Hague Letter: Data suggests organised gangs manipulating vulnerable youth

Twelve Omicron-related deaths recorded in Britain as social restrictions not ruled out

Hague Letter: Health and safety restrictions appear to be only for the little people

Rutte announces closure of schools, bars, non-essential shops until January 14th

Nationwide lockdown in Netherlands from Sunday

The resilience of “Teflon Mark”, one-time budget hawk, is remarkable

Housing, education and climate change will be in Rutte’s in-tray – along with Covid-19

Parties finalising agreement after year of rows, accusations and political paralysis

As Dutch infection rates soar the motive behind riots on the streets this week remains unclear

U-turn on coronavirus restrictions comes as 23,000 new infections recorded in 24 hours

Authorities grapple with soaring infections and protests as hospitals come under pressure

Large numbers ‘swarmed’ Rotterdam in response to social media messages – police

‘I’m human and I’ve done something really stupid,’ tweets leader of Christian Union

New measures include early closing for cafes and bars and ban on spectators at all sports events

Austria considering lockdown on people who are not vaccinated as cases rise across region

Mask wearing reintroduced in shops and other settings as cases soar in Netherlands

In open letter, intensive care consultants say they are at ‘breaking point’ amid pandemic

A debate on energy and soaring gas prices revealed fundamental differences that saw leaders only able to agree a package of short- term measures

The country’s hospitals and intensive care wards are once again under pressure

Hired assassins killed Derk Wiersum who worked ‘in the service of the rule of law’

Dutch PM’s protection set to be 24-hour, following shooting of journalist in July

Sigrid Kaag of foreign affairs and Ank Bijleveld of defence step down over evacuation

Europe Letter: Kabul airport chaos proves a ‘stark demonstration’ of limits of EU power

Exit of the EU's great deal-maker raises prospect for new configurations of power

Dramatic rises in infections among unvaccinated rein in reopening plans

Heavy flooding in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands sees thousands evacuated

The journalist was acting as an adviser to the main prosecution witness in the country’s biggest ever gangland trial

Expert says 40% of cases traced to outdoor spaces such as restaurants and nightclubs

‘We had poor judgment, which we regret and for which we apologise,’ says Mark Rutte

Critics of Orban government want EU funds withheld over graft and rule of law concerns

Assailant fires five rounds from close range in attack family describe as ‘worst nightmare’

Hague Letter: Having led four coalition governments, the caretaker prime minister was censured for ‘damaging public trust in government’

Orban criticised over shielding children from homosexual and transgender content

Initiative to set up dialogue with Russia rebuffed by several leaders in Brussels

Uproar over discriminatory law as 27 EU leaders meet for summit in Brussels

States agree on a brief uncontentious statement and park the debate for another day

Health minister says pressure on hospitals too great to allow further easing of restrictions

Acting premier Mark Rutte announces moves towards ‘re-establishing society’

Failure to cut Covid infections ‘very concerning’ as easing of curbs postponed

Shocking new figures from national statistics agency analysis bring 2020 total to 20,030