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Dutch prepare for prince's
death as tumour spreads
Prince Bernhard's health is gradually worsening due to the spread of a malignant tumour, the Government Information Service RVD announced on Monday. A reporter on national radio advised the public to prepare for Bernhard's death, but the RVD insisted the 93-year-old Dutch prince is not terminally ill.

Georgina's mammography proof 'illegal'
Dutch ultrasound and radiotherapy association NVMBR has accused Playboy pinup girl Georgina Verbaan of acting improperly by using a mammography to prove her breasts are real rather than silicon implants.

Dutch news in brief, 29 November 2004
EUR 4.5 million in extra security for Schiphol; Leiden to gain world's largest wireless network; 600 asylum seekers disappear in 12 months; Greens urge scrapping of environment ministry; Builders hurt in shed collapse; Sinterklaas 'at threat' from Santa.

Dying for a fair trial
British expat Kevin Sweeney says he is prepared to die on hunger strike in a Dutch jail to prove he isn't a murderer. The prosecution describes him as a clever manipulator who killed his wife for her life insurance money.