New Dutch Reformed Church outrage over same-sex unions

straight to your inbox Ajax legend Sjaak Swart believes that Donny van de Beek is making the 'right choice' by joining Manchester United rather than Arsenal or any of the other clubs that were interested in him. United are closing in on making Van de Beek their first signing of the summer for £40.1million after the Dutch playmaker passed a medical on Monday and agreed personal terms.

straight to your inboxManchester United are on the verge of completing their first signing of the summer window.Donny van de Beek is expected to complete a £40.1million move to Old Trafford this week after the Ajax midfielder passed a medical on Monday.Van de Beek will become the latest Dutchman to pull on the famous red shirt, following in the footsteps of some United greats and some others who didn’t do quite as well.We’ve ranked every player from the Netherlands to represent United.Chong will

2 min read A misunderstood genius is the way Vincent Van Gogh exists in the public imagination and now thousands of works from the Dutch post-impressionist artist are now being projected onto shipping containers in New Zealand to bring the artworks to life.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A painting by 17th-century Dutch artist Frans Hals has been stolen — for the third time — from a provincial museum in the central Netherlands.Police said Thursday that “Two Laughing Boys” was stolen early Wednesday from the Museum Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden in Leerdam, 60 kilometers (about 35 miles) south of Amsterdam.The museum declined comment, referring questions to the police.A statement issued by police said the museum's alarm went off around 3:30 a.m.

LONDON -- A 29-year-old Dutch writer has become the youngest author to win the International Booker Prize.Marieke Lucas Rijneveld’s “The Discomfort of Evening,” a dark story about a devout farming family in a strict Christian community in the rural Netherlands, was announced as the winner Wednesday.Under the rules of the prize, the 50,000-pound ($66,000) award will be split between the author and translator Michele Hutchison, giving both equal recognition.Ted Hodgkinson, who chaired a panel of

Simon Cowell has been gifted a new bike by his America's Got Talent co-star Howie Mandel, and thankfully, it features stabilisers!MORE: Simon Cowell's future on Britain's Got Talent finals revealedThe music mogul posted a snap of his new green, three-wheel bicycle, revealing that it boasts a basket and sturdy composition.Alongside the picture, Simon wrote: "This just arrived at my house! Thank you @howiemandel." WATCH: Simon Cowell breaks his back following bike accident Simon's famous followers

straight to your inbox Werder Bremen have hinted they might look to deploy Tahith Chong in a defensive role during his loan-spell at the club. Dutch winger Chong was officially unveiled as a Bremen player on Sunday afternoon after he agreed a season-long loan away from Manchester United.

While he's created music under many aliases and as part of myriad side projects -- Moonman, System F, Gouryella, Veracocha and New World Punx among them -- Ferry Corsten remains one of the most consistence presences in the global trance scene.

Deceuninck-QuickStep rider Fabio Jakobsen's crash during the bunch-sprint finish to stage 1 of the Tour de Pologne on Wednesday, when the Dutch road race champion appeared to be forced into the barriers by Dylan Groenewegen, who was later disqualified by the race jury.Groenewegen was judged to have deviated from his line in the sprint, and his Jumbo-Visma team wrote on Twitter on Wednesday evening that "crashes like this should not happen", offering their apologies, and saying that they "will