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Tomorrowland stab victim no longer in danger

A British man was stabbed on one of the last day of the Tomorrowland festival. The attack, which took place around 23.30 on a pathway heading towards the main stage, is thought to be a direct result of a scuffle that took place earlier in the day.” The 29-year-old had stab wounds to the neck and...

Working out on empty stomach ‘one of worst pieces of advice’

A study conducted at the University of Leuven which found that cyclists who trained on an empty stomach burned a slightly higher amount of fat than those who ate beforehand has led to one of the ‘ten worst pieces of diet advice ever’, writes The Australian’s Jenny Drew . The study actually showed...

The market place: the Sainte-Catherine neighbourhood

Dutch émigré Michiel Van Deursen, 40, came to Brussels 11 years ago to launch the Belgian versions of Tweedehands ( www.2dehands. be / www.2ememain.be ), the classifieds website he set up in the Netherlands in 1997. His quest for a living/work space saw him move around central Brussels before...

Luke Haines - "Rock And Roll Animals"

Submitted by PMD on Mon, 07/29/2013 - 15:07

Having previously released concept albums about seventies German terrorism and British wrestling, Luke Haines is clearly no stranger to off-kilter ideas. His new album, however, may take even his most ardent followers by surprise: Rock And Roll Animals is a psychedelic tale for adults and children set in Walton On Thames, narrated by Nighty Night’s Julia Davis and featuring, as main characters, rock’n’roll pioneer Gene Vincent, pub rock legend Nick Lowe and Sham 69’s Jimmy Pursey. Only here they are, respectively, a cat, a badger and a fox. But of course.

Police watchdog slams handling of anti-terrorist data

Nobody within the police forces has an overview of the data in the possession of the different services in terms of terrorism and extremism, according to the findings of a report by the P Committee, published in Het Laatste Nieuws and De Morgen. In an 11-page report, the police watchdog openly...

Brussels Indian turns waste into wealth

Brussels-based Indian businessman intends to be India’s first ‘waste billionaire’, reports Business Line . So confident is Paresh Parekh, founder of a waste management company, of his ambitious plans that he would “create one million jobs and clean up India”, he told the paper’s Virendra Pandit. “...

Smurfs’ European adventure shuns home country

The beloved blue creatures are one of Belgium's biggest exports - but when it came to planning a sequel to The Smurfs, producers decided to set the new film an hour away from Brussels - in the French capital, Paris, writes BBC News’ Emma Jones . The first film, starring Neil Patrick Harris and Hank...

'Men in Lycra' cycle to Belgium for charity

Three Lycra-clad cyclists are preparing to pedal two gruelling rides for charity – tackling a Texan desert and a 150km-a-day slog from London to Brussels, writes Matt Reason . The trio will take on the 565km journey from England to Belgium on September 25, but before that, two of the intrepid team...

Prince Amedeo 'among world’s most eligible bachelors'

Belgium’s Prince Amedeo, the son of princess Astrid and archduke Lorenz of Austria, ranks among the world’s most eligible bachelor princes, according to The Independent . “ The heir to the House of Austria-Este is reputed to be serious, thoughtful and ambitious,” writes Alice-Azania Jarvis in an...

Dissecting the 'Expat Survey': Brussels services

The recent no-holds-barred demolition job by Brussels-based French journalist Jean Quatremer about the quality (or lack thereof) of services in Brussels caused a stir among the capital's politicians. Whether what hurt more was the - apparent - cold-heartedness of the Libération correspondent's...

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