The number of animals in shelters in Flanders decreased in 2014 by 14% compared to 2013 – from 36,358 to 31,439 animals, according to figures from the Flemish government. The number of dogs taken in dropped by even more: by 27% from 11,218 to 8,179. The number of animals that had to be euthanised...

Some 250 theatre people – from directors to actors to stage hands – took to the sea at Ostend at the weekend to protest cuts in subsidies recently approved by Flemish culture minister Sven Gatz. The protest ( pictured ), organised by the group Hoogtijd and including those involved in the Ostend...

A law that will allow buildings and art in public spaces to be photographed without infringing copyright rules is to be proposed by Open VLD, part of the federal government coalition. According to De Morgen, the party has drawn up a draft law that would introduce the 'freedom of panorama' into...

Belgian police officers are at greater risk from sports and training injuries than accidents suffered while performing their duties, according to figures picked up across the Belgian press this morning. Out of 1,523 accidents recorded by the police over the course of a year, 347 took place during...

A record number of businesses were passed on to new owners last year without the payment of succession rights, according to figures obtained from the government of Flanders by member of parliament Robrecht Bothuyne. In 2012, the government introduced a regulation that allowed the owner of a...

The food truck scene is rolling along steady in Brussels, and every month gaining ground. Now the city hosts a yearly Food Truck Festival and new stands are constantly popping up at market places and music festivals alike. Here are eight food trucks not to miss that you’ll find around Brussels. 1...

The discovery of second or third century artefacts on a construction site at Tour & Taxsi has halted the works. Archaeologists have been called in to investigate the remains, which date back to the Roman period in Belgium. The remains were found a few days ago on the site of the Herman...

A dairy farm in Limburg has been placed under quarantine after bovine tuberculosis was detected on the farm. In response, some 92 other farms that sell and trade animals with the dairy farmer have been blocked from business until TB tests can be done on all the animals. To prevent the spread of...

Ben Weyts, the Flemish minister for animal welfare, has refused to lift a ban on slaughtering animals without first stunning them. The measure was being sought by Muslim organisations to allow them to celebrate the coming Feast of the Sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, by slaughtering animals at temporary...

Now that we’ve reached the end of a success sales seasons, perhaps you find your drawers and closets a little tighter, a bit too hard to close. It’s time to get rid of clothes, you decide. Of course, with the exception of the rattiest of undergarments, no one likes to just throw away old clothes...