A train conductor was assaulted by a group of youngsters at Brussels’ Schaerbeek station after one of the group was unable to present a valid ticket, reports Flanders News . The victim was taken to hospital and was declared unfit to work for at least a couple of days. The youngsters had got on the...

Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan has issued a video apology on Facebook after receiving worldwide criticism for groping a podium girl at the end of the Tour of Flanders, reports Cycling Central . The 23-year-old Cannondale rider, who finished second behind Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara, of the...

A drug trafficker was arrested on Sunday afternoon at Brussels Airport with 6kg of cocaine in his luggage. The man arrived on a flight from São Paulo via Portugal and was arrested by the federal police. He has been made available to the prosecution and has appeared in front of a judge. An almost...

Brussels Atomium – Kids’ sphere Square de l’ Atomium (02.475.4775) Mon, Tue, Thu (excluding public holidays), 18.00-10.00 Educational project invites primary-school children (six to 12) to spend the night in one of the spheres. Cirque Royal 81 Rue de l’Enseignement APR 6, 14.00 Oui-oui et le grand...

Police in Antwerp have been asked to keep an eye out for young men who suddenly let their beards grow, in order to prevent more young Flemings travelling to Syria to fight as jihadists, Het Laatste Nieuws reports today. In a letter sent to 2,600 police officers, the head of Antwerp police, Serge...

Airships full of freight containers may soon be flying over Antwerp, report De Gazet van Antwerpen and Het Belang van Limburg. Flemish minister for mobility Hilde Crevits has commissioned a study to determine whether the airships could be used to transport goods. The first test flight is expected...

Emergency winter aid for the homeless will continue for a fortnight as a result of the unseasonal freezing temperatures in Brussels, reports Flanders News . The Brussels Region is providing emergency accommodation for 400 homeless people and this measure will be extended for a further two weeks...

Madness were yesterday announced as the biggest name to grace the bill of this year’s Brussels Summer Festival. The London legends will play at the Place des Palais on August 11 as the band, currently promoting their latest album, Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da , carry on their royal residence theme,...

Populist Italian comedian-turned-politician Beppe Grillo has hailed Belgium as proof that a country can function with a caretaker government. Pier Luigi Bersani yesterday gave up his efforts to try and form a coalition, handing in his resignation to president Giorgio Napolitano, who this morning...

Airport customer service agent Gertjan Vos, 24, from Antwerp talks about what he earns and how he spends it. What do you do for a living? I have two part-time jobs, both as a passenger service agent – one for American Airlines, the other for Aviapartner. I check passengers in, do the boarding and...