This year so far already 50 people have died in a house fire in Belgium. Many of the fires have been linked to the increased use of technological gadgets such as smartphones and tablets, which can overheat easily and catch fire, writes De Standaard . Tim Renders, fire safety project coordinator at...

Belgium needs about 1,200 more emergency doctors in order to address the shortage, write Het Laatste Nieuws and De Morgen today. The situation is so dire, according to the newspapers, that if the emergency doctor on duty falls ill there is often no replacement, especially in smaller hospitals. Or...

The number of asylum applications in Belgium has increased for the second month in a row, while traditionally there are less asylum seekers in the summer months, report De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad . In July, there were 1,490 applications in Belgium, nearly 14% more than in the same period last...

The group Actie Noordrand, which represents residents of the Flemish municipalities to the north of Brussels, has called on the federal government to take legal action against the recent court ruling in which a judge struck down two routes used by planes taking off from Brussels Airport. The two...

The number of pensioners in Belgium continues to rise, according to the annual report of the National Pensions Office (RvP). More and more Belgians retire with a combined career of both employed and self-employed work. The number of pensioners in Belgium has been growing steadily since 2009. In...

As a precautionary measure, the Superior Health Council has sent guidelines to all hospitals and doctors in Belgium on how to deal with patients who have the Ebola virus. In West Africa, the worst Ebola epidemic ever has caused the deaths of more than 700 people and is spreading fast. “The danger...

How many tourists in Brussels know that the two most famous Brontë sisters, Charlotte and Emily, lived here for a time? Probably not many, which is a pity as most visitors to the city – whatever their nationality - will have at least heard of the Brontës and many will have read one of their books...

Belgium suffered five times more casualties in the First World War than previously thought, according to the results of a research project in which volunteers across the country counted the names on war memorials in every municipality. “Results showed that not 5,000 Belgian citizens were killed...

One hundred years to the day after the German Army marched into Belgium, world leaders gathered in collective remembrance of the conflict that cost the lives of 10 million soldiers. Foreign heads of state and delegations visited Liège, Leuven and Mons yesterday in a flagship day for Belgium’s four-...