The Brussels catering federation is raising awareness about the sector’s gender wage gap with the launch of a cooking competition for women. Called ‘Be Cheffe’, this November marks the second year in a row the competition will be held, Bruzz reports. Women represent about 47% of the total workforce...

A legal action against restrictions on renting out scarce Brussels real estate for tourist accommodation has been filed by Short Term Rental (STR), an association that defends the interests of property owners, both private and professional, who operate such non-hotel tourist lodgings. The...

After Brussels’ waste collection agency suspended its work in parts of Schaerbeek following attacks on its staff, the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode has decided to hire a private cleanliness team to tackle the affected streets, most of which are in the Brabant neighbourhood. Bruxelles...

A rare flowering species of titan arum (amorphophallus titanum) has broken a world record at the Meise Botanic Garden , the horticultural institution has announced. "At 3.2m, it is the largest titan arum in flower ever recorded in the world," said the garden, which is opening late on Tuesday and...

Under a scorching sun, thousands of people welcomed Team Belgium’s Olympic athletes in the Grand Place on Monday evening. As the temperature peaked at 33°C, spectators braved the heat to celebrate the winning performances of Belgian athletes at the Paris Olympic Games. The Belgian delegation won 10...

If it now seems that summer in Belgium is back with a bang, the dramatic storm that hit the country on 9 July caused so much damage to Wolvendael park in Uccle, not to mention the tragic death of a baby, that the commune has been forced to cancel all events planned for the rest of the summer...

Catalan independence leader Carles Puigdemont is back in the Belgian residence he uses during his self-imposed exile in Waterloo. Puigdemont has been back in Belgium since Friday, according to Catalan media TV3 and ACN news agency. The Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont recently set foot...

Seven people were injured, one of them seriously, when a branch detached from a tree and fell onto the audience at the Benenwerk festival in Bruges on Saturday evening. Five of the injured festivalgoers were taken to the hospital and all of them are in stable condition, police said. The branch fell...

The inner city centre of Brussels is now awash with colourful plant displays, which along with the Grand Place flower carpet, transform the capital into a floral destination. As an urban trail, the ‘Shops in Bloom’ initiative includes 17 creations by floral artists on the theme of ‘imaginary...

Audiences are promised a night of “queer bliss” at a one-off comedy and dance party at Grands Carmes in Brussels on 22 August. Stand-up specialist Insecure & Dangereux has assembled a line-up of Brussels' funniest queer folk for a night of hilarity and sexy beats. It is also teaming up with DJ...