Home News Master plan to tackle homophobia and transphobia The Federal Government has presented a national action plan to tackle homophobia, transphobia and other forms of gender-related intolerance. Tue 17 May 16:05
Jonas Hamers Flemish Brabant 252 motorists already fined for using their mobiles while driving in Halle-Vilvoorde The Judicial Authorities in Halle-Villvoorde (Flemish Brabant) say that 252 fines have been issued since a crack-down on motorists using their mobile phones ... Tue 17 May 11:45
West Flanders 65 tonnes of rubbish fished out of the North Sea by Flemish fishermen in 2021 This is more than thrice the amount of rubbish caught at sea by Flemish fishermen in 2020. Mon 16 May 16:33
Radio 2 East Flanders Two die in accident involving PostNL delivery van Two people have died in an accident involving a van that was delivering parcels for the courier company PostNL Mon 16 May 16:00
Brussels Motorist fleeing police crashes into the front of a Brussel school A motorist that was being persued by a police patrol car crashed his vehicle into the front of a school in the Brussels municipality of Schaarbeek on Sunday. Mon 16 May 12:14
Home News Possibility of thunderstorms on Monday afternoon The Royal Meteorological Institute (KMI) warns that there could be some localised thunderstorms in north-eastern areas of the country this afternoon. Mon 16 May 11:05
Brussels Congestion on inner orbital as Troon Tunnel is renovated Major congestion is expected on the inner Brussels orbital ring road Kleine Ring as renovation of the Troon Tunnel commences. The tunnel for drivers heading... Sun 15 May 16:53
Antwerp Province 18-year-old stabbed on Antwerp tram A youngster was stabbed on a tram in Antwerp yesterday evening. A young man was taken to hospital fighting for his life. Sun 15 May 15:16
archive photo Politie Leuven Antwerp Province Toddler dies after kick from horse A two-and-a-half-year-old is dead after he was kicked by a horse at a riding school in Lier (Antwerp Province). An investigation is underway to establish wh... Sun 15 May 14:01
Brandweer Brussel Brussels 100 hotel guests evacuated on Jean Rey Square A hundred hotel guests had to be evacuated from a hotel on the Jean Rey Square in Etterbeek (Brussels) due to a fire on Thursday night. Nobody was hurt but ... Sun 15 May 11:55
Brussels Zinneke Parade in Brussels Sun greeted the first Zinneke Parade in Brussels in four years. The parade that is usually held every two years didn’t go ahead last time round due to the p... Sat 14 May 15:44
Antwerp Province Driver somersaults and crashes in police chase A driver was taken to hospital fighting for his life after crashing his car during a police chase. Sat 14 May 13:19
Radio 2 East Flanders Italian Kiss record set in Ghent The world record for the number of people who can do the Italian Kiss at the same time has been broken in Ghent. 443 couples took part in the record-breakin... Sat 14 May 11:55
Brussels 116 Ukrainian minors placed with Flemish foster parents Borys and Pavlo are among over a hundred Ukrainian children who have been placed with Flemish foster parents since the start of Russia’s further invasion of ... Sat 14 May 11:04
Limburg Horse clinic merger to take Belgian horse medicine to the highest level Belgium belongs to the world elite when it comes to equestrian sports. We have champion horses and equestrians and also some of the best riding schools. It... Sat 14 May 09:58
INBO East Flanders “You don’t need to worry about a wolf. A wild boar is far more dangerous” For the first time in nearly a century and a half a wolf has been sighted in East Flanders Province. The INBO, the Institute for Nature and Forestry Researc... Sat 14 May 09:41
Antwerp Province Planckendael Animal Park evacuated after bonobo escapes The Planckendael Animal Park, near Mechelen (Antwerp Province) has been cleared of visitors as keepers try and capture an escaped bonobo. Update Fri 13 May 15:47
Home News Sicknotes to be scrapped for those that are ill for just a day People that are ill and require a day’s sick leave will no longer be required to visit their GP in order to get a sicknote. Fri 13 May 15:43
Home News Tram and bus services in Flanders hit by strike action A strike by staff that work for the Flemish public transport company De Lijn means that between 40% and 45% of bus and tram services in Flanders are not runn... Fri 13 May 10:41
Brandweer Vlaams-Brabant West Home News Fire risk in Flemish nature areas The Flemish nature and forestry agency has declared a code orange emergency in woodlands and spots of natural beauty across northern Belgium. The agency war... Thu 12 May 15:50
VOC Brasschaat-Kapellen Antwerp Province Woman finds boa constrictor in the garden Imagine the consternation of a woman in Brasschaat (Antwerp) when she found a baby boa constrictor taking the sun in her garden. It has now emerged that the... Thu 12 May 14:59
Home News One in ten taking part in video calls behind the wheel Research has shown that during the past month one in ten Belgians took part in a video conference while at the wheel of a vehicle. Teams and Zoom are the mo... Thu 12 May 13:14
Canal It Up Brussels “Don’t pee or pooh when it rains” “Canal It Up” has launched a campaign to prevent sewerage ending up in the waterways of Brussels. The Brussels organisation is calling on the people of Brus... Thu 12 May 11:29
Radio 2 West Flanders Bruges honours its loyalist of tourists Tourist mecca Bruges likes to honour its loyal visitors and this is what befell Paul Halliday, a 71-year-old Briton, who is arguably the city’s most faithful... Thu 12 May 10:59
photo as illustration Brussels Brussels police hand out 250 fines for unsafe scooter use Police in the City of Brussels and Elsene are stepping up their checks on violations of the rules by users of scooters and electric bikes in pedestrian preci... Wed 11 May 16:06
West Flanders One dead after gas canister explodes One person is dead and a second is seriously injured after a gas canister on a truck exploded. The two people affected were both in the truck. Update Wed 11 May 12:01
Home News Asylum secretary is “disgusted” The Belgian asylum and migration secretary Sammy Mahdi says he is disgusted after the Francophone broadcaster RTBF used his photo to illustrate an article ab... Wed 11 May 11:00
Home News 3 children a day become runaways The annual report of Child Focus, the agency for Belgium’s missing and sexually exploited children, says on average three children a day ran away from home l... Wed 11 May 10:16
Brussels ‘Royals and trains’ exhibition opens at Train World A new exhibition has opened at the national rail museum Train World in the Brussels municipality of Schaarbeek. Tue 10 May 15:56
Home News Three-quarters of Flemings say that immigrants should learn Dutch and adopt Flemish culture Meanwhile, 70% of those surveyed are in favour of the carrying out of field tests to help combat discrimination on the labour market. Tue 10 May 11:00
Antwerp Province Traffic delays expected as work on new phase of the Oosterweel Link gets under way Motorists in Antwerp can expect additional delays from today as work gets under way on a new phase of the Oosterweel Link Mon 09 May 16:35
Home News BE-Alert warning messages can now be sent to digital public information boards BE-Alert, a system designed to inform the public in the event of an emergency, is now able to send its warnings to a network of public information board. Mon 09 May 15:55
Brussels Man dies in Brussels flat fire The fire broke out in the flat on Sunday evening. Mon 09 May 13:32
West Flanders Sailors protest against supermarket chain’s mussel farm plans Sailors have staged a protest against a mussel farm planned by the supermarket chain off the coast of the West Flemish town of Nieuwpoort. Mon 09 May 12:21
Archieffoto Home News Public swimming pools forced to close due to a shortage of lifeguards A growing number of public swimming pools in Flanders are closed or risk having to close due to a shortage of lifeguards. Sun 08 May 16:12
Home News Say it with flowers The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day in most of the country and traditionally a day of very brisk business for Flemish florists. Sun 08 May 15:26
Home News Temperatures set to top 26°C The Royal Meteorological Institute (KMI) expects temperatures to continue to increase during the coming days. Sun 08 May 13:32
Home News V-E Day commemorated at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Brussels The end of World War II in Europe 77 years ago on 8 May 1945 was commemorated at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Congress Column in Brussels on Sunday. Sun 08 May 12:58
archieffoto Brussels 42 residents evacuated as fire breaks out at a block of flats One resident of the 7-story building was taken to hospital. Sun 08 May 12:31
© 2019 SOPA Images Antwerp Province Antwerp woman finds 60 revellers in a flat she rents out via Airbnb The revellers refused to leave and the and the police were called in order to disperse them. Sat 07 May 16:31
Brussels European institutions open their doors to the general public Monday 9 May is Europe and to mark this special date in the European Union’s calendar, the European institutions are opening their doors to the general publi... Sat 07 May 13:10
Brussels Almost 3,000 children fail to get a place at Dutch-medium nursery and primary schools in Brussels The Local Consultation Platform for Nursery and Primary Education in Brussels (LOP Brussels Basisisonderwijs) released the figures on Friday. Sat 07 May 12:32
Home News 2 million stickers sold and 600,000 euro raised The Flemish Red Cross has sold more than 2 million stickers and raised 600,000 euro during its annual sticker-sale fundraisers. Fri 06 May 15:52
Antwerp Province Mechelen’s emergency accommodation village to receive its first refuges from Ukraine on 17 May Mechelen City Council has handed over the keys to a project that will offer accommodation to 650 Ukrainian refugees to the Red Cross. Fri 06 May 13:10
Wallonia Walrus and her calf die while she was giving birth at the Pairi Daiza Animal Park The birth of a walrus calf at the Pairi Daiza Animal Park in Hainaut Province ended in tragedy when both the mother, the 19-year-old walrus Petrushka and her... Fri 06 May 11:27
Flemish Brabant Man caught driving without licence 19 (!) times, police judge intervenes A police judge in Halle (Flemish Brabant) has imposed a life-long ban on driving on the offender. Thu 05 May 16:25
Home News Cremations to become 8 to 10 percent more expensive Funerals involving cremations to become more expensive due to energy price hike. Thu 05 May 12:24
Home News 1 in 2 Flemings supports boycott of Russian oil and gas, even if this impacts on energy prices VRT NWS and De Standaard have revealed the results of "De Stemming", a poll among 2,000 Flemings to discover what people are worried about. Thu 05 May 10:22
Home News War in Ukraine a topic during King’s speech at state dinner in Athens At the end of what was the first evening of their three-day visit to Greece King Filip and Queen Mathilde attended a state dinner in Athens. Tue 03 May 15:22
Vogel- en Zoogdierenopvangcentrum Flemish Brabant 415 birds seized from car on the hard shoulder of the Brussels Orbital The birds were seized by the Federal Highways police from the British-registered car on Sunday evening. Tue 03 May 11:54
