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"It has a special atmosphere, somewhat like Amsterdam, but with the cosiness of being a much smaller city"

AMSTERDAM — It was nearly three decades ago, as a young medical trainee in West Africa, that Rebecca Gomperts witnessed scenes that would set in motion her life's work. Gruesome hemorrhages, perforated wombs, bloodied young women gasping out their lives: all the aftermath of botched illegal abortions.

There would be a six-plant limit for home growers but no upper limit on possession under the Greens proposal.

Schiphol boss hopes new measures will create ‘quieter, cleaner and better’ system for notoriously busy airport

Sex workers in Amsterdam say they are being unfairly targeted by city plans to tame its red light district.

Hard-drinking weekenders, Airbnb and noisy suitcases are no longer welcome in cities such as Venice and Marseille

A new marketing campaign has been launched to clampdown on anti-social behaviour

We really should strive to be a more than a ‘necessary evil’ for destinations to put up with, argues Benjamin Parker

Amsterdam City Council's new campaign - dubbed 'Stay Away' - will target people who search for terms including 'stag party Amsterdam' or 'pub crawl Amsterdam', although it seems to have increased interest inadvertently

Young Britons are the target for a crackdown on antisocial behaviour in the city – but are they the real problem?

There are fears that Amsterdam's latest bid to discourage young British men from heading to the city for weekends of booze, drugs and sex could in fact have the opposite effect.