Move over John Lewis! Dutch festive ad is hailed the ‘best this year’

A festive advert from a Dutch pharmaceutical company has been hailed ‘the best this year’ after becoming a viral sensation. DocMorris’ two minute commercial shows an elderly gentleman, seemingly isolated by the coronavirus pandemic, training solo each day with a kettlebell to build up his strength.  Despite struggling to lift the equipment some days, the … Read more

Scientists fill Dutch football stadium with aerosol sprays

Spit hits the fan: Scientists fill Dutch football ground with aerosol sprays to see how cheering crowds might spread Covid-19 The fine droplets resembling saliva are sprayed from seats at the Dutch stadium Researchers want to find ways to remove the droplets and get fans back inside Tests are ongoing at the Johann Cruyff Arena … Read more

Can Unilever build value on Dutch exit with ‘mass appeal’?

Domestos, Dove, Persil and Surf are among Unilever’s best known products. They are also some of the trusted brands that we turned to in lockdown when big names spelled reassurance.  But, since the beginning of the year, the consumer goods company’s shares have gone almost nowhere.  Strange, because when people took a break from cleaning, … Read more

Dutch is named the LEAST sexy language while Italian leaves listeners hot under the collar

Dutch is named the LEAST sexy language after chat-up lines fail to set pulses racing – while Italian leaves listeners feeling hot under the collar E-learning platform Preply revealed languages which are least likely to seduce Based on participant’s heart rates after hearing various provocative chat up lines Dutch, German and Japanese were found to be … Read more

Dutch journalist smiles and waves as he gatecrashes top-secret EU Zoom meeting

Dutch journalist smiles and waves as he gatecrashes top-secret EU Zoom meeting after defence minister accidentally posted login details online Daniel Verlaan of RTL Nieuws suddenly appeared in defence ministers’ Zoom He waved and smiled as he was visibly shocked he had managed to get it The Dutch Defence Minister had tweeted a photo showing … Read more

Dutch doctors allowed to sedate euthanasia patients before their death

Holland allows doctors to secretly sedate euthanasia patients who have dementia with sleeping pills to stop them becoming violent before lethal injections  Marinou Arends was convicted of murder after euthanising a dementia patient  The Dutch doctor had given the woman sleeping pills to stop her resisting  The owoman, who could no longer consent, had earlier … Read more

Shamima Begum’s Dutch jihadist husband tells her to ‘stay strong’

Shamima Begum’s ISIS fighter husband has told the jihadi bride to ‘do whatever you can to build a future for us’ as she battles to return to the UK.  Dutch extremist Yago Riedijk, who married Begum when she was 15 after she left East London to join the terrorist ‘caliphate’, told her to ‘stay strong’ ahead … Read more

Winona Ryder lists San Francisco Dutch Colonial with three bedrooms and stunning bay views for $5M

Winona Ryder lists San Francisco Dutch Colonial with three bedrooms and stunning bay views for $5M By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 05:10 GMT, 20 November 2020 | Updated: 05:10 GMT, 20 November 2020 Advertisement After 25 years, Winona Ryder is letting go of her upscale home in San Francisco. The actress, 49, has just … Read more

Dutch police chief calls for end to ‘paedophile hunts’ after teens beat retired teacher to death

Dutch police chief calls for end to ‘paedophile hunts’ after teens beat 73-year-old retired teacher to death in Arnhem Jan Kruitwagen was snared by boys who posed as 15-year-old in a gay chatroom Former teacher invited to a park, followed home and beaten on October 28 Seven boys arrested, all but one of them under … Read more

Safety review into Britain’s first £2.3m Dutch style roundabout in Cambridge

Safety review into Britain’s first £2.3m Dutch style roundabout giving priority to bicycles highlights TEN issues including a risk drivers will miss cyclists and ‘poor illumination’ The Dutch-style roundabout opened on Fendon Road in Cambridge in July But safety audit team reported 10 problems during a site visit a month later Issues over poor illumination and … Read more