Flemish Radio- and Television Network Organisation (VRT) has a budget of €105 million for a new building on its Reyer campus. That is according to De Morgen based on a call for designers for the new project launched by the Flemish Government. The building should be "full of energy, a place that...

Thirty children were evacuated from a burning bus on the E19 motorway close to the Mechelen-Noord exit yesterday. The children from Antwerp were on their way to a day out at De Nekker sports park ( pictured ) with adult school staff when the bus caught fire. The driver took the bus on to the hard...

At a press conference yesterday, the newly formed government for the Brussels region set out its aims in tackling urban planning, traffic congestion and the housing crisis. The coalition announced that it planned to build 6,500 council houses as well as improving 10 new urban neighbourhoods in run-...

Six parties were due today to present a coalition to form the new Brussels government. They are, on the Flemish side, socialists SP.A, Christian-democrats CD&V and liberals Open VLD; on the French-speaking side socialists PS, Christians CDH and militant francophones FDF. According to Laurette...

Staff at the NMBS maintenance yard in Forest in Brussels this morning began an unannounced strike when half of the night shift downed tools. The morning shift beginning at 6.00 was expected to follow. The yard principally deals with maintenance of Thalys and Eurostar trains. The workers’ aim was to...

Belgian musicians score well in their own country, but fail to arouse interest outside its borders, according to the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), which represents the producers and distributors of music made in Belgium. In the past year, 36.6% of the best-selling albums in Belgium came...

Ruddy Callewaert, spokesman for Belgian police union Sypol.be, has been threatened with death by fellow officers who accuse him of filing the lawsuit on the pension plan with the Constitutional Court, report Het Nieuwsblad, Gazet van Antwerpen and De Tijd. The ruling of the Constitutional Court...

As a reminder of the European directive that calls for all Flemish rivers and waterways to achieve a "good ecological status" by 2015, 2,127 people – including a number of politicians – jumped in the water yesterday at 28 locations across the Flemish region, reports nature organisation Natuurpunt...

Apart from the lingering damp weather, what’s not to like about Brosella Folk and Jazz this weekend? The totally free event is family-friendly and within city limits. Saturday’s programme is devoted to folk, Sunday’s jazz with Fabrice Allman, Omar Sousa Quarteto Afrocubano, Bert Cools, Jef Neve...

Axelle Despiegelaere, the 17-year-old Belgium World Cup fan who won a modelling contract with L'Oreal after being spotted cheering in the crowd, has been revealed as a fan of big-game hunting. Despiegelaere, whose family is from Izegem, but lives in the Tournai, was photographed cheering the Red...