Brussels parents are fuming about the fumes. In July, a group of concerned moms and dads joined forces with asthma advocates to launch Clean Air BXL , a petition to pressure the city of Brussels to step up their game on combatting air pollution. Air pollution is responsible for 632 premature deaths...

The largest transportable Ferris wheel in Europe, La Grande Roue de Paris, is currently installed in Waregem, West Flanders, for a limited time. Until 6 September, the famous Ferris wheel features as part of the Koersefeesten, Waregem's annual horse race festival. The 55-metre tall, 280-ton Ferris...

Federal justice minister Koen Geens has called for the creation of a third forensic psychiatric centre (FPC) to allow the removal of the last internees from ordinary prisons. FPCs accommodate those who have been found by a court to be criminally insane and who are normally detained for an...

BRUSSELS La Porte Noire Just down the hill from Sablon, La Porte Noire is the perfect place to go if you’re a folk fan. This underground bar (mind the steps!) with its brick interior and low rounded roof emits an instant ambience, and on gig nights the place really comes alive. There are concerts...

Federal police officers carried out searches in Molenbeek, Brussels, on Monday at the home of the sister of Thalys gunman Ayoub El Khazzani, as well as a man said to be her friend. The sister is said to be strictly religious, even fundamentalist according to reports, but is not accused of any...

New figures published by the the Brussels Institute for Statistics and Analysis (BISA) reveal the average income per tax return in each of the 118 districts of Brussels. The district Le Vivier d'Oie in Uccle is by far the richest with an average of €65,511 per tax return. The area around the West...

The baby that was found by a bus driver last week on the side of a road in Sint-Truiden, in Limburg province, has received a large sum of money from an unknown benefactor, according to TV Limburg, reports De Standaard . The public has shown great compassion for the foundling, with many people...

The number of students choosing a technology course at university or college in Flanders and Brussels has risen by 18% compared to the same period last year, according to the industry federation Agoria. Registrations also increased considerably last academic year. According to Agoria, more than 4,...

The Belgian province of Flemish Brabant on Tuesday launched a new campaign under an old motto: 'Nederlands leren, simple comme bonjour; Nederlands leren, a piece of cake'. The aim of the renewed initiative is to encourage more residents in the Flemish periphery of Brussels to learn Dutch, reports...

Belgium is the worst country in the world for traffic jams, according to the annual Traffic Scorecard of US company Inrix, a world leader in real-time traffic data. The Scorecard shows that Belgians spent an average of 51 hours stuck in traffic last year, compared with 58 hours in 2013, writes Het...