The word ‘flamenco’ instantly conjures up images of flaring skirts, clapping hands and stamping heels. All that is true, but the diversity of this quintessential Spanish dance is also endless. See some of the best dancers and musicians in the genre at the Bruselas Flamenco Festival in Bozar. ¡Olé!...

Young people get too little sleep and sleep poorly, according to a new study published by researchers at Ghent University (UGent). Researchers in the department of public health and primary care questioned 11,000 people in Flanders aged 11 to 18. Experts recommend that children of 11 and 12 sleep...

The speed limit in the streets around the Ixelles ponds is being reduced to 30kph. The new speed limit will take effect next Sunday, 1 March. The Ixelles city council made the decision not to wait for the capital-region’s speed limit changes expected to take place sometime next year. “The traffic...

More than a thousand protests took place in the capital last year – a historic first. According to officials, the increase in protests compared to previous years stems from both new developments and long-time location factors. “We allowed and supervised precisely 1,085 protests in 2019,” said Ilse...

The US ride-hailing company Uber is testing out a new feature that is meant to increase passengers’ safety. Passengers who book a Uber ride will from now on have the option of requesting a four-digit pin code, which they must subsequently give to their driver. The additional verification step is...

You can stop holding your breath: Management at Mini-Europe in Brussels have decided to retain the attraction’s UK monuments. Mini-Europe – in case you didn’t know – is a miniature park, home to little scale models of monuments and famous sites from around Europe. The open-air attraction is...