Netherlands

A willow casket. Photo: Studio Porto Sabbia

Going Green: Choose an environmentally friendly funeral

One of the PLAYCE skills gardens in the Netherlands

Transport provider backs Portsmouth’s plan to install UK’s first PLAYCE space

Pictured: Royal Marines from HMS Albion, take part in a display with their Dutch counterparts. They are pictured here using Polaris MRZR-D4 Ultralight Combat and Tactical Support Vehicles. An agile, high-speed vehicle designed for smaller teams to get across the battlefield. Picture: PO Phot Arron Hoare/Royal Navy.

Royal Navy and Dutch allies explore making new amphibious warships

Man travels 2,000 miles from the UK to Ukraine via bike

A preschool age child playing with plastic building blocks. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Childcare costs are forcing a huge number of UK parents to quit work

Deal or No Deal will be without Noel Edmunds when it sets up shop in ITV with Stephen Mulhern - Credit: Channel 4 / Handout

New look Deal or No Deal returning on ITV without Noel Edmonds

A Playce in the Netherlands - one is being built in Portsmouth Picture: University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth will be the first city in the UK to see a Playce playground

Students in the Netherlands have built a 3D printed car that is fully electric and removes carbon dioxide from the air.

Students build fully electric car that removes carbon dioxide from air

The Italian Furniture Direct unit at the Pompey Centre which could become a vets

Vets apply to open branch in former Italian Furniture store in Pompey Centre

A walrus called Thor was spotted having a rest at Scarborough Harbour ahead of the New Year

Walrus pays a visit to Scarborough harbour en route to the Arctic

WW2 Veteran Den Hosgood saluting the fallen at a CWG Cemetery

Operation Candlelight will be taking place over Christmas

Who is playing at the World Cup today and how to watch

Declan Rice said England should be feared by everyone at the World Cup after their Group B victory, and his former coach Liam Manning agrees

Full schedule of today’s World Cup games, channels and kick off times

Who is playing at the World Cup today?

Who is playing at the World Cup today? Schedule for December 1

Coronation Street, Emmerdale and The Chase off air due to World Cup
Popular programmes, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and The Chase, have all been taken off the ITV schedule to make way for FIFA World Cup coverage

AL KHOR, QATAR - NOVEMBER 25: A fire display surrounds a giant FIFA trophy prior to the match between the United States and England during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between England and USA at Al Bayt Stadium on November 25, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

World Cup schedule for November 29

Much of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played in its capital, Doha.

Fifa 2022 World Cup wall chart: Download your free guide

Almost half of adults worry they will have to compromise on the quality of their...

Shirrell Heath wedding. Credit: Ryan Hewett Photography | ryanhewettphotography.com | Instagram: ryan_hewett_photography

Couple rescue wedding cake after it goes 'flying' at Shirrell Heath

Royal Marines complete tough landing craft exercises ahead of Mediterranean operations

Royal Marines 'invade' the Netherlands during dramatic military drill

The University of Portsmouth has been recognised for its world-leading research.

University of Portsmouth cutting-edge research up for international award

A YellowV SUP on the water

Port Solent company Prometheus Watersports to launch YellowV SUP brand to the UK

Good Trip Index

How to get the most from your holiday - Introducing the Good Trip Index!

Thrills and spills at Clanfield's cyclocross event. Picture by Paul Paxford

Solent Pirates host international cyclocross event at Clanfield

DISTANT MEMORY: Couples seemingly everywhere you look Picture: Shutterstock

Abandoned – a generation of celibate young people | Matt Mohan-Hickson

Individual EU countries could temporarily ban all UK residents - the new proposal explained (Photo: Shutterstock)

Individual EU countries could temporarily ban all UK residents - the new proposa...

These countries have banned flights from the UK due to the new Covid strain

These are the foods the UK imports from Europe - and whether shortages are likel...

Government confirms petrol and diesel ban will be brought forward to 2030

Brexit and the pandemic are stopping rescue dogs from being rehomed - here's how...

UK residents heading to Italy now need to prove they don’t have coronavirus - what it means for holidays (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

UK residents heading to Italy now need to prove they don’t have coronavirus - wh...

FULL UK CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ASSEMBLED FOR FIRST TIME

The full UK Carrier Strike Group assembled for the first time during Group Exercise 2020 on 4th October. Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth leads a flotilla of destroyers and frigates from the UK, US and the Netherlands, together with two Royal Fleet Auxiliaries. It is the most powerful task force assembled by any European Navy in almost 20 years.

Navy's Carrier Strike Group forms up for first time with carrier at its centre

Prince classic album Sign O' The Times is being re-issued in super deluxe format

The Met Office, along with partners Met Éireann and KNMI, has revealed the list of storm names for the UK, Ireland and Netherlands for the next season (Photo: Shutterstock)

Met Office releases storm names for 2020 and 2021 - here’s the full list

The so-called ‘groundbreaking’ vaccine is expected to be tested in the autumn of 2020.
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Russia is developing a coronavirus vaccine for cats

George Munsey in T20 international action for Scotland. Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images.

Scotland international lined up to play for Hampshire in the T20 Blast tournamen...

Passengers wearing facemasks as a precaution against the spread of the novel coronavirus walk through arrivals (Getty Images)

This is how the government keeps track of people quarantining after travel

France, the Netherlands and Malta were recently added to the UK quarantine list (Photo: Getty Images)

These are your rights as an employee if you are required to quarantine - accordi...

Coronavirus case numbers have begun to creep up in various countries (Photo: Shutterstock)

France, the Netherlands, Malta and more have been added to the UK quarantine lis...

Andre Rieu's annual summer concert hits cinemas UK-wide from September 18

Rollerblading is a fun family activity. Just remember to wear elbow and knee pads for protection.

40 activities for kids: Fun ways to entertain your children during the summer ho...

We now have more freedoms to enjoy, with parks, playgrounds, zoos, museums and cinemas reopening (Shutterstock)

Here are 40 ideas for keeping the kids entertained during the summer holidays

Rare drawings of Spanish Armada have been banned from being exported

MP bans export of rare £600,000 drawings of Spanish Armada defeat

The £3m crane, which was constructed in the Netherlands, is owned by Portsmouth City Council and leased to Portico. Photo: Tony Weaver

Massive 432-tonne crane arrives in city's dockyard

Disney Plus has now launched its new subscription service in the UK, with a plethora of popular shows available to stream (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s when Frozen 2 will come to Disney Plus - and full list of Disney films yo...

Dr Pattanathu Rahman from the University of Portsmouth believes testing sewage could be used to identify coronavirus hotspots.

Scientist says human waste could help find virus hotspots

Here's how many times the UK has won the Eurovision Song Contest - and who they ...

Steve McManaman, Gareth Southgate, Paul Gascoigne, Darren Anderton and Teddy Sherringham lineup to face Switzerland (Getty Images)

You can watch all of England's Euro 96 matches on TV - here's how

Here's who would have competed in Eurovision this year and how to watch the BBC’...

As the UK lockdown continues, the nation is trying to stay positive and united in a multitude of different ways (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's why people plan to play Bob Marley out of their windows at 7pm tonight

Electric cars are better for environment than petrol or diesel, study concludes

This is what you need to know about the Netherlands entering lockdown (Photo: MARCEL VAN HOORN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

The Netherlands is the latest country to go into lockdown because of coronavirus

You could win free ferry trips to France, Belgium and the Netherlands

Duncan Laurence of the Netherlands triumphed at the 2019 song contest (Getty Images)

This is when Eurovision 2020 is taking place and how to watch