent-to-butterfly-researcher-over-pesticide-report/