An almost 200-year-old condom has just gone on display at an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It is thought to be made of a sheep’s appendix and features an explicit print representing a nun and three clergymen. The rare artefact dates back to 1830 and was purchased by the museum at an auction last...
BBC Anna Holligan’s bike meant a lot to her and other people I was planning an ordinary afternoon out – bags packed, ready to roll – when I bounded downstairs and was hit by a jolt of disbelief. The space where my cargo bike should have been was empty, and the double lock that had...
BBC Amsterdam is known as the “Venice of the North” thanks to its myriad of canals Five years after the collapse of airline Flybe, air passengers in the South West will again be able to travel to Amsterdam Schiphol from Exeter Airport. The new service, run by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, began on 30 March,...
A British man has been praised for tackling a suspected knifeman to the ground in central Amsterdam. The tourist, who does not wish to be named, restrained the suspect after five people were stabbed near the Dutch capital’s Dam Square on Thursday. Video of the incident shows the Briton, wearing jeans and a black hoodie,...
Five people have been injured following a stabbing in central Amsterdam, police say. Police in the Netherlands say the area, which includes Dam Square, has been cordoned off and an emergency helicopter has been deployed. A suspect has been arrested but the motive remains unclear, police say. There are no details about the condition of...
