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Samantha Dixon 🇦🇺

Sam has over six years experience writing about life in the Netherlands and leads the content team at DutchReview. She originally came to the Netherlands to study in 2016 and now holds a BA (Hons.) in Arts, a BA (Hons) in Journalism, and (almost) a Masters in Teaching. She loves to write about settling into life in the Netherlands, her city of Utrecht, learning Dutch, and jobs in the Netherlands — and she still can’t jump on the back of a moving bike (she's learning!).

Dutch police officers to receive bonus for intense workload and understaffing

The Netherlands' finest will receive a bonus of €300 in their paycheck as a token of appreciation...

Utrecht Centraal evacuated after possible terror threat; two suspects arrested

Heavily armed police officers stormed Utrecht Centraal last night after a report emerged of a suspicious person...

LIVE BLOG: Dutch government announce new coronavirus measures for the Netherlands

Coronavirus: today's news The latest headlines: RIVM's weekly figures show hospitalisations are on the rise What to expect...

Dutch metro misses end of the line, balances on sculpture 10 metres high

In a whale of a tale, a Dutch metro driver has narrowly avoided catastrophe after the metro...

Former healthcare professionals urged to come out of retirement, again

Healthcare organizations in the Netherlands are making an urgent call for extra hands to ease the pressure...

Push for fireworks ban after hospitals become crammed with corona patients

Dutch political parties GroenLinks and the Party for the Animals (PvdD) have made a renewed push for...

Fifteen-year-old girl missing since Friday found after AMBER Alert; man arrested

A fifteen-year-old girl who was the subject of an AMBER Alert issued yesterday has been found unharmed....

Google steps in to Zwarte Piet debate: blocks ads for ALL depictions (even Soot Piet!)

Google has made a swift but dramatic entry into the Zwarte Piet debate. The tech giant has...