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The Latest Breaking News from Amsterdam

Unknown number of people held hostage at gunpoint in Amsterdam Apple store

Dutch police confirmed on Tuesday that they had sent special units to a central square in the city after receiving reports of a hostage situation

Irish Mirror

Amsterdam: Hostage drama at Apple store ends as gunman hit by police car

He was run over as he chased a hostage, reportedly a British man, who fled from the building

Evening Standard

Hostage taker in Amsterdam Apple store dies of his injuries

The man who held a customer hostage at gunpoint at an Amsterdam Apple store has died of the injuries he sustained during his arrest, public prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Man with gun takes hostage or hostages at Amsterdam Apple store -police

Dutch police said on Tuesday they had sent special units to a central square in Amsterdam because a man with a gun had taken one or more people hostage at an Apple store there.

Reuters

Amsterdam hostage situation: Apple Store captive rescued after gunman’s five hour stand-off with police

Armed police and special units swarm busy Leidseplein square as residents urged to stay indoors

The Independent UK

Amsterdam hostage incident: Gunman mown down by police as victims released after 5 hours

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT AND STRONG LANGUAGE Amsterdam police have confirmed dozens of the hostages held at an Apple store in the Dutch capital's bustling Leidseplein district have now been freed

Daily Mirror

Dublin Airport flights: Dozens of flights cancelled due to Storm Eunice as Dublin and Cork Airport both affected

Gusts of over 105 km/h have been recorded across the island, with trees falling and thousands being left without power thanks to the wicked storm

Irish Mirror

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Storm Eunice: All the flights that have been cancelled and diverted across UK

Exclusive: British Airways has cancelled dozens of departures to and from Heathrow and London City

The Independent UK

“Bersiap”: a shared history of mass violence that haunts Indonesia and the Netherlands

A recently opened exhibition on the Indonesian Revolution at the Dutch Royal Museum (Rijksmuseum) in Amsterdam could represent another step towards enhancing friendship between two former foes.

The Conversation

As tourists begin thinking about an overseas holiday, some destinations are wary about having too many back

As international borders reopen and people begin making holiday plans, some popular destinations are putting in measures to keep tourist numbers down, or at least make sure they stay on their best behaviour.

ABC News

Amsterdam heroin smuggler who claimed he was on Dunkirk day trip jailed

Daniel Whereatt was stopped in Dover in 2019.

The Independent UK

Former Queensland homicide detective played key role on team searching for who betrayed Anne Frank’s family to the Nazis

Former Queensland homicide detective Brendan Rook played a key role on the team that spent five years looking for an answer to the world's most famous cold case — the hunt for who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis in 1944.

ABC News

India Under-19 champions back home

The squad took the long flight back from the Caribbean with connections in Amsterdam and Dubai before reaching Bengaluru.

The Hindu

Just Eat Takeaway picks Europe over US as it ditches Nasdaq listing

Just Eat Takeaway will delist its shares from the Nasdaq in favour of listing on the London and Amsterdam stock exchanges, a rare move by a European tech firm.

Evening Standard

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Leeds Live

Jet2 city breaks returning to Leeds Bradford Airport with trips to Paris, Rome, Amsterdam and more

Jet2 are set to resume scheduled flights to Iceland and mainland Europe as Covid travel restrictions ease

Daily Record

Lanarkshire fugitive arrested in Netherlands along with another man wanted by Police Scotland

Jamie "Iceman" Stevenson, from Rutherglen, was apprehended while out jogging in Amsterdam.

Daily Record

Scots fugitive Jamie 'Iceman' Stevenson arrested in Amsterdam with man wanted by Police Scotland

Jamie "Iceman" Stevenson, from Rutherglen, was apprehended while jogging in the Dutch capital.

The Guardian - UK

‘We feel the emotions’: Ukraine and Russia meet for place in futsal final

Specific security plans are in place for Euros match in Amsterdam but teams want to focus on sport not politics

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Reuters

Rotterdam joins Amsterdam in freezing new "dark stores"

The city of Rotterdam is to put a one-year freeze on the introduction of any more "dark stores" - small distribution centres in the city used as hubs for on-demand grocery services like Getir, Gorillas, Flink, Zapp and others.

The Guardian - UK

The Betrayal of Anne Frank by Rosemary Sullivan review – who tipped off the Nazis?

Despite controversy surrounding its findings, the work of a ‘cold case team’ powerfully illuminates what it was like to live under a genocidal regime

Daily Record

Edinburgh and Glasgow crowned two of the most unique places to travel in 2022

The two Scottish cities were named among the likes of San Francisco, Amsterdam and Washington DC in the prestigious list.

Manchester Evening News

World famous burger joint The Butcher opening first UK restaurant in Manchester

The Butcher is famous for its "haute couture" gourmet burgers in Amsterdam, Berlin and Ibiza - and Manchester is next

The Independent UK

#MeToo protest in Amsterdam after allegations at TV show

Hundreds of people have protested in Amsterdam in a #MeToo demonstration sparked by allegations of sexual impropriety linked to a popular Dutch TV talent show

The Independent UK

Stowaway flies from South Africa to Amsterdam inside plane wheel

Man lucky to be alive after surviving 11-hour journey on cargo plane

Evening Standard

Stowaway found alive in plane wheel of flight from South Africa to Amsterdam

A stowaway was discovered alive in the wheel section of a plane that arrived in Amsterdam’s Schipol airport from South Africa on Sunday, said Dutch police.

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