North Holland

There was a time, pre-pandemic, that Thierry Boutemy's flowery creations graced catwalks, magazine covers and celebrity weddings.

Now, of course, the French florist - who has worked for Sofia Coppola, Lady Gaga and the fashion house Hermes - is having to weather the crisis like anyone else.

But his passion for petals has not withered.

If not for the pandemic, Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum would have missed out on a classic Dutch 16th-century painting it so badly craved.

Instead, the work now graces a central hall of one of the world's most famous cultural institutions -- all because of a wealthy dealer in old masters elected to pay a very unusual tribute to COVID-19 victims.

The threat of drones to civil aviation traffic has been rising in Turkey and the country may use eagles in a bid to ease this threat, according to officials. 

A 29-year-old British man was arrested at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam after making bomb threats, according to Dutch police.

The incident took place at around 8am on New Year’s causing panic among the passengers.

The man was immediately arrested and a photograph posted online showing him lying face down on the ground as two armed officers pointed a gun at him.

It is always nice when a friend or relative fetches you from the airport whenever you visit your motherland. This time it was not my sister who was waiting for me, but a friend that I have known for years, Özkan Gölp?nar. We are friends, really good friends. When he got divorced, he stayed at my place; when I got divorced, I stayed at his.