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[ad_1] Image copyright EPA Image caption After centuries as good neighbours, the Dutch and British will continue to work together after Brexit Royal dissent on Brexit has emerged - not from the British royal family, but from their Dutch houseguests. In a couple of weeks King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands will meet The Queen at Buckingham Palace, on his first state visit to the UK. Ahead of the journey, journalists seated on red velvet chairs in his palace got to quiz the king, as he shared his thoughts on Brexit. King Willem-Alexander said he and and his government regretted Brexit and anticipated changes to the current trade arrangements. He would have liked the EU referendum result to go the other way, but said they respected the sovereign British people's choice. A curiosity of Dutch royal rules is that...

[ad_1] THE HAGUE: The Hague brands itself as the "City of Peace and Justice", but this week the stately seat of the Dutch government also revealed a darker side with the exposure of four alleged Russian spies. The sedate city bordering the North Sea is home to a slew of international organisations that have also made it increasingly attractive to espionage and cyber-attacks, officials and experts say. The scale of those normally undercover activities was suddenly thrust into the daylight this week when the Netherlands said it had busted a Russian plot to hack the world's chemical watchdog. In scenes that could have come from a spy film, the four alleged members of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency were caught red-handed with a car full of electronic gear in a carpark next to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. "The Hague as a UN city focusing on issues of human security is attracting judicial bodies and international organisations....

[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The BBC's Gordon Corera looks at why the Russian cyber plot sting was surprising The Dutch government has defended a decision not to detain four Russians accused of an attempted cyber-attack on the global chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague. The suspected Russian agents were sent home as it was not a criminal inquiry, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. The US and UK have joined the Netherlands in blaming Russian spies for a series of cyber-plots worldwide. Russia has complained of a "stage-managed propaganda campaign". Reports from Moscow on Friday suggested the Dutch ambassador had been summoned by Russia. What is Russia accused of? The Netherlands said it had caught four agents of Russia's GRU military intelligence red-handed in The Hague in April as they tried to hack the wifi network of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The OPCW was investiga...

[ad_1] Image copyright Stint Urban Mobility Image caption The company behind the Stint says the ban affects some 20,000 children across the Netherlands The deaths of four children in a railway collision last month have prompted the Netherlands to impose an immediate ban on the type of electric cart they were in. The children were hit by a train as they travelled in a Stint, which has become popular in recent years with schools and nurseries. Some 3,500 of the carts were being used in the Netherlands. The man behind the Stint said the ban could spell the end of his company. Stints have become a common sight in the Netherlands, particularly to transport young children to and from school. They are described as a cross between a Segway and an old-fashioned cargo bike, with a driver at the back and up to 10 children insi...