A Brussels-based Indian expat has carved what may be the smallest replica of Belgium’s famous Manneken Pis statue - on the tip of a pencil. Measuring at just 1.5 centimetres long and 0.2 centimetres wide, the carving took Rakshith Kumar Niduvaje around eight hours to complete. “The most challenging...

Belgian music star Stromae has announced the cancellation of all of his upcoming concerts until the end of May due to illness. Some 15 dates in April and May have been cancelled, including appearances in Amsterdam, Rome and at the Wembley O2 Arena in London. The musician's concert dates in June,...

Supermarket food prices in Belgium grew by their highest level last month, breaking the 20% mark year on year, new figures have revealed. Analysis by consumer protection watchdog Test-Achats found prices in Belgian supermarkets had grown by about 19.5% over the first three months of 2023, compared...

The board of directors for Belgian train operator SNCB has adopted a new transport plan for the period of 2023-2026, which includes late-night trains from Brussels and Antwerp after 1.00. The plan also calls for an additional 2,000 trains per week over that timeframe, and that no existing stations...

An estimated 20 homes were damaged in an explosion in Antwerp over the weekend that police say is related to the drug trade. Despite the damage, only one minor injury was reported. The explosion took place in the vicinity of Franklin Roosevelt Square. The one person who was slightly injured was...

A lack of accessible cash machines in Belgium – as more and more are shut down in favour of online banking options – is causing long queues at what ones remain. Federal minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne (PS) is asking the banking sector to better spread out cash machines in cities, especially in...

CCTV footage shared on social media shows the shocking moment that a footballer lost control of his car while driving at an estimated 200 km/h and crashed into a sports hall, where children were training. Oud-Heverlee Leuven (OHL) footballer Sofian Kiyine caused substantial damage to the hall in...

Korea’s national contemporary dance company (KNCDC) performs a double bill of two dramatic and emotional works by new-generation choreographers at KVS Bol on 16 April. Organised by the Korean Cultural Center in Brussels, the show kicks off the center’s cultural programme that celebrates the 60th...

“What is reality and how do you perceive it?” That is one question raised by the new Brussels museum World Of Mind (WOM) at Tour & Taxis. Offering visitors nearly 120 illusory experiences in all five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste and smell, WOM has opened its doors at the ever-expanding...

If partying in a giant inflatable submarine has been on your Brussels to-do list for too long, here comes a unique opportunity from the organisers of the city's eagerly awaited CORE Festival. CORE Festival is offering Bulletin readers a night of live music and DJ sets on Tuesday 25 April, to mark...