A new sign, known as F45b, will make its official entry into the Belgian traffic code on August 18, reports Centrex, the police’s traffic information centre. The sign, which signals a dead end “except for pedestrians and cyclists”, had already been tested in some communes in Brussels and Flanders...

12,000 Belgian residents have received reminders for unpaid fines to the amount of €0.00, because of a mistake by the federal public service for finances, the Sudpresse newspapers report. A glitch in an automatic search engine seems to be the cause of the problem. "The amount mentioned below still...

When France and Belgium lock horns in Brussels tonight, it will be the 72nd meeting between the sides, reports UEFA’s website . France, with 66 million inhabitants, outnumber Belgium 6-1, but there has usually been little to choose between the countries on the pitch. The rivalry dates back to 1904...

Laboratory assistant Sandra Winderlinckx, 49, from Lubbeek, Flemish Brabant talks about what she earns and how she spends it What do you do for a living? I work in a laboratory at the Gasthuisberg hospital in Leuven. The lab is operational 24/7 – for A&E and intensive care but also for quality...

A total of 4,718 pedestrians were victims of traffic accidents in 2012, an average of 13 per day, according to figures from the Belgian Institute for Road Safety (IBSR), published today in the Sudpresse newspapers. Last year, 104 pedestrians were killed on Belgian roads and 668 were seriously...

More than 190,000 Belgians held multiple jobs in 2012, a 13% increase on 2008, according to statistics by the federal public service for economy and Eurostat published today in L'Echo. In total, 4.2% of Belgian workers were in this situation last year. The official figures mask undoubtedly a much...

Belgian police recorded 157 complaints of homophobic discrimination in 2012, almost twice as much as the previous year (87 complaints), Le Soir reports today. "Far from being worried, I'm actually almost pleased with the figures, which show that victims of homophobia now speak out and that the...

Belgium's first school for butlers will open its doors in Brussels In September. The School for Butlers and Hospitality will offer four-week training courses, which will for the most part take place at the prestigious Hotel Plaza. "Until now, this type of course was only offered in the United...

A war hero from Strourport, Worcestershire who was on board a plane shot down over Belgium during the Second World War will be remembered at a special event to mark 70 years since the incident, writes the Shuttle’s William Tomaney . Sergeant Arthur Beard was a navigator on the Halifax JD371, which...