Video Video Headlines Flemish Brabant Techno beats, art and design at Horst Arts & Music in Vilvoorde 46 min Science "UFO in Ghent skies" 09:40 West Flanders Knokke bans the bikini downtown Thu 12 Sep 15:23 Home News More and more Brexit Belgians Thu 12 Sep 15:17 Politics Messiah wanted by Flemish Christian democrats Thu 12 Sep 15:25 Science Google employees are eavesdropping, even in your living room, VRT NWS has discovered Wed 10 Jul 16:39 East Flanders House collapse: lorry driver didn’t notice anything! Wed 11 Sep 15:17 Antwerp Province “We don’t want to be inundated by east Europeans on this building site, if so many Antwerpners want a job” Wed 11 Sep 15:14 Crime Police at Zeebrugge stage large-scale operation to track UK-bound transit migrants Tue 10 Sep 16:38 Economy Building sector accidents are down Wed 11 Sep 15:20 Flemish Brabant Techno beats, art and design at Horst Arts & Music in Vilvoorde 15/9/19 - Cooling towers, formerly used by a power station, are the venue for ravers taking part in this year’s Horst Arts & Music Festival in Vilvoorde. Te... 46 min Science "UFO in Ghent skies" Last night several people reported an unidentified flying object in the skies above Ghent. The strange object radiated light and many people thought they we... 09:40 Economy Chinese learn you can eat a Belgian pear with skin and all! Since Russia started boycotting Belgian pears in 2014 pear growers have had to go in search of new markets. Belgian pears are now popular in China, but the ... Sat 14 Sep 11:21 Home News Operation Market Garden remembered The aim was to bring the war to an end before Christmas 1944. Fri 13 Sep 16:34 Antwerp Province Police seize 6.5-metre Indian python Police officers found the snake in house after they had been called out to investigate a break in. Fri 13 Sep 16:27 Health & Environment Centenary celebrations for Belgium's 3 children's agencies A reception was held at the Heizel in Brussels on Friday morning to mark the centenary of the Flemish children’s agency Kind en Gezin and its Francophone and... Fri 13 Sep 16:18 Politics Messiah wanted by Flemish Christian democrats 12/9/19 - The loss of eight seats in the Flemish parliament on Election Day and a further six in the Chamber of Representatives led to much searching at the ... Thu 12 Sep 15:25 Economy Building sector accidents are down 11/9/19 - The number of accidents in the construction industry is falling. During the first half of the year there were 3,000 accidents – down 15% on the sa... Wed 11 Sep 15:20 East Flanders House collapse: lorry driver didn’t notice anything! 11/9/19 - A lorry crashed into a house in Beervelde (East Flanders) last night and didn’t stop. It’s thought the lorry was carrying out a manoeuvre when it ... Wed 11 Sep 15:17 Antwerp Province “We don’t want to be inundated by east Europeans on this building site, if so many Antwerpners want a job” 11/9/19 - Antwerp social affairs alderman Tom Meeuws (socialist) believes the city of Antwerp should do more to get unemployed people in work. He believes t... Wed 11 Sep 15:14 Limburg Wild boar on the rampage in Hasselt Many residents in the Limburg city of Hasselt have seen their gardens destroyed by boar looking to find worms to eat. Tue 10 Sep 16:41 Crime Police at Zeebrugge stage large-scale operation to track UK-bound transit migrants Around 50 officers took part and a total of seven people were detained. Tue 10 Sep 16:38 Economy Belgian wine production thrives thanks to foreign workers 9/9/19 - The Belgian wine sector is booming. Global warming means it’s easier to grow grapes in our climes, though temperature extremes pose a challenge. I... Mon 09 Sep 15:21 East Flanders Sint-Niklaas is ‘Balloon Capital’ 9/9/19 – The East Flemish town marked its annual Peace Festival last weekend. Balloonists from the four corners of the earth gathered in the city to take of... Mon 09 Sep 15:18 Economy Students help small breweries expand Wout Meuleman and two of his friends give small breweries the chance to increase their production. Sun 08 Sep 16:51 Home News A visits that brings the horror of the occupation to life 75 young people visited the Dossin Barracks and Breendonk Fort on Sunday morning. Sun 08 Sep 16:45 Culture and Media Monica Belluci gets star on Ostend’s Walk of Fame The latest film with Monica Belluci 'Spider in the Web' premiered at the Ostend Film Festival Sun 08 Sep 12:48 Flemish Brabant Can ice survive the summer in an ice cellar? Of the 35 tonnes of ice put into the ice cellar at Arenberg Castle near Leuven early this year just 5 tonnes was left by Friday morning. Fri 06 Sep 17:07 Economy Guylian is prepared for Brexit The UK is the East Flemish chocolate maker Guylian's biggest export market. Fri 06 Sep 17:00 Culture and Media Queen Mathilde in new TV music programme 5/9/19 - “Thanks for the Music” is the name of a new VRT TV programme in which Mathilde, Queen of Belgians, will meet children with special musical talents. Thu 05 Sep 15:43 Politics Race to form new Flemish government hottens up 5/9/19 - Over three months after the general election the Flemish nationalists, Christian democrats and liberals are meeting to discuss the formation of a ne... Thu 05 Sep 15:26 Health & Environment “Humane debt collecting needed” 5/9/19 - 300 million euros is involved in the new dossiers opened by Belgian debt collectors during the first half of the year, a record amount. Poverty org... Thu 05 Sep 15:24 Science Whirlwind in Belgian waters 5/9/19 - Belgian scientists have filmed an unusual natural phenomenon in the Belgian waters of the North Sea: a whirlwind. Thu 05 Sep 09:57 Home News 27 million euro for 3,000 extra school places Most of the extra places will be in Brussels, Antwerp, Aalst and Ghent. Wed 04 Sep 17:01 Sport Speed skydiver Luc Maisin reaches speeds of almost 500km/h during jump The 62-year-old from Overijse in Flemish Brabant has broken is own Belgian record. Wed 04 Sep 16:52 Home News Military convoy to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Brussels On Monday a convoy made up of military vehicles from today and from the Second World War travelled from the Flemish Brabant town of Halle to the Jubel Park i... Tue 03 Sep 16:51 Home News Three houses destroyed in explosion in Antwerp suburb At least three houses have been completely destroyed in an explosion in the Valaar area of the Antwerp district of Wilrijk. Tue 03 Sep 13:51 Home News “Teacher shortage must be top priority for new Flemish government” 2/9/19 - Flemish education minister Hilde Crevits visited her former school in Torhout earlier this morning before she set off to Brussels for further talks ... Mon 02 Sep 15:02 Antwerp Province New Antwerp blast: link to drug-trafficking? The fair city of Antwerp has been rocked by a new explosion. A grenade exploded in the Guldensporenstraat in Borgerhout last night. Mon 02 Sep 09:12 Home News Safety procedure triggers concern in Antwerp 1/9/31 – Antwerp fire service has been getting scores of calls about a large plume of black smoke above the port. Firefighters explain that after BASF a sec... Sun 01 Sep 15:35 Crime Man kills former girlfriend in Kaprijke 1/9/31 - In Kaprijke, East Flanders, a 40 year old woman has been killed by her former partner. A 46-year-old man turned himself in to police on Saturday. Sun 01 Sep 15:13 Flemish Brabant Massive tree chopping sparks controversy 1/9/31 - The environment agency Nature and Forest is taking drastic action. Large clearings are being created in Heverlee Wood outside Leuven. All the tree... Sun 01 Sep 15:12 Health & Environment Why can’t everybody get the cycling bonus? 31/8/19 - Over a half a million Belgians receive a bonus from their employer if they cycle to work. At present not everybody who cycles to work qualifies, b... Sat 31 Aug 15:18 Science Can we identify autism at a young age? 31/8/19 - The universities of Ghent and Leuven are conducting research, which, if successful, should make it possible to identify children with autism at a y... Sat 31 Aug 15:16 Home News Thieves want to kill two birds with one stone, but remain empty-handed Last night, thieves blew up the wall of a bank office in Pelt (Limburg). They wanted to let two cash machines explode, but remained empty-handed, the targete... Fri 30 Aug 12:25 Home News A free starling show each evening in Veurne Since a couple of weeks, thousands of starlings are coming together on three building cranes in Veurne (West Flanders). They meet just before sunset, in orde... Thu 29 Aug 16:31 Home News Refugee Walk: mysterious footsteps lead to wooden figures The ngo "Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen" (Flemish Refugee Action) has staged an awareness action this morning to highlight the fate of refugees. Thu 29 Aug 14:10 West Flanders Pilot killed in Wevelgem air crash 28/8/19 - One person is dead following Tuesday’s plane crash at Wevelgem aerodrome in West Flanders. A light aircraft was supposed to fly a banner above the... Wed 28 Aug 15:03 Home News De Lijn back at full strength at the North Station 27/8/19 - Flemish transport company De Lijn has reopened its counter at the Brussels North Station. De Lijn pulled down the shutters following concerns abou... Tue 27 Aug 14:59 Crime Detectives home in on body in 37-year-old cold case 27/8/19 - The search continues for money courier Francis Zwarts, who was killed as he transported a valuable shipments of expensive watches and gold bars fro... Tue 27 Aug 14:51 Video Headlines Flemish Brabant Techno beats, art and design at Horst Arts & Music in Vilvoorde 46 min Science "UFO in Ghent skies" 09:40 West Flanders Knokke bans the bikini downtown Thu 12 Sep 15:23 Home News More and more Brexit Belgians Thu 12 Sep 15:17 Politics Messiah wanted by Flemish Christian democrats Thu 12 Sep 15:25 Science Google employees are eavesdropping, even in your living room, VRT NWS has discovered Wed 10 Jul 16:39 East Flanders House collapse: lorry driver didn’t notice anything! Wed 11 Sep 15:17 Antwerp Province “We don’t want to be inundated by east Europeans on this building site, if so many Antwerpners want a job” Wed 11 Sep 15:14 Crime Police at Zeebrugge stage large-scale operation to track UK-bound transit migrants Tue 10 Sep 16:38 Economy Building sector accidents are down Wed 11 Sep 15:20
Science Google employees are eavesdropping, even in your living room, VRT NWS has discovered Wed 10 Jul 16:39
Antwerp Province “We don’t want to be inundated by east Europeans on this building site, if so many Antwerpners want a job” Wed 11 Sep 15:14
Crime Police at Zeebrugge stage large-scale operation to track UK-bound transit migrants Tue 10 Sep 16:38
Flemish Brabant Techno beats, art and design at Horst Arts & Music in Vilvoorde 15/9/19 - Cooling towers, formerly used by a power station, are the venue for ravers taking part in this year’s Horst Arts & Music Festival in Vilvoorde. Te... 46 min
Science "UFO in Ghent skies" Last night several people reported an unidentified flying object in the skies above Ghent. The strange object radiated light and many people thought they we... 09:40
Economy Chinese learn you can eat a Belgian pear with skin and all! Since Russia started boycotting Belgian pears in 2014 pear growers have had to go in search of new markets. Belgian pears are now popular in China, but the ... Sat 14 Sep 11:21
Home News Operation Market Garden remembered The aim was to bring the war to an end before Christmas 1944. Fri 13 Sep 16:34
Antwerp Province Police seize 6.5-metre Indian python Police officers found the snake in house after they had been called out to investigate a break in. Fri 13 Sep 16:27
Health & Environment Centenary celebrations for Belgium's 3 children's agencies A reception was held at the Heizel in Brussels on Friday morning to mark the centenary of the Flemish children’s agency Kind en Gezin and its Francophone and... Fri 13 Sep 16:18
Politics Messiah wanted by Flemish Christian democrats 12/9/19 - The loss of eight seats in the Flemish parliament on Election Day and a further six in the Chamber of Representatives led to much searching at the ... Thu 12 Sep 15:25
Economy Building sector accidents are down 11/9/19 - The number of accidents in the construction industry is falling. During the first half of the year there were 3,000 accidents – down 15% on the sa... Wed 11 Sep 15:20
East Flanders House collapse: lorry driver didn’t notice anything! 11/9/19 - A lorry crashed into a house in Beervelde (East Flanders) last night and didn’t stop. It’s thought the lorry was carrying out a manoeuvre when it ... Wed 11 Sep 15:17
Antwerp Province “We don’t want to be inundated by east Europeans on this building site, if so many Antwerpners want a job” 11/9/19 - Antwerp social affairs alderman Tom Meeuws (socialist) believes the city of Antwerp should do more to get unemployed people in work. He believes t... Wed 11 Sep 15:14
Limburg Wild boar on the rampage in Hasselt Many residents in the Limburg city of Hasselt have seen their gardens destroyed by boar looking to find worms to eat. Tue 10 Sep 16:41
Crime Police at Zeebrugge stage large-scale operation to track UK-bound transit migrants Around 50 officers took part and a total of seven people were detained. Tue 10 Sep 16:38
Economy Belgian wine production thrives thanks to foreign workers 9/9/19 - The Belgian wine sector is booming. Global warming means it’s easier to grow grapes in our climes, though temperature extremes pose a challenge. I... Mon 09 Sep 15:21
East Flanders Sint-Niklaas is ‘Balloon Capital’ 9/9/19 – The East Flemish town marked its annual Peace Festival last weekend. Balloonists from the four corners of the earth gathered in the city to take of... Mon 09 Sep 15:18
Economy Students help small breweries expand Wout Meuleman and two of his friends give small breweries the chance to increase their production. Sun 08 Sep 16:51
Home News A visits that brings the horror of the occupation to life 75 young people visited the Dossin Barracks and Breendonk Fort on Sunday morning. Sun 08 Sep 16:45
Culture and Media Monica Belluci gets star on Ostend’s Walk of Fame The latest film with Monica Belluci 'Spider in the Web' premiered at the Ostend Film Festival Sun 08 Sep 12:48
Flemish Brabant Can ice survive the summer in an ice cellar? Of the 35 tonnes of ice put into the ice cellar at Arenberg Castle near Leuven early this year just 5 tonnes was left by Friday morning. Fri 06 Sep 17:07
Economy Guylian is prepared for Brexit The UK is the East Flemish chocolate maker Guylian's biggest export market. Fri 06 Sep 17:00
Culture and Media Queen Mathilde in new TV music programme 5/9/19 - “Thanks for the Music” is the name of a new VRT TV programme in which Mathilde, Queen of Belgians, will meet children with special musical talents. Thu 05 Sep 15:43
Politics Race to form new Flemish government hottens up 5/9/19 - Over three months after the general election the Flemish nationalists, Christian democrats and liberals are meeting to discuss the formation of a ne... Thu 05 Sep 15:26
Health & Environment “Humane debt collecting needed” 5/9/19 - 300 million euros is involved in the new dossiers opened by Belgian debt collectors during the first half of the year, a record amount. Poverty org... Thu 05 Sep 15:24
Science Whirlwind in Belgian waters 5/9/19 - Belgian scientists have filmed an unusual natural phenomenon in the Belgian waters of the North Sea: a whirlwind. Thu 05 Sep 09:57
Home News 27 million euro for 3,000 extra school places Most of the extra places will be in Brussels, Antwerp, Aalst and Ghent. Wed 04 Sep 17:01
Sport Speed skydiver Luc Maisin reaches speeds of almost 500km/h during jump The 62-year-old from Overijse in Flemish Brabant has broken is own Belgian record. Wed 04 Sep 16:52
Home News Military convoy to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Brussels On Monday a convoy made up of military vehicles from today and from the Second World War travelled from the Flemish Brabant town of Halle to the Jubel Park i... Tue 03 Sep 16:51
Home News Three houses destroyed in explosion in Antwerp suburb At least three houses have been completely destroyed in an explosion in the Valaar area of the Antwerp district of Wilrijk. Tue 03 Sep 13:51
Home News “Teacher shortage must be top priority for new Flemish government” 2/9/19 - Flemish education minister Hilde Crevits visited her former school in Torhout earlier this morning before she set off to Brussels for further talks ... Mon 02 Sep 15:02
Antwerp Province New Antwerp blast: link to drug-trafficking? The fair city of Antwerp has been rocked by a new explosion. A grenade exploded in the Guldensporenstraat in Borgerhout last night. Mon 02 Sep 09:12
Home News Safety procedure triggers concern in Antwerp 1/9/31 – Antwerp fire service has been getting scores of calls about a large plume of black smoke above the port. Firefighters explain that after BASF a sec... Sun 01 Sep 15:35
Crime Man kills former girlfriend in Kaprijke 1/9/31 - In Kaprijke, East Flanders, a 40 year old woman has been killed by her former partner. A 46-year-old man turned himself in to police on Saturday. Sun 01 Sep 15:13
Flemish Brabant Massive tree chopping sparks controversy 1/9/31 - The environment agency Nature and Forest is taking drastic action. Large clearings are being created in Heverlee Wood outside Leuven. All the tree... Sun 01 Sep 15:12
Health & Environment Why can’t everybody get the cycling bonus? 31/8/19 - Over a half a million Belgians receive a bonus from their employer if they cycle to work. At present not everybody who cycles to work qualifies, b... Sat 31 Aug 15:18
Science Can we identify autism at a young age? 31/8/19 - The universities of Ghent and Leuven are conducting research, which, if successful, should make it possible to identify children with autism at a y... Sat 31 Aug 15:16
Home News Thieves want to kill two birds with one stone, but remain empty-handed Last night, thieves blew up the wall of a bank office in Pelt (Limburg). They wanted to let two cash machines explode, but remained empty-handed, the targete... Fri 30 Aug 12:25
Home News A free starling show each evening in Veurne Since a couple of weeks, thousands of starlings are coming together on three building cranes in Veurne (West Flanders). They meet just before sunset, in orde... Thu 29 Aug 16:31
Home News Refugee Walk: mysterious footsteps lead to wooden figures The ngo "Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen" (Flemish Refugee Action) has staged an awareness action this morning to highlight the fate of refugees. Thu 29 Aug 14:10
West Flanders Pilot killed in Wevelgem air crash 28/8/19 - One person is dead following Tuesday’s plane crash at Wevelgem aerodrome in West Flanders. A light aircraft was supposed to fly a banner above the... Wed 28 Aug 15:03
Home News De Lijn back at full strength at the North Station 27/8/19 - Flemish transport company De Lijn has reopened its counter at the Brussels North Station. De Lijn pulled down the shutters following concerns abou... Tue 27 Aug 14:59
Crime Detectives home in on body in 37-year-old cold case 27/8/19 - The search continues for money courier Francis Zwarts, who was killed as he transported a valuable shipments of expensive watches and gold bars fro... Tue 27 Aug 14:51
Science Google employees are eavesdropping, even in your living room, VRT NWS has discovered Wed 10 Jul 16:39
Antwerp Province “We don’t want to be inundated by east Europeans on this building site, if so many Antwerpners want a job” Wed 11 Sep 15:14
Crime Police at Zeebrugge stage large-scale operation to track UK-bound transit migrants Tue 10 Sep 16:38
