2025 Police on horseback were drafted in Photo: John van der Tol ANP/HHRiot police were called in to break up fighting between rival groups of youngsters  in the seaside resort of Scheveningen on Thursday evening Between 100 and 300 young people had gathered on the seafront boulevard seeking confrontation but when police arrived on the scene It took an intervention by riot police to restore order A local restaurant owner said the rioters had damaged his terrace and that he had lost thousands of euros in revenue something like this happens in Scheveningen This is bad for the town’s image,” he told local broadcaster Omroep West Scheveningen is part of the municipality of The Hague chairman of local political party Hart van Nederland Richard de Mos has asked for an emergency debate on the riot saying he wanted a “no-holds-barred clampdown” on the rioters We could not provide the Dutch News service without the generous support of our readers Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day Many thanks to everyone who has donated to DutchNews.nl in recent days We could not provide this service without you Please help us making DutchNews.nl a better read by taking part in a short survey Riot police were deployed in Scheveningen on Thursday night after a violent outbreak involving up to 300 young people who hurled stones, bicycles, glass bottles, sticks, and chairs at law enforcement officers. The unrest caused property damage, halted public transit, and prompted fierce criticism from local officials, according to NOS. when an estimated 100 to 300 youths gathered along the Strandweg responding to a call that had circulated on social media Police said the youths appeared to have met up with the likely intention of fighting the group turned aggressively on police officers throwing heavy objects including stones and bicycles and water bottles were also used as projectiles At least one police car window was shattered during the attacks Riot police were deployed to restore order as the situation rapidly deteriorated the youths refused to disperse and continued pelting officers with objects Authorities confirmed no arrests were made and order was only restored by midnight when most of the crowd had dispersed riot police on horseback were reportedly sent in to break up the group through tactical charges A police helicopter hovered over the area for an extended period and the military police (marechaussee) were also deployed to support regular forces A journalist from Omroep West reported having to take cover as the scene became too dangerous to report from The police were under heavy attack,” the reporter said A press photographer from Regio15 also had to seek shelter due to the escalating violence Local transport operator HTM reported that trams and buses stopped serving several stops in the area Police issued clear warnings through loudspeakers “Remove yourself from Scheveningen immediately said his outdoor seating area was destroyed in the mayhem “Boys jumped on police cars and smashed up my terrace I think I’ve lost several thousand euros in revenue Every year something happens in Scheveningen This is bad publicity for the area,” he told NOS Scheveningen falls under the municipality of The Hague faction leader of the local party Hart voor Den Haag has requested an emergency debate in the city council He said those responsible should face serious consequences: “They must be dealt with very harshly.” Other city council members also condemned the riots and demanded firm action Violent riots broke out in the Dutch district of Scheveningen as large groups of young people clashed with police Rellende "jongeren" vandaag in Scheveningen. De politie wordt bekogeld met stenen, glas, stokken en waterflessen.Als de politie nadert vluchten ze weg als bange hazen.Met dank aan het open grenzen beleid.pic.twitter.com/avFHkAeL9Q Riot police were deployed to restore order engaging in hours-long efforts to disperse the crowd and repeated warnings urging rioters to leave the area the violence continued until around midnight when most of the participants finally dispersed The chaos prompted a large-scale police response and at least one police vehicle sustained damage when a window was smashed Authorities also halted tram and bus services in an effort to contain the situation DEMCON Unmanned Systems has carried out inspection tests using one of its uncrewed vessels during a wave energy converter (WEC) trial by The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective (Weco) the demonstration aimed to assess how uncrewed and automated technologies can be integrated into the inspection and maintenance of offshore renewable energy systems.  The tests are said to be part of efforts to develop compact and uncrewed solutions for offshore operations in order to reduce operational costs and environmental impact “This project is part of the Kansen voor West 3 subsidy program which promotes innovation and sustainability in the region,” DEMCON Unmanned Systems said The trial is supported by a consortium including Holland Shipyards Group To explore how such sustainable energy systems can be inspected and maintained uncrewed and automatically in the future we aim to make the entire chain as sustainable as possible (compact uncrewed) while also operating as efficiently as possible (smaller equipment lower operational costs),” DEMCON Unmanned Systems said in a social media post the Wave Energy Collective (Weco) secured funding under the EKOO TSE Electricity 2024 program backed by the Dutch Ministry of Climate and Green Growth’s Topsector Energiesubsidie initiative to advance a renewables-driven offshore charging solution for autonomous vessels Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox Ingersoll Rand Engineering Project Solutions At Ingersoll Rand’s Engineering Project Solutions we have been managing and implementing engineered to-order air packages for complex technical requirements for over 60 years We provide specialized custom compressed air and gas compressors as well as nitrogen generation packages to international EPC contractors and engineering companies across a range of […] International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday said that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is held at a detention center in Scheveningen Duterte's former executive secretary Salvador Medialdea earlier claimed that he and Duterte’s camp have no information about the whereabouts of the former president ICC spokesman Fadi El Abdallah told reporters that Duterte was detained on Thursday following “all medical checks,” which he said is a standard procedure for all suspects under custody who and travelled with Duterte to The Hague had claimed that the whereabouts of the former president was not known Duterte was put on a chartered flight to The Hague on Tuesday to face trial after he was arrested at Manila International Airport upon his arrival from Hong Kong could become the first Asian former head of state to go on trial at the ICC said it found “reasonable grounds to believe that Duterte "is individually responsible as an indirect co-perpetrator for the crime against humanity of murder," allegedly committed in the Philippines between November 2011 and March 2019 Duterte's "war on drugs" is said to have killed thousands of small-time drug dealers who can blame it when “us” meant a record 24.5 million visitors last year with nearly 10 million spending at least one night there almost the equivalent to the population of Australia is a lot to ask of a city that is about the size of Liverpool which is why the Dutch capital launched an unusual advertising campaign in 2023 — “Stay away,” it begged Known in the Netherlands for its laid-back beach lifestyle rather than being home to the International Criminal Court the country’s third city hosted 1.4 million overnight guests last year And now they have somewhere new to stay: an independent luxury hotel called De Plesman Conveniently located in Scheveningen district De Plesman occupies the art deco former headquarters of KLM — the hotel is named after Albert Plesman the aviation visionary and first director of the national flag carrier It is the passion project of a local property developer and its owner has clearly thrown more money at it than is strictly prudent; the publicity people are tight-lipped about refurbishment costs The hotel’s restaurant Suus is housed in the building’s original staff canteenStyling was handled by Nicemakers the sought-after Amsterdam studio behind landmark openings in the city including Hotel de L’Europe and the Hoxton tells me that his aim with De Plesman was to respect the building’s “monumental unique character” while creating “something where we’d like to stay” That character is evident in the steps on the staircase which curve on the underside like plane wings and the spiral ceilings in the foyers that reference engine turbines “You couldn’t build something like this now,” Roll says What this means in practice is a hotel that is sleek yet quietly playful Behind a businesslike slab of art deco red brick a reception-lounge-bar space that spans the building has chequerboard wooden floors geometric-patterned fabrics that evoke those of airlines in the Fifties bespoke rugs and specially commissioned art photography featuring local scenes The mood is mid-century with its shoes kicked off — a nod to the easy-going glamour of the golden age of flying because the 102 guest rooms maintain the aesthetic: parquet floors kitchenettes in the suites styled after vintage Dutch designs Providing colour against off-white walls are fabrics in shades of dusky pinks plus ceiling cornices painted in — what else One of De Plesman’s 102 sleek yet characterful guest roomsPlesman’s former office is the top-end suite and it’s a beauty if you have at least £437 to spare for a night the bar has a beautiful green marble worktop and there’s a silver headboard and pink silk for the bed • The Netherlands’ untapped north coast makes a dream escape for foodies though — high ceilings and large windows lend space to even the smallest room; such are the benefits of an art deco building with glass walls like a stylised airport control tower with starters such as Basque beach crab with shrimps and fennel and mains including whole roast poussin with a jug of jus for the roast veggies (mains from £15) It was nicely abuzz during my visit — apparently The same venue affords bright starts to the day over excellent buffet breakfasts (£21pp) but there is a vast gym and bikes are available to rent The Hague received 1.4 million tourists last yearGETTY IMAGESYet it’s the price that stands out — try finding something of this quality for £100 in the UK and see how far you get That the former credits of the hotel manager include Soho Farmhouse and Gleneagles Townhouse tells you where the hotel sees itself just as the Hague isn’t solely a business destination “We’re the Barcelona of the Netherlands,” he adds the architecture and the creative little neighbourhoods.” What the Hague doesn’t have, of course, are huge visitor numbers — and that’s no bad thing. Just ask Amsterdam.James Stewart was a guest of De Plesman, which has room-only doubles from £100 (deplesman.com) Harper is a smart brasserie in the main square of the old townTwo openings last summer help to explain why the rest of the Netherlands envies lifestyles in the Hague which has tables on the main square (triangle The interior of the 18th-century building has been remodelled into a classy brasserie where an open kitchen sends out small plates including monkfish with miso glaze (mains from £10; restaurantharper.nl) a semi-smart beach shack with a menu of snacks and meals on Zuiderstrand Kids lark about on the dunes behind while grown-ups enjoy something chilled in front of an expanse of sand that feels much further than its 30-minute cycle from the city centre (mains from £16; strandhuis-mavi.nl) • Read our full guide to the Netherlands Hart Beach in ScheveningenWORCFLOWIf surfers featured in your mental image of the Hague The city has been the cradle of Dutch surfing since 1971 when an importer of O’Neill wetsuits brought over a few Californian boards has a museum at the family’s Hart Beach Surf Shop that includes boards once used by legends of the sport such as Greg Noll and Kelly Slater hanging among the rafters It also offers surfboard rental and lessons sun-silvered beach bar on Scheveningen (from £7 an hour) This winter Schuitema also launched the pop-up Kuuma Sauna at the bar (£12 for 75 minutes; hartbeach.nl) because the sauna closes from mid-May until the end of September — the Dutch laugh at the notion that the North Sea is cold in summer The Hague’s Mauritshuis museumALAMYYou can’t see the Mona Lisa at the Louvre for crowds holding up phones but at the Mauritshuis you’re eyeball to eyeball with Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring and a rheumy-eyed Rembrandt among a cast of vivacious characters by Dutch old masters also including Rubens and Frans Hals (£17; mauritshuis.nl) In late February the gallery opened the free foyer exhibition My Girl With a Pearl comprising 60 takes on Vermeer’s work taken from a public call-out that attracted 2,700 entries For more art go to the Kunstmuseum den Haag which has a show of impressionist paintings depicting the Paris that rose in the late 1800s alongside a permanent exhibition of modernists — it’s worth a visit solely for its art deco building which feels as though you’re walking into a Mondrian painting (£21; kunstmuseum.nl) Become a subscriber and along with unlimited digital access to The Times and The Sunday Times you can enjoy a collection of travel offers and competitions curated by our trusted travel partners the municipality of The Hague strongly condemned the violence The city’s college of mayor and aldermen called the riots “horrific and utterly disrespectful,” stating that the beautiful summer day on the beach had been ruined for both locals and visitors “The end of a lovely beach day was marred by groups of young people engaging in riots,” said Deputy Mayor Mariëlle Vavier in a statement “The police acted swiftly to disperse the crowds and ensure the safety of bystanders It is appalling that these youths turned their aggression toward the very police officers who were there to protect public safety.” The Hague has pledged to increase police presence at the beach over the weekend and security personnel will be stationed along the coast to maintain order The riots erupted when a group of several hundred youths clashed in the area around the Kurhaus and the beach following what authorities say were online threats The situation escalated when police intervened one police officer and a police horse sustained minor injuries The municipal authorities also advised individuals involved in the riots to come forward voluntarily “Come to the police before you are identified,” the college of mayor and aldermen urged as they noted that significant footage of the event had been recorded The investigation is being closely monitored by Mayor Jan van Zanen despite being on an official trip to Uruguay is in regular contact with local police and officials You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed The autonomous survey USV VO:X Barentsz (a 𝗗𝗨𝗦 𝗩𝟱𝟳𝟱𝟬 7m USV type) made its debut in the Port of Scheveningen this week “Under the watchful eyes of our engineers the port authority along with Van Oord Survey department staff stability and maneuverability on the water,” said DEMCON unmanned systems.“After two days of tuning control as well as collecting a lot of vessel operational data we can conclude that everything is working according to plan.” the next steps include system data analyses making improvements and two more weeks of harbor and sea trials for the DNV Class and Type approval certification of this innovative USV platform please click the box below to let us know you're not a robot Get the most important global markets news at your fingertips with a Bloomberg.com subscription The opening of beach season 2020 is going to be marked with an important event: Bonfire Beach Fest. From 5pm until 2am in Scheveningen this large-scale free festival will sweep you off your feet and get you ready for beach season stretching all the way from Zuiderstrand to Zwarte Pad visitors can immerse themselves in fire spectacles as well as the official Festival Village near the WIJ beach club fire shows and installations are at the heart of the festival inviting you to stroll through the fairytale fire garden pop-up bars and stages made from shipping containers there will be pop-up bars selling all kinds of refreshments for those who arrive empty-handed Campfire Session will take place at the Zwarte Pad with singer-songwriters summer drinks and delicious snacks mingled with the sea air and the beach vibes are the perfect recipe to make the Bonfire Beach Fest a night to remember Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. got into trouble in the tide alongside three friends at the popular surfing spot of Scheveningen near The Hague I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice The body of a teenage girl has been pulled from the North Sea after a Summer holiday swim with friends turned to tragedy got into trouble in the tide alongside three friends at the popular surfing spot of Scheveningen near The Hague at 8.30pm on Sunday Dutch coastguards saved the others but the girl wasn’t found until a body was pulled from harbour head at around 7pm on Tuesday after a desperate search involving cranes Local police for The Hague said in a post on X: “Last night we found a deceased person at ZuidelijkHavenhoofd in Scheveningen . It concerns the 19-year-old British woman who went missing at sea on Sunday.” Witnesses reported hearing the mother’s screams as she disappeared in the waves near the holiday resort. Two other boys were spotted with blood pouring from their legs after they had gone into to try and save her. It’s believed the two sustained injuries after being hit against a rocky pier separating the Ijduin and Scheveningen Beaches. A local person said the boys would have had no chance to save the teenager. “The boys barely survived,” he said. Another said more signs warning of the dangers of the raging North Sea should be put up along the coast line. He said: “To my surprise, I found the only sign this afternoon at the place where a young lady drowned on Sunday evening. Right near the Southern harbor head. “The warning sign shows two hands coming out of the sea, in fact, this doesn’t need any text in any language, but it is there, in four languages. “I think these signs should come back along our beaches. Each drowning is one too many. “We didn’t all grow up here on Scheveningen where we were taught from a young age no further than your knees in the water and the dangers of our North Sea.” The Foreign Office has been approached for comment. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies pulled out of sea after swimming with friends in Netherlands","description":"The British teenager The main attraction and audience favourite is the 600m2 ice skating rink in front of the Kurhaus Hotel Heated terraces around the square offer a lovely relaxing spot to enjoy winter drinks and dishes professional skaters and dancers will take to the ice for incredible displays to amaze and entertain you With so many deals available, from meal and skating combinations, office and school outings, children's parties, skating and cinema deals, it's a good idea to browse the Cool Event website as you plan your visit and book your tickets The Dutch police discovered 13 bags of hashish on a RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) in Scheveningen's harbor last night. A 49-year-old man from Amsterdam was arrested in connection with the seizure, according to the police. The operation began on Saturday evening when the Dutch Coast Guard alerted the police after spotting the RIB boat about 70 kilometers off the coast The vessel had suffered engine failure and was unable to continue A rescue boat from the Royal Dutch Rescue Society (KNRM) retrieved the RIB and brought it to Scheveningen's harbor the police conducted a thorough inspection of the boat and its operator with an estimated street value of approximately 1.5 million euros The man was taken into custody on suspicion of drug trafficking including the import and export of controlled substances The authorities have seized the drugs and are continuing their investigation into the incident Schollenpop stands for sun, sea, sand and live music. With its origins as a small beach party for a few followers, organised by six friends, the festival has grown beyond recognition. These original six organisers are still on board and have seen Schollenpop grow into a large-scale, free pop festival on the beach for people of all walks of life from The Hague and the world at large The programme for Schollenpop is extensive, impressive and vibrant. Keep an eye on the programme page on the Schollenpop website for the most up-to-date information The route to the festival is simple and straightforward Schollenpop is located on the south strand of Scheveningen near the harbour which you can reach by tram 11 and 12 or bus 22 became unwell due to carbon monoxide poisoning at a hotel on De Pier in Scheveningen on Tuesday evening Multiple ambulances responded to the scene and took the injured to a hospital for treatment and monitoring The emergency services received the first report of people falling ill at the hotel at around 9:45 p.m. They complained of nausea and dizziness, a spokesperson for the fire brigade told Omroep West Multiple ambulances responded to the scene Paramedics brought some people out on stretchers Others were able to leave the hotel under their own power 12 people had to go to the hospital for further treatment Among them were two paramedics who had responded to the scene to help The fire brigade evacuated the entire hotel as a precaution and the police cordoned off part of the Boulevard Investigating firefighters identified a carbon monoxide leak as the cause of the health complaints The fire brigade closed the leak and ventilated the building before guests could return to their rooms The largest New Year's Dive in the Netherlands will take place at Scheveningen Beach on January 1 the event will move approximately 400 meters south attracts thousands of participants eager to start the year with a plunge into the icy North Sea Registration for the dive begins at 10:30 a.m. followed by a group warm-up with music at 11:45 a.m Entry costs 4 euros and includes an iconic orange Unox hat Participants are encouraged to bring warm clothes and take part in the pre-dive warm-up divers can warm up with a traditional cup of hot pea soup The North Sea's average water temperature on New Year’s Day is around 5 degrees Celsius chair of the Dutch New Year’s Dive Association described last year’s event as a "very pleasant experience" and expects another large turnout despite the location shift The Scheveningen New Year’s Dive began in 1965 when Jan van Scheijndel a former swimmer from the Swimming Club Residentie organized the first plunge with just seven participants it has grown into a massive celebration with about 10,000 participants annually at Scheveningen alone "From Monnickendam to Monte Gordo and Hengelo to Hong Kong, there are plenty of places to take a plunge,” stated the organization. A detailed map of all dive locations is available on the Unox website Scheveningen is easily accessible by public transport Event organizers recommend using public transport or cycling due to expected large crowds allowing drivers to park near the A12 and continue their journey by tram lockers are available for rent at the APCOA Parking Nieuwe Parklaan within walking distance of the beach In 2024, the New Year's Dive set a participation record, with over 65,000 attendees across the Netherlands. The Scheveningen dive alone saw roughly 10,000 people run into the sea. © 2012-2025, NL Times, All rights reserved. 2025 Photo: DepositphotosAn Amsterdam man has been arrested after police found 145 kilos of hash—some €1.5 million worth—on his speedboat in Scheveningen port over the weekend The 49-year-old had been sailing in the North Sea on Saturday when his boat experienced engine trouble some 70 kilometers off the coast After the Royal Dutch Rescue Society (KNRM) towed his vessel to port a police check found the drugs hidden in 13 bags The man is being held on suspicion of drug smuggling The traditional New Year's dive into the North Sea at Scheveningen Beach has been cancelled, organizers announced on Monday afternoon. The decision was made due to the predicted powerful winds "in combination with a strong current and high waves." Every year, about 10,000 people participate in the dive in the sea to ring in the New Year It was yet another event that was cancelled or rescheduled due to the prediction that wind gusts of up to 100 kilometers per hour will hit the coast on Tuesday and Wednesday with gusts of up to 75 kilometers per hour likely in more inland areas who chairs dive organizer Stichting Nieuwjaarsduiken Nederland "But we are following the advice of the municipality of The Hague and the Rescue Brigade," said Schuttert The strong wind can produce waves of about three meters high "Please do not make the decision to go into the sea on New Year's Day," said Mike van den Hoogenband from the volunteer lifeguard service in The Hague Mayor Jan van Zanen of The Hague also asked people not to go to the city's Scheveningen Beach on Tuesday or Wednesday saying it is "really too risky." Van Zanen hopes that the dive can go ahead on New Year's Day the following year New Year's dives are also organized annually in other places in the country Several organizers announced earlier in the day that the dives will not take place on Wednesday due to the expected bad weather Terschelling and Wijk aan Zee have been scrapped The Dutch custom of taking a dip on January 1st dates back to 1960, when a group of friends plunged into the sea near Zandvoort. The sea temperature is typically around 6 to 7 degrees Celsius on New Year's Day and has been slightly warmer the last few days, ranging from a high of 8.1 degrees at a few moments over the weekend, down to a low of 7.6 degrees at sunrise on Monday. 18 Jan 2025 13:30:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Jong Almere City FC won 4–1 over SVV Scheveningen on Sat Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are SVV Scheveningen 1 win(s) Have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between SVV Scheveningen and Jong Almere City FC on Sat 18 Jan 2025 13:30:00 GMT?Jong Almere City FC won 4–1 over SVV Scheveningen on Sat 18 Jan 2025 13:30:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 4 goals in their last 5 matches SVV Scheveningen is playing home against Jong Almere City FC on Sat Netherlands – Former President Rodrigo Duterte has entered the Hague Penitentiary Institution or the Scheveningen Prison where he is set to be held while awaiting trial by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged "crimes against humanity" in his administration's war on drugs Duterte was brought to The Hague Penitentiary Institution or the Scheveningen Prison at 7:34 p.m Supporters who have gathered outside the prison chanted "We love Duterte" and "Bring him back" as the convoy entered the facility The plane bringing Duterte to the Netherlands landed at the Rotterdam The Hague airport at 4:54 p.m The 79-year-old former leader was handed over to the ICC on Wednesday after it issued a warrant for his arrest over his deadly crackdown on drugs The ICC arrest warrant says that as president, Duterte created and armed the death squads that carried out murders of purported drug users and dealers was surrendered to the custody of the International Criminal Court," the ICC said in a statement "He was arrested by the authorities of the Republic of the Philippines in accordance with an arrest warrant issued.. for charges of murder as a crime against humanity," it added He will be brought before an ICC judge in The Hague in the coming days for an initial appearance He was transferred to a detention unit on the Dutch coast LOOK: Here is what the ICC detention center looks like In a post on Facebook before landing in the Netherlands "I think this has something to do with law and order before I tell the police and the military to work and I will answer for you So this is it," Duterte said in a mix of English and Tagalog in a video he said was taken as he was "about to land." The video was posted on the Rody Duterte Facebook page The Embassy of the Philippines in The Hague, meanwhile, said it provided consular assistance to Duterte change of clothes and care packages for the former President," the Embassy said in a statement Supporters have gathered in front of the International Criminal Court with some coming from different cities in the Netherlands and even nearby countries.  told GMA Integrated News that she came to The Hague to show her support for the former president “I wish the ICC to give him the right decision and bring him back to the Philippines,” Prado told GMA News “For our kababayan who support his arrest please stop blaming him,” she added.  Several Dutch who passed by the penitentiary watched the throngs of Filipinos who shouted “Send him [Duterte] home.” who previously worked in the Philippines as president of a multinational energy firm was biking towards his flat and stopped by to ask about the protest Willems told GMA News he was “surprised” to hear the news that Duterte was “let go from the airport” and that “there was no support from the [Marcos] government.” “I have sympathy for the man,” Willems said of Duterte whom he met on a courtesy visit in the mid-1990s “He was a tough guy but a disciplined man The economy was quite well when he was president.” When asked about the significance of Duterte’s arrest for Dutch society Willems said the “average Dutch doesn’t know what’s going on” but “they will adjust” considering The Hague is a very international city and that several high-profile individuals are already detained at the penitentiary “I am interested in how this case will develop,” Willems told GMA News Duterte was arrested on Tuesday on a warrant issued by the ICC in connection with the killings in his administration's war on drugs The plane taking him to The Hague left Manila on Tuesday night Duterte was accompanied on the flight by his former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea Vice President Sara Duterte said she would seek access to her father who is now in The Hague Sara left Manila Wednesday morning on a flight bound for Amsterdam In an advisory released by the Office of the Vice President Sara said she would meet with lawyers and seek access to her father on March 13 once she has settled in The Hague She added she would be available for media interviews the following day “Maraming salamat din sa lahat ng mga Pilipinong nagpaabot ng mga mensahe at sa aming buong pamilya na ngayon ay nahaharap sa matinding pagsubok sa pulitika,” Sara said.  “Lubos ang aking pasasalamat sa mga kababayan nating nagtatrabaho sa Dubai International Airport at sa Al Maktoum International Airport na tumulong sa akin at kay PRRD,” she added Following Duterte's detention the Pre-Trial Chamber will hold a hearing to confirm the identity of the suspect ensure that the suspect understands the charges and set a date to begin the confirmation of charges hearing the decision is periodically reviewed by the competent chamber and may be reviewed at any time at the request of the detained person or the Prosecution," it said -Decline to confirm the charges; such a decision does not prevent the Prosecution from presenting a subsequent request for confirmation of the charges on the basis of additional evidence;-Adjourn the hearing and request the Prosecution to consider providing further evidence or conducting further investigation or amending the charges;-Confirm the charges and commit the case for trial; upon confirmation the Presidency of the Court constitutes a Trial Chamber responsible for the subsequent phase of the proceedings: the trial the Pre-Trial Chamber commits the case for trial before a Trial Chamber which will conduct the subsequent phase of the proceedings: the trial,” it said The ICC said the accused must be present and the trial must be held in public except when the Chambers decide otherwise in order to protect the safety of victims and witnesses or sensitive information The accused may then make an admission of guilty or plead not guilty the Trial Chamber will consider the admission together with any additional evidence and may convict the accused the Trial Chamber may consider the admission of guilt as not having been made and the trial will continue under ordinary procedures the promulgation of the sentence will be made in public and if possible or their legal representatives. — with a report from Agence France-Presse/Reuters/NB/LDF {{gallery.imageDetails.images.0.description}} From Tubes To Turns, Jai Glindeman's Surfing is a Treat to Behold Gerry Lopez Goes Deep With Justin Jay On The Plug Podcast Spot Guide: Rincon Queen, of the Coast NewsAll NewsEventsBig Wave NewsWorld Surf LeagueEnvironmentalIndustryWave PoolsPosts List Hawaiian Big Wave Icon Clyde Aikau Passes Away at 75 Winners of SURFER's Emerging Brands Grant Announced Five bodies were found at Scheveningen Beach in the Netherlands during a recent storm LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website the Dutch surf community mourns a tragic loss several of whom were believed to be seasoned watermen with professional experience in open-water swimming a popular surf hub in the Netherlands about 30 miles southwest of Amsterdam “one more was seen floating out to sea.” The Coast Guard ended its search in the early afternoon According to DutchNews.nl 10 people are thought to have been in the water yesterday evening — a group of six Three of those who passed were from The Hague two from Delft and another is still missing More details about the tragedy are still being investigated struggling against the strong current and profuse foam The thick foam also made the search difficult for rescue workers. Photos show the Coast Guard searching the shore for those missing thigh-deep in foam while a dispatched helicopter tried to blow it away from the shore to help locate bodies local surfers and residents have taken to Instagram to express their grief and condolences many sharing a graphic of five white herrings on a black background Our sympathies go out to all the loved ones of those who lost their lives We’re unable to load this content right now View directly on Instagram View directly on Instagram Scheveningen New Year swim cancelled December 31 2024 Fireworks before the Scheveningen bonfire was lit Photo: Lina Selg ANPThe KNMI weather bureau has extended its code yellow weather warning for the New Year festivities to cover Zuid-Holland Winds of up to 80 kph are expected from midnight on land with the risk of damage and fire during the annual firework frenzy No major problems are expected from the southwesterly winds in the rest of the country The bad weather meant the traditional bonfires on the beach at Scheveningen and Duindorp were lit on Monday night such as the Floradorp blaze in Amsterdam Noord Several firework shows have been called off but the national show on the Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam will go ahead from midnight say they will decide on Tuesday itself if the shows will go on In total 19 towns and cities have brought in bans for consumer fireworks this year The weather has also led to the cancellation of several New Year swims Some 10,000 people usually take part in the chilly dip but the organisers, sausage and soup maker Unox, say they have been forced to cancel because of the bad weather on New Year’s day which will cause rough seas The main pedestrian thoroughfare by the beach at Scheveningen hosts one of the most vibrant markets taking place throughout the warmer months of the year not least because it occurs at the most famous seaside resort in the Netherlands Don’t miss the Jaarmarkt market in spring and summer on the promenade modernised boulevard south of the Kurhaus Hotel is a hive of activity Designed by Spanish architect and urban designer Manuel de Sola-Morales the innovative streetscape was completed in 2013 It offers both protection against coastal erosion and a perfect location for hosting a large market It has different elevation levels for cyclists as well as being a defence against the sea and keeping Scheveningen secure What better place to have a market than Scheveningen boulevard after browsing and shopping you can choose between the beach Sea Life or a fancy lunch at the majestic Kurhaus Hotel The Scheveningen Jaarmarkt 2025 takes place on the following days Scheveningen is only about 15 minutes from the centre of The Hague by public transport or by cycling From Hollands Spoor and The Hague Central railway stations also pass through the city centre of The Hague Emergency services searched in vain for a swimmer missing off the coast of Scheveningen at the Zuidelijk Havenhoofd on Sunday evening The swimmer went into the sea with three others but disappeared around 8:30 p.m The other three were rescued from the water Another person is missing in the Markermeer after a boat capsized between Hoorn and Edam The emergency services responded to the Zuidelijk Havenhoofd with helicopters and boats after the report of the swimmers in trouble. They called off the search for the last missing swimmer when it got too dark to see, said the local security office, Haaglanden Veilig An eyewitness saw rescue workers pull two “boys” out of the water. “They both had legs covered in blood. There was also a mother there who was panicking and screaming,” the witness told Omroep West the boys tried to save the missing swimmer but couldn’t get close The rescued swimmers were taken to the hospital Another person is missing in the Markermeer after a boat capsized between Hoorn and Edam at around 5:15 p.m a spokesperson for the police confirmed to ANP One managed to get back on board under their own power and the rescue society KNRM rescued the second The coast guard launched a large search for the missing person but had to call it off without success when it became too dark to see The police will continue the search on Monday A child who was rescued from the sea off the coast of Scheveningen on Monday afternoon has died The victim was a 13-year-old boy from The Hague The boy got into trouble in the seawater on Monday afternoon. The emergency services were alerted to his disappearance around 5:00 p.m. and responded en masse, searching for him with boats and a Coast Guard helicopter, Omroep West reports Rescue workers found the boy and brought him back to the beach Paramedics spent a long time resuscitating him before rushing him to a nearby hospital the resuscitation drew so many onlookers that the emergency workers felt forced to put up screens The organisers of the festival invite production teams from around the world to light up the sky and compete in the art of fireworks variety and aesthetics amongst other factors the teams are judged by an independent jury the teams may only use up to 2.000 fireworks of which 80 percent must be of domestic origin and the display cannot last longer than 13 minutes the event now annually attracts more than 300.000 spectators and features teams from as far away as South Korea and Japan the event is an absolute exhilarating experience; not only for the fireworks but also for the myriad of entertainment to be found on the pier of Scheveningen The pier in Scheveningen may be rebuilt again around ten years after the last redevelopment A project developer released the plans for the building work on Tuesday The complex would have more hotel rooms in it under the new plans The Ferris wheel is likely to stay on the pier There should be a small park at the entrance to the boulevard and a park on the blow-out deck The structure also needs to be more sustainable and energy efficient The plan also involves the pier having a conference center under the Ferris wheel The project developer wants to build an “extensive spa and wellness area.” If the plans are approved then the construction will start in 2026 The three ‘islands’ above sea would be reopened in 2028 the redevelopment would cost several dozens of millions of euros The company says coverage has been arranged for this Alderman Robert van Asten (Urban Development) does not want to get ahead of things but responded: “The pier is an icon for Scheveningen and The Hague with international recognition We want to keep that for the city and make it accessible to everybody It was a wooden construction directly behind the Kurhaus The German occupiers demolished it in 1943 The 300-meter-long Pier has been a well-known attraction for decades The Van der Valk group took over the structure in 1991 for a symbolic fee of 1 guilder and Van der Valk declared the Pier bankrupt a year later Construction company Kondor Wessels bought the pier in 2014 The structure was renovated and redecorated with a hotel and a Ferris wheel; a part of the pier was demolished the Hague warned in 2022 that large parts of the pier would have to be renovated in the short term or there would be a threat of another closure The police are looking for a man who committed a remarkable theft at the Kurhaus hotel in Scheveningen. In broad daylight, the man put a rare statue weighing over 50 kilograms into his suitcase and walked out without anyone noticing, The Hague police said on the investigation program Team West Surveillance camera footage shows the man walking into the luxurious hotel with his suitcase at around 7:25 p.m where the valuable statue stood on a pedestal and walked out of the hotel as if nothing had happened The involved statue is called Paardenkracht (Horse Power) by the Belgian sculptor Jan Desmarets there are only eight of these statues worldwide a Desmarets statue worth 6,000 euros was stolen from the hotel This is supported by the fact that Paardenkracht was not the most expensive work on display during the theft “It’s just unbelievable what happened,” Doret Huibers of the art gallery in the hotel told Team West She manages the collection of Gallery Bell’arte which has been located in the Kurhaus since 2015 climate change is also causing sea levels to rise This is also a concern for the municipality which fears that if the sea level continues to rise The municipality of The Hague has been aware of this problem for some time alderman Robert Barker (PvdD) warned that the rise in sea level has been a source of concern for the political epicenter of the Netherlands for some time The municipality would have to adapt to this situation sooner or later and find solutions "We know that the dikes we have now won't protect us forever," Barker told NU.nl." So it's important not to be surprised and to be prepared." It is not yet certain when exactly Scheveningen and the rest of The Hague will disappear from the map due to rising sea levels the national meteorological institute KNMI assumes that the sea level will rise by 40 to 80 centimeters by the end of this century If nothing has been done to combat climate change by then and the earth continues to get warmer sea levels could rise by several meters by the next century A recent study has concluded that the Netherlands could remain habitable even if the sea level rises by several meters precautionary measures would have to be taken now The Hague sees itself as a pioneer in this respect as the municipality is using the study to determine how the layout of the city should change to remain livable in the future Even though this part of The Hague is mainly protected from the sea by dunes around 3 kilometers of the coastal area is not the water is held back by a 'hard' sea dike this dyke will soon no longer be safe enough to keep the water out The municipality is therefore investigating whether building more and higher dunes is a suitable protective shield for The Hague The popular city by the sea would then disappear behind the dunes and the current coastline would no longer exist The municipality of The Hague wants to develop possible solutions in the next year Alderman Barker said he will discuss the options with city residents soon "We have already seen that the quays in Scheveningen have been flooded more and more often during storms in recent years," the alderman told NU.nl it shows that a long-term vision is needed to prevent these problems from getting worse "We have to do something to ensure that we do not become a city in the sea." Rijkswaterstaat recently successfully completed another beach replenishment project – the Scheveningen beachfill campaign a total of 700,000 m3 of sand was dredged and spread over the beach between the harbor head and the beach north of the Pier will provide better protection from future storms and sea level rise to Scheveningen More than a quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level and vulnerable to flooding Millions of Dutch people live and work in these areas Working on protection against high water and storm surges is therefore an ongoing necessity in the Netherlands Rijkswaterstaat maintains the Dutch coast by spraying sand on and just off the coast the Netherlands remains well protected against the sea "By holding the bonfires on Monday evening, the builders and spectators can still enjoy this Hague tradition safely, albeit a day earlier," said The Hague Mayor Jan van Zanen. Builders in Scheveningen had already anticipated the change on Sunday, predicting that the 10-meter-high woodpile would be set ablaze on December 30. Last year, high winds similarly prompted an early start to The Hague’s bonfires. In the city center, a light and laser show near the Hofvijver pond will proceed as planned on New Year’s Eve. The display is unaffected by the wind, but fireworks have been banned near the Binnenhof government complex due to fire risk. Meanwhile, Rotterdam's major fireworks display at the Erasmus Bridge is still scheduled to take place. Organizers of the National Fireworks event said they currently expect the high winds will not disrupt the show. North Holland and the Wadden Sea region are under a yellow weather warning during the New Year’s period, with gusts up to 90 kilometers per hour expected. However, South Holland has no weather warnings at this time. Mark Rouwenhorst, representing the event’s organizers, said the show can proceed with winds of up to 9 meters per second (about force 5-6 on the Beaufort scale). “Current forecasts are at 8 meters per second. It’s right on the edge, but we’re in the clear for now,” Rouwenhorst said. He expressed confidence the show will go on and noted further consultations are planned for Tuesday afternoon. The annual event attracts approximately 70,000 visitors. In Amsterdam’s Floradorp neighborhood, the municipal government has ordered the annual bonfire to be lit on Monday night at 11 p.m., citing strong winds expected on New Year’s Eve. The city has yet to announce how the yellow weather warning will impact other events, such as the light and fireworks show at Museumplein. The municipality of Waadhoeke in Friesland has canceled all six planned bonfires due to safety concerns. The events were scheduled to take place in Oosterbierum, Sint Annaparochie, Sint Jacobiparochie, Tzum, Tzummarum, and Engelum. Local officials said strong winds and the risk of airborne embers posed too great a danger to nearby areas. Unlike other regions, Waadhoeke chose not to move its bonfires to an earlier date. “For residents, the bonfires are secondary to gathering together. That gathering will still go on. Nobody has asked for the fires to be moved up,” a Waadhoeke spokesperson said. Two years ago, severe weather forced the cancellation of a bonfire in Floradorp on New Year’s Eve itself, but the fire was lit despite the ban. This year, officials are urging strict compliance with the decision to light fires early. The municipality said it expects organizers to follow the revised schedule. The Belangenvereniging Schevenings Havengebied (BSH), the interest group for the Scheveningen harbor area, has expressed strong opposition to the expansion of the zero-emission zone in The Hague. The city council approved the measure, though it was slightly softened by a proposal from the CDA party, which had previously resisted the plan. Starting January 1 next year, the coastal area of The Hague will be restricted to electric or hydrogen-powered delivery vans and trucks, excluding the Scheveningen harbor. "We are not only disappointed with the outcome, but also with the role of the CDA, which reversed its position at the last moment and aligned with the coalition," said BSH chairman Gerrit de Ruiter. He noted that businesses in Duindorp and beach pavilions had raised widespread concerns, which were ignored in the decision-making process. The group argues that the harbor will be severely impacted, as a less stringent environmental zone will be imposed, with only one access route left open to polluting vehicles. "This is unworkable, illogical, and harmful to businesses, beach establishments, and logistics companies dependent on transport," De Ruiter said. 2025 Photo: Joop van Houdt via Wikimedia CommonsTwelve people were taken to the hospital on Tuesday evening after suffering from the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning at a hotel on Scheveningen’s pier The emergency services were alerted shortly before 10 pm after a number of people Two ambulance workers were among those taken to the hospital The De Pier Suites hotel was then evacuated for a time before guests were allowed to return it is unclear what caused the carbon monoxide leak and the hotel declined to answer questions from news agency ANP 10 to 15 people in the Netherlands die from carbon monoxide poisoning Unit within the Scheveningen complex is the official ICC detention centre Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, the ertswhile most popular Philippine leader is currently detained at the United Nations Detention Unit (UNDU) within the Scheveningen prison complex near The Hague This facility is the official ICC detention centre Duterte, 79, was extradited to the Hague on March 11 following his arrest in the Manila. He was handed over upon the issuance of a warrant of arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the reported thousands of victims of his "war on drugs" campaign. The UNDU is designed to prioritise the dignity and well-being of its detainees.  Each inmate is housed in a spacious cell measuring about 10 sqm, equipped with en-suite facilities, including a shower and lavatory. The cells also feature a radio and access to cable television, ensuring detainees can stay informed and entertained, as per the UK’s Times. Beyond the individual cells, the facility offers communal areas where detainees can interact during the day. These spaces include a library stocked with various reading materials and a gymnasium to promote physical health.  Additionally, there are provisions for family visits, including private rooms designated for conjugal visits, underscoring the institution's commitment to maintaining family bonds. Detainees at the UNDU experience a degree of autonomy uncommon in many correctional facilities.  Cells are unlocked for most of the day, allowing inmates to move freely within their designated areas. Communal hallways are equipped with coffee makers and cooking facilities, enabling detainees to prepare meals that cater to their cultural and dietary preferences.  This flexibility not only fosters a sense of normalcy but also encourages personal responsibility. Recognising the challenges of confinement, the facility provides various activities to mitigate boredom and promote mental well-being, as per Reuters.  Detainees have access to educational courses, recreational activities, and spiritual services, ensuring a holistic approach to their rehabilitation and daily life. Tim McFadden, former director of the UNDU, described boredom as the most significant challenge for detainees. “Time is the greatest enemy,” McFadden said, emphasising that meaningful activities are crucial to maintaining mental well-being. While the UNDU emphasizes humane treatment, it maintains stringent security protocols to ensure the safety of both detainees and staff.  Transport routes to and from the International Criminal Court (ICC) are varied daily to prevent potential security threats, reflecting the facility's proactive approach to security. As of recent reports, Duterte is among a limited number of detainees at the UNDU. The facility currently houses five other prisoners, including former Kosovar president Hashim Thaci and four African militia leaders.  However, these individuals are expected to be transferred to other prisons soon, potentially leaving Duterte being the lone occupant of the “Hague Hilton”. The UN Detention Unit at Scheveningen prison offers a detention environment that balances security with humane living conditions.  Get the latest news and updates straight to your inbox The Hague vs Duterte: His lawyers’ 3 lines of defence Duterte has 'no case' at ICC, says daughter Philippine Senate probe Duterte arrest, handover to ICC Duterte: How strong is his defence against ICC charges? 2024 Photo: Joop van Houdt via Wikimedia CommonsThe joint owners of Scheveningen’s 60-year-old pier have published plans to build a hotel spa and conference centre on the structure The big wheel which dominates the seascape remains part of the plan The Hague city council had urged the owners to come up with a plan for the 300-metre pier after a report in 2022 said parts of it are in such a bad state that without action it will no longer be safe by 2025 work on the structure should start as soon as possible chief executive of developers Reborn at Tuesday night’s presentation the higher the cost of renovating the structure,” he said The Hague city council still has to approve the project which involve a change in the zoning plan to allow construction of a hotel was destroyed by the Nazi occupiers in 1943 Metrics details During the Second World War the German occupants of the Netherlands made ample use of the Scheveningen prison near The Hague One former death cell in this infamous prison (Doodencel 601) has been preserved in its original condition showing wartime inscriptions on the cell walls a small section of the wall has been given an additional plaster layer we report on the visualization of this enigmatic text which so far had escaped the reach of historians Our visualization methodology was threefold we determined the cell-wall stratigraphy and its composition based on a sample cross-section mimicking the layering of the original cell wall we tested a combination of raking light photography and infrared thermography on the model wall Applying this methodology on the original wall revealed the inscriptions including the author’s name Daniël de Blocq van Scheltinga as well as a calendar and an important date of his post-war trial in the fall of 1945 Our visualizations flawlessly dovetail with archival findings they offer an intimate view of an early post-war inmate of the Scheveningen prison whose message was covered up once the cell was transformed into a war monument in 1946 The dimensions of the cell are approximately 3.7 m × 1.9 m The post-war plastered section of the northern wall is indicated by the ellipse on the eastern part of the cell the bricks are painted in yellow (dashed) and in the western part of the cell a layer of mortar has been applied on the bricks The X marks the location of the post-war plaster covering inscriptions in the wall b Close-up of the 45 cm × 60 cm post-war plastered section of the northern wall All cells formerly used by the Nazis remained in use until 2009 when the prison was given a Dutch national heritage status In 2019 the former Nazi prison block was opened as the Nationaal Monument Oranjehotel; the prison In cell 601 no post-war inscriptions are recognised in the cell walls as they can be seen now All other cells have been redecorated in the decades after the war nothing has been documented on the inscriptions of post-war prisoners This leaves the plastered part of the wall of cell 601 as the only possibility to acquire information on post-war inscriptions of suspects of collaboration with the Nazi’s It is therefore of historical interest to reveal the contents and identify the author and date Traces of letters and numbers are visible in the plaster’s surface topography indicating that inscriptions have been covered Visual inspection indicates that the surface traces on the plaster coincide with the actual underlying inscriptions This implies that no highly sophisticated techniques aiming for a high resolution or depth analysis The present historic study focuses on the analysis of the surface and near-surface information A non-destructive imaging campaign was designed aiming to visualize this enigmatic text and shed light on the post-war history of Doodencel 601 The present paper reports on a historic text that was revealed by application of non-destructive raking light photography and infrared thermography The resulting information of the inscriptions is presented and discussed It should be noted that the historic character and spatial limitations of Death Cell 601 excluded the execution of the research in fully optimised conditions Because of the delicate state of the cell and its heritage status the conservator-in-charge strictly limited the access of people and equipment as well as research time for data acquisition the present study does not aim at pushing the analytical limits of non-destructive imaging but rather on revealing the historic inscriptions While some of the approaches described above would have been promising to apply to the current case study the limitations described above -as well as the unavailability of more advanced techniques- prevented us from doing so some inscribed characters were already visible to the naked eye and we anticipated that a small accentuation of the topography would result in legible images That is why we chose to use raking light photography instead It is further chosen to move the halogen lamp manually during recording to vary the angle of incidence of the infrared radiation The varying angle of incidence also enhances the contrast between defected and uniform areas as the radiation is reflected in different directions depending on the topography of the surface The detection is done with a FLIR SC7000 camera at a recording rate of ten frames per second for a maximum time of 100 s Due to the circumstances of acquisition for the thermography data we could not record the configuration of the heat source over time This obstructed direct modelling of the geometry of the underlying surface the variation of intensity observed in the thermography data provides some clues to the depth of the scratches in the surface albeit suboptimally due to missing information these depth clues improve readability and are thus worth investigating Image processing was used to distil a readable single image of the surface from the video of thermography data The data exhibits two informative properties: (1) defected and uniform areas respond differently to the varying angle providing information about the topography of the surface; and (2) direct correspondences between pixels in each frame each timestep exposes only a subset of the entire surface with sufficient visibility and the images are noisy In order to test the selected Non-Destructive Testing techniques before applying them to the plastered wall section in cell 601 a lab-scale physical model wall with inscriptions was made several core samples from neighbouring cells in the Scheveningen prison were extracted in order to determine the stratigraphy of the cell walls and the composition of their materials It was not possible to extract a core sample from cell 601 because of its monumental status; it is therefore assumed that the wall material of cell 601 is similar to that in its neighbouring cells a Picture of an epoxy-impregnated and polished core sample extracted from cell 600 c Schematic representations of cross-sections of the post-war plastered wall section in cell 601 and the physical model wall The section between the dotted red line to the thicker red line approximately denotes the layer containing inscriptions b Sections 4 and 8 of the physical model wall before plastering c Raking-light photograph of the physical model in which the red rectangles labelled 4 and 8 represent the two sections shown in a and b The green rectangle labeled T corresponds to the thermograph displayed in d The inscriptions in the red rectangle are more clearly visualized in raking-light photography the inscriptions in the green rectangle are more clearly visualized in thermography The stratigraphy of the physical model wall and the expected stratigraphy of the plastered wall section in cell 601 are very similar The main difference is the thickness of the mortar layer which is 2 cm for the physical model wall and approximately 1 cm for the cell wall with approximately 10 cm of brick behind the mortar It can however be assumed that the thermal penetration depth in the present application is less than 1 cm both walls can be considered infinitely thick The mortar used in the physical model wall is similar in composition to the mortar in cell 600 of the Oranjehotel The composition of the post-war plaster in cell 601 could not be analysed and it was therefore not possible to mimic this plaster in the model wall This section describes the obtained results of the raking light photography and infrared thermography applied to the physical model wall. A selection of the obtained results is displayed in Fig. 3 These lines can be seen more clearly in the thermograph than in the raking light photograph The visibility of defects in the raking light and thermography methods depends on the extent in which the plaster is drawn into the inscriptions and the angle of incidence of the radiation The contrast created in the thermograph is however also dependent on the differences in the rate at which the surface is heating up This rate is related to the stratigraphy of the substrate the thickness of the plaster and the depth of the inscription Since the visibility of defects in thermography also depends on the stratigraphy of the material the results that can be obtained with this method have the potential to be better than the results that can be obtained by raking light photography since the visibility of the results is dependent on several factors and the stratigraphy and topography of the physical model wall are not uniform creating contrast depending on different features of the wall Visual inspection of this section makes clear that the plaster has dried into the inscriptions leaving traces of the inscriptions visible in the plaster’s surface topography The traces are however not sufficiently deep and consistent to identify words or other meaning on visual inspection Raking light and thermographic observations of the 45 cm × 60 cm post-war plastered wall section of cell 601 a Shows the raking light photograph of the full section b–d show details observed by raking light photography (the brownish figures) and infrared thermography (the greyish figures) The raking light and thermography observations on a part of region 2 (the middle red rectangle in Fig. 4a) are shown in detail in Fig. 4c Analysis of the day numbers and days of the week indicates that the calendar covers the period May 10–November 16 A complete transcript of the texts that the authors, to the best of their ability, have distinguished in the analysed wall section is given in Fig. 6. Note that the vertical letter sequence Z–M–D–W–D–V–Z indicates the weekdays in Dutch, starting with Sunday. Composition of photographs made of the post-war plastered wall section in Doodencel 601 Inscriptions that are revealed by both raking light photography and infrared thermography are shown in red; inscriptions that are detected by infrared thermography only are shown in blue The combination of raking light photography and infrared thermography using a variable illumination angle has shown to be effective in revealing inscriptions in a historically interesting section of the walls of Doodencel 601 of the Oranjehotel Whereas neither of the two techniques delivers full revelation of the inscriptions the combination greatly enhances the legibility of the inscriptions There is great historical interest in revealing wartime and post-war inscriptions that are present in the other cells of the Oranjehotel [2] The raking light technique has the limitation that it is only effective if traces of inscriptions are present in the surface of the investigated wall This is not the case for the walls of all other cells of the Oranjehotel for future investigations on other cell walls as well as more detailed studies of cell 601 can be optimised by using a more accurate procedure for heating and recording within the limitations posed by the monumental status of cell 601 De Blocq van Scheltinga’s legal proceedings were part of the first wave of post-war trials held in the Netherlands, which included the most important Dutch National Socialist leaders Anton Mussert, Max Blokzijl and Robert van Genechten. In Fig. 7b De Blocq van Scheltinga is shown in the company of these men on an undated photograph taken inside the walls of the Scheveningen prison The three other men were sentenced to death; Mussert and Blokzijl were executed Van Genechten committed suicide in the prison testify of the anxiety of Dutchmen subjected to the depraved Nazi judicial system enabling and justifying brutalities during the occupation Raking light photography and infrared thermography were applied in a combined approach for non-destructive investigations of a specific section of the walls of Doodencel 601 of the Dutch wartime prison Oranjehotel The combination of these methods enabled the analysis of the inscriptions below a post-war plaster layer the calendar is of the period May–November 1945 and the words are indicating the prosecutor’s claim for the death penalty in September 1945 These observations show that NSB leader Daniël de Blocq van Scheltinga was imprisoned in cell 601 of the Scheveningen prison during his trial for the Bijzonder Gerechtshof before being transported to Leeuwarden for long-term imprisonment These inscriptions are the first revealed inscriptions made by Nazi collaborators on post-war trial Het Oranjehotel: Een Duitse gevangenis in Scheveningen Dodencel 601 in het Penitentiair Complex Scheveningen Monitoring of the Scrovegni Chapel by IR thermography: Giotto at infrared Applications of infrared thermography for the investigation of historic structures Integrated reflectography and thermography for wooden paintings diagnostics Spatial resolution optimization of a cooling-down thermal imaging method to reveal hidden academic frescoes Mid-infrared thermal imaging for an effective mapping of surface materials and sub-surface detachments in mural paintings: integration of thermography and thermal quasi-reflectography Proceedings of SPIE—The International Society for Optical Engineering The use of optical and infrared techniques for the restoration of the frescoes damaged by earthquake: A case study - The fresco of Giacomo Farelli in the Church of Santa Maria della Croce di Roio (L'Aquila Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XII TeraHertz imaging of hidden paint layers on canvas En-face optical coherence tomography—a novel application of non-invasive imaging to art conservation Terahertz imaging for non-destructive evaluation of mural paintings SIGGRAPH ‘01 Proceedings of the 28th annual conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques Application of Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) to the study of ancient graffiti from Herculaneum Review of NDT methods in the assessment of concrete and masonry structures Surface crack detection using infrared thermography and ultraviolet excitation 12th international conference on quantitative infrared thermography Signal processing for neuroscientists: introduction to the analysis of physiological signals Enhancement of MR images using registration for signal averaging Zondergeld GR. 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Daniël de (1903–1962), Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland (BNW) 1880-2000, http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/bwn1880-2000/lemmata/bwn5/blocq,accessed 6 Apr 2020 We consulted the postwar judicial dossier on De Blocq van Scheltinga on August 20th 2019 in the National Archives in the Hague: Centraal Archief Bijzondere Rechtspleging (CABR) CABR 102837 (PRA Den Haag dossier 5760/IX/45) CABR 78899 (Gratie Adviescommissie dossier D Download references We would like to acknowledge the Nationaal Monument Oranjehotel for their enthusiastic support of this project and particularly its director Anke van der Laan Tim Zaman kindly provided an unpublished image from his earlier inspection of Doodencel 601 The Delft University Fund provided financial support for the contribution of Ruben Wiersma The Delft University Fund provided financial support for the contribution of Wiersma Esmée Mooldijk and Nienke Feirabend are first authors This research was conducted as part of an academic B.Sc The manuscript was written in close collaboration and approved by all authors The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the authors on reasonable request Sietsma is an unpaid board member of the Stichting Oranjehotel a foundation associated with the Nationaal Monument Oranjehotel Other competing interests are not applicable Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-020-00418-8 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science 6:30 p.m.: Power was restored for most affected people by about 5:30 p.m. The duration of the outage was approximately 90 minutes The cause of the disruption has not been determined A power outage affecting the city center and other parts of The Hague left tens of thousands of people without electricity at the end of Tuesday afternoon There were many problems on the city’s public transport network as a result creating a difficult rush hour situation for many even though trains were largely running on time "Please only call the emergency services for real emergencies," local authorities wrote on citizen alert system Burgernet just before 4:30 p.m A total of 45,200 households and businesses were without power people reported problems in the coastal areas of Duindorp and Scheveningen Stedin said it was hoping to have the issue resolved between 6:45 p.m “Our technicians are on their way to determine the cause and resolve the outage as quickly as possible,” the company said on social media First responders were answering multiple calls of people trapped in elevators Several national government buildings were evacuated because of the electricity outage Among them are the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment But with the trouble extending through the end of the afternoon the expectation is that commuters trying to get home will continue to have difficulty doing so Public transport system HTM reported cancellations delays and detours on each of the city’s tram routes Power gone," one tram operator in The Hague told Omroep West "Then the job is to come to a halt as safely as possible by letting the tram roll as far as possible and then letting the passengers out And now we have to wait until we have power again HTM said it was unlikely for normal service to be restored before 5:30 p.m. but disrupted service could be extended by at least an hour The Haaglanden security office declared a Grip 2 regional emergency because of the incident This ensured that a Regional Operational Team would be set up to coordinate the emergency response from a central location and help collect and disseminate information as needed They are also responsible for briefing the mayor’s office A body found in the sea off the coast of The Hague on Tuesday evening is that of a 19-year-old British woman who was reported missing over the weekend She disappeared while swimming on Sunday evening in the North Sea near the Zuidelijk Havenhoofd a pier forming part of the harbor separating Scheveningen and Kijkduin Beaches The British woman's body was found near the same pier where she went missing on Sunday She was one of four swimmers who found themselves in trouble at about 8:30 p.m All four were identified as being from the United Kingdom and police said they were all about the same age Three people were saved, but the woman was unable to be reached by the others in her group or rescuers who arrived at the scene. A witness told Omroep West that two of the swimmers were men who had tried in vain to rescue the woman They were both injured when they were removed from the water There was also a mother there who was panicking and screaming," the witness stated The two had almost no chance to even get near the woman to attempt a rescue and in helicopters and airplanes above remained at the location for several hours until their mission was suspended due to darkness when they indicated it was unlikely the victim was still alive they were more focused on recovering the her body Create your ChessBase shop account with your e-Mail address and password Advantages for registered users: Fast and easy check out; Easy access to your order history and a backup service for your download products: Purchased download products can be downloaded at any time with dedicated backups on the ChessBase server The Sicilian has been known for decades as the most reliable way for Black to obtain an unbalanced but good position Among the most popular Sicilians at the top level the two that certainly stand out are the Najdorf and the Paulsen the Paulsen provides a safer and more positionally based way of fighting against 1.e4 Black is able to obtain adequate counterplay in all variations without going for a do-or-die type of attack This DVD will combine the power of the pure Paulsen Sicilian with eventual transpositions to the Scheveningen when it is convenient for the black player Polgar and countless other grandmasters are defending the Paulsen The theory presented in this DVD is cutting edge; most of the games analyzed were played at the highest level of chess: the 2013 Tromso World Cup ChessBase 12/Fritz 13 or included Reader and internet connection for program activation DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better DVD-ROM drive and internet connection for program activation ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation DVD-ROM drive and internet access for program activation 1.e4 c5 are the moves which define the Sicilian Defence but unlike with the double move of the black e-pawn the symmetry is immediately destroyed and Black is indicating that he is not simply aiming to achieve equality Then things can continue in quite different directions 2.Nf3 followed by 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 leads to the Open Sicilian Black has the option of laying down the direction in which the opening will go But nowadays systems in which White does without an early d4 are also very popular • Video running time: 4 h 39 min (English) \n• With interactive training including video feedback \n• Exclusive database with 50 essential games\n• Including CB 12 Reader Installation ChessBase 12 Reader\nPlease download and install the free ChessBase Reader 12 software The program offers you the standard pathway for saving it Click on “Next” in order to finish the installation of the program.\nPlease click on the ChessBase Reader icon on your desktop.\nIn order to look at the videos the Fritztrainer must be unlocked and activated: In the ribbon menu please click “Activate” You will then be asked to enter the activation code that is displayed below you must enter the security code from the green graphics A click on “OK” will unlock the videos While you are doing this unlocking you must have an active internet connection For more information about using images from our Collection, please contact RMG Images Those celebrating New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in the Netherlands can expect heavy gusts of wind, and the possibility of sustained storm-force winds along the coast could put a damper on festivities. Dutch national meteorological office KNMI has issued predicted gusts ranging up to 90 kilometers per hour with weather website WeerOnline predicting a peak of up to 100 kilometers per hour at some points The KNMI issued a weather warning for strong winds in Noord-Holland the Wadden Islands and the region around the Wadden Sea but cautioned that the rest of the country may also be impacted The weather warning is in effect from 11 p.m The southwesterly wind will likely build in strength over the course of Monday up to a maximum of about 49 km/h and then rising up towards stronger gale-force winds of about 75 km/h by midday on Tuesday The wind will build in strength by the end of the afternoon There is a "substantial chance" that the wind will gust at over 75 km/h over inland regions of the Netherlands potentially reaching 100 km/h at the coast The first day of the New Year will remain very windy in large parts of the country with gusts ranging from 75-100 km/h even into the overnight hours leading to Thursday morning The KNMI warned that the weather conditions could disrupt traffic and outdoor activities during the celebrations adverse weather conditions on New Year's Eve has caused significant problems on highways poor weather on December 31 has previously discouraged people from going outside particularly with regard to the use of fireworks The KNMI has advised residents and visitors in the affected areas to exercise caution Those traveling or participating in outdoor festivities are encouraged to stay informed about the latest weather updates and plan accordingly to avoid potential disruptions Visit The Hague Host City Website. The city of The Hague is the administrative and royal capital of the Netherlands and its seat of government, as well as the capital of the province of South Holland. The city is also home to the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court. The only Dutch city located on the coast, The Hague is known as ‘the City by the Sea’ and is committed to becoming climate neutral by 2030 – 10 years ahead of the Netherlands national goal. Renewable energy is a key focus. The city’s roofline is topped with solar panels, while a short distance offshore there are a multitude of wind turbines. The Seaport The Hague – Scheveningen seafront area is popular with both sailing enthusiasts and tourists alike and is home to a variety of restaurants and cafés. The Hague has hosted many great regattas and has a special place in its heart for competitive sailing. The Ocean Race first came to The Hague with a ‘pitstop’ on the final leg of the 2014–15 edition. The city was then chosen as the finish port for the 2017–18 edition when over 300,000 people witnessed the race’s closest ever finish when the three top teams tied on equal points all finished the final leg from Gothenburg, Sweden within minutes of each other. Now for the 2022–23 edition The Hague will welcome The Ocean Race fleet at the end of the race’s penultimate sixth leg from Aarhus, Denmark. The Dutch have a unique passion for The Ocean Race that stretches back decades and legendary Dutch sailors like Conny van Rietschoten – still the only skipper to lead two winning teams – and eight-time competitor Bouwe Bekking – have become household names in their home country. The Hague offers a wide range of art and culture, attractions, events, shopping, restaurants and nightlife. It is also home to the Residence Orchestra, the Mauritshuis Museum, Palace Noordeinde, the Binnenhof, Madurodam, the Omniversum, and the Municipal Museum. 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Adventures with Van Gogh is a weekly blog by Martin Bailey The Art Newspaper's long-standing correspondent and expert on the Dutch painter stories range from newsy items about this most intriguing artist to scholarly pieces based on meticulous investigations and discoveries Explore all of Martin’s adventures with Van Gogh here Beach at Scheveningen in Calm Weather (August 1882) since it is the artist’s earliest oil landscape painted at the fishing village of Scheveningen and this is confirmed by grains of sand embedded in the paint But Beach at Scheveningen in Calm Weather is also fascinating for a very different reason since it was among at least 40 paintings which Vincent abandoned when he left the family home in the village of Nuenen In November 1885 he set off for Antwerp and three months later he would move to Paris in the house of Johannes Schafrat (early 1920s photograph) Nasporingen: Omtrent Vincent van Gogh in Brabant Vincent’s mother Anna and sister Wil also left Nuenen The two women then had Vincent’s paintings put into a crate and stored by a Breda remover and carpenter Advertisement for Adrianus (Janus) Schrauwen Vincent van Gogh: Het Mysterie van de Bredase Kisten (2003) Vincent had not forgotten about the works and in June 1888 he wrote to Wil: "It might still be worth while salvaging anything any good from the junk of mine which is still somewhere in an attic in Breda.” His request was apparently not followed up and the following year Anna and Wil moved again In April 1890 Vincent once more wrote to his mother and sister: “Do you still happen to have any of my old studies and drawings they can refresh my memory and provide information for new work… But it’s not important enough for you to spend a long time looking for them.” Three months later Vincent committed suicide The Van Gogh family did nothing about the crate for well over a decade—and then a tangled tale emerged they were told that he had stored the crate until the previous year when he had sold the contents to a Breda junk dealer Couvreur reported that he had bought at least 40 paintings for a total of one guilder (then equivalent to around US50¢) the importance of the paintings was finally appreciated when they were bought from these two men by the Rotterdam art dealer Christiaan Oldenzeel Among the paintings in the crate was Beach at Scheveningen in Calm Weather after spending most of the 20th century with a series of Dutch collectors The seascape was then loaned to a venue that was hardly accustomed to displaying Van Goghs: the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona Presumably the picture was owned by a publicly spirited local collector Beach at Scheveningen in Calm Weather is Van Gogh’s fourth earliest surviving oil painting (the other three are still lifes) Vincent had written to Theo in August 1882 to say that he found working with oils “very appealing on account of it being a powerful means of expression” Vincent’s letter to Theo of 10-11 August 1882 with a sketch of Beach at Scheveningen in Calm Weather Credit: Van Gogh Museum Vincent added in his letter: “[I] marched off to the beach this morning and have just got back with a fairly large painted study of sand and a few fishing-boats and men on the beach There’s still dune sand in it.” This modest seascape would be a precursor of the powerful landscapes that he painted in Provence Van Gogh’s Long Grass with Butterflies (April 1890) Credit: National Gallery with two further venues yet to be announced The tour will raise funds for the London gallery • Alan Turnbull’s book Who Shot Van Gogh? Facts and Counterfacts about the World’s Most Famous Artist has just been published by Thames & Hudson Presenting a collage of succinct facts and “counterfacts” short extracts in thematic chapters are drawn from a wide variety of sources: fellow artists Martin Bailey is a leading Van Gogh specialist and special correspondent for The Art Newspaper He has curated exhibitions at the Barbican Art Gallery Compton Verney/National Gallery of Scotland and Tate Britain To contact Martin Bailey, please email vangogh@theartnewspaper.com Please note that he does not undertake authentications Explore all of Martin’s adventures with Van Gogh here during his lifetime he perhaps ended up pricing them too high blog8 November 2019For sale: two Van Gogh paintings come up at Sotheby’s New York next weekOne of the works was looted by the Nazis from Jewish collector Jacques Goudstikker but is now being sold by his heir after restitution blog15 April 2022New research aims to solve the two mysteries of Van Gogh’s landscape of poplarsWhy did Vincent paint “Poplars near Nuenen” on top of an earlier picture of a church And was the final picture touched up after he discovered Impressionism in Paris blog11 September 2020Which is the only museum in the world actively buying up Van Goghs? It’s in the hometown of Hieronymus BoschThe Noordbrabants Museum’s latest acquisition is Head of a Woman bought privately for €1.6m through Christie’s Edwin Bos savored the idyllic scene: blue sea brilliant sun and his two small children frolicking on Scheveningen Beach the 4.5-kilometer stretch of Dutch coast is filled with aquatic wildlife and grassy dunes all that beauty quickly faded amid one tiny discovery dug into the sand and raised his hand to show his father a fresh find beach visitors needed to change their ways if they thought stuffing used filters in the sand meant the nasty scraps were now harmless he would find a way to help solve the problem Two years later, Bos and fellow entrepreneur Martijn Lukaart have built a mobile, beach-cleaning machine that can spot cigarette butts, pluck them out and dispose of them in a safe bin. Bos and Lukaart are the co-founders of TechTics a consultancy based in The Hague that works to resolve social issues with technology Their prototype, called “BeachBot” (“BB” for short), uses artificial intelligence (AI) to learn how to better find the strewn filters, even if they’re partially buried in sand. BeachBot has completed one demo – at Scheveningen Beach during World Cleanup Day last September He enjoys strolling the less-crowded stretches on rainy breezy days when it feels like he has the sand to himself “It really amazes me that all these things are just lying around “The filters of cigarettes are full of microplastics,” he adds How bad? When water touches discarded cigarette butts, the filters leach more than 30 chemicals that are “very toxic” to aquatic organisms and pose “a major … hazardous waste problem,” according to a February study by U.S Some of those chemicals also are linked to cancers Every year, 4.5 trillion cigarette butts end up in the environment. The fibrous fragments, which can take 14 years to disintegrate, have become “the most frequent form of personal item found on beaches,” according to a 2019 study by Brazilian scientists Many visitors to Scheveningen Beach are unfortunately familiar with an array of scattered junk along the shore – plastic caps candy wrappers and all those cottony cigarette filters “I want my kids to be able to sit barefoot in the sand without any glass or cigarette butts lying around,” says Oscar de Grave a financial education instructor who lives near Scheveningen Beach That goal is embraced by scores of locals. To reach it, Bos and the TechTics team created the first AI-based detection algorithm that specifically sees cigarette butts. They worked with students from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands to produce BeachBot But teaching the bot how to find its prey requires a lot of people the AI system) thousands of photos of cigarette butts To help amass those photos, Bos and team turned to Microsoft Trove an app that connects AI developers with photo takers through a transparent data marketplace Trove establishes a direct photo exchange for fair market value and TechTics directly pays contributors 25 cents per accepted image TechTics is seeking to eventually collect 2,000 photos via Trove “The system learns how to see pictures like a child recognizing an object for the first time,” says Christian Liensberger, lead principal program manager of Trove, a Microsoft Garage project Trove is built on that idea that people should be paid for their data – like their posted photos – rather than just giving it away on social media or communication platforms And there should be control and transparency within that process allowing people to view how their data gets used a lot of (Trove contributors) feel like they’re part of a team that they’re actually helping,” Liensberger says “It’s important for people to contribute to something lasting.” Trove users can choose when to participate Trove can collect all kinds of data and is currently helping support a wide array of AI projects Trove’s mission also is deeply rooted in Microsoft’s commitment to Responsible AI which seeks to ethically advance AI by putting people first “This BeachBot is powered by the people,” Liensberger says it needs all these people to give it consistent data input the bot will run into new situations it doesn’t understand Machines like this only work because of people.” the quickest way to a cleaner shoreline is via teamwork between people and mobile bots “That’s the most interesting part of our concept – we have a human-robot interaction where the public can help make the robots smarter,” Bos says as people take and share thousands of photos of cigarette butts fouling the planet they’re also raising awareness about the waste and perhaps convincing others to stop dropping their debris in the first place may not be the final solution for this problem because the bigger problem with littering is still human behavior,” Bos says “We have to make sure together we are keeping our beaches clean.” it scooped up 10 cigarette butts in 30 minutes Rolling atop the sand on four puffy-looking wheels the machine uses two onboard cameras to look ahead (to avoid people and objects) and to look down it lowers two gripper arms that push the sand together and grab the filter which is pulled up and into an internal bin people empty that bin into a trash container The prototype is battery powered and can currently operate for about an hour companion bots – “the two little helpers” – that focus only on detection they can message BeachBot (or other beach-cleaning vehicles The mapping bots also will rely on photos contributed via Trove “We start with cigarette butts. That’s the world’s most littered item,” Bos says we want the robots to detect a range of other litter.” He envisions the bots working autonomously These are some of the fresh hopes Bos now takes to the beach Bos takes his children through the Scheveningen dunes where they use the grippers to gather every shred of garbage they find he sometimes pictures the people who left those bits behind who apparently think someone else will clean up their mess And he dreams of a team of sand-roaming robots that someday may teach those same folks to take better care of their planet Top photo: BeachBot on the boardwalk at Scheveningen Beach when supply chains were facing unprecedented disruption Irish startup Prodensus emerged as a beacon of innovation By combining the power of AI and Microsoft technology this award-winning company has revolutionised freight management and logistics procurement Recognised as the ‘AI-Focused Startup of the Year’ at the 2024 National Startup Awards Prodensus is driving transformation in a critical global industry.