Strong winds, hail and heavy rain caused widespread damage across the country during the Pentecost bank holiday weekend. The entire country was put on ‘orange alert’ until June 10, 08.00, indicating a high risk of violent storms and flooding. On Monday, the town of Sint-Niklaas in East Flanders...

The changeable weather did not deter tourists flooding to the Belgian coast over the Pentecost weekend, claimed Franky De Block of the West Flanders tourism province, Westtoer. Some 450,000 tourists are estimated to have headed to the seaside to relax. According to De Block, hotels in the area were...

The entire royal family, with the exception of Queen Fabiola, gathered in Brussels’ BELvue museum on Sunday to celebrate the birthday of the former monarch King Albert II. In honour of his birthday the museum opened its new exhibition dedicated to showcasing the reign and achievements of King...

Fears that Romelu Lukaku would fail to make the World Cup due to injury were allayed on Sunday when Belgian team mate Daniel Van Buyten confirmed to the press that the Chelsea striker only had a hematoma in his right foot after a Belgium friendly against Tunisia the day before. Lukaku limped off...

Pedestrians turned out in force on Sunday for the latest edition of Pic Nic the Streets, held in front of the Bourse/Beurs to protest against the city’s proposed plans to build a ‘mini-ring’ around the city centre. Following on from last year’s gathering, the Brussels municipal council announced...

The horrors of World War One never fail to resonate. From the staggering statistics to the stories of conditions in the trenches of the Western front, the war continues to exert an irresistible fascination for all generations. And Belgium was at the centre of the action. It was witness to the start...

The two sides in the government of the Brussels-Capital Region – French-speaking and Dutch-speaking – have reached a majority ready to begin negotiations for the creation of a governing coalition. Earlier yesterday, three French-speaking parties – PS, cdH and FDF – said they were ready to form a...

The bishop of Bruges has expressed shock at news that a church deacon in Wevelgem has been arrested for murder. The 57-year-old Ivo P is accused of carrying out “active euthanasia” on as many as 40 elderly people over a period of 30 years. The father of three has been a deacon in the town since...

There are currently 5,372 foreign doctors, medical specialists and medical students registered in Belgium. Ten years ago, there were only 1,712 such registrations, according to a calculation by medical journal Artsenkrant . Last year there were 365 foreign general physicians (GP) actively...

For Brussels students cramming for exams between now and July 4, a quiet place to study can be hard to come by. Br(ik, a service desk that helps students prepare for their exams, therefore launched Study Spaces, to provide additional space to students at a time when the campus libraries are...