Around half of Ryanair’s Belgium-based pilots have joined forces to sue the budget airline amid stalled salary negotiations, according to the ACV union, reports Bruzz. The grounds for the lawsuit, which involves 48 out of 100 Belgium-based pilots, are allegations that Ryanair used the Renault...

World-famous basketball stars, the Harlem Globetrotters, return to Belgium next month with their electrifying show The Spread Game . Tickets are on sale now for the Belgian tour dates at Lotto Arena in Antwerp on 6 October and the DÔME in Charleroi on 7 October. Spread Game displays some of the...

A Belgian man has been sentenced by a court in Mechelen to three years in prison for various computer hacking incidents, reports Geeko and Le Soir. ‘Kevin D’, who had carried out cyber attacks since the age of 12, hacked into multiple American Airlines websites in 2017 in order to get cheaper plane...

The number of road deaths in Belgium has risen sharply since the start of the year, according to the Vias traffic institute's road safety barometer, reports RTBF. The barometer gives a quarterly overview of the number of road accidents resulting in personal injury, along with the number of victims...

It’s been a successful summer for tourist attractions across Belgium, with the Atomium in Brussels also attracting a record number of visitors, reports RTBF. As one of Belgium’s most iconic sites, the Atomium in Heysel reported its nine millionth visitor on Monday. The lucky family who purchased...

Brussels Mobility and public transport network Stib have launched a competition for a new mural at Rogier station, reports RTBF. Passengers are invited to choose their favourite design from a selection of proposed frescoes by artists, announced organisers via a press release. Votes close at...

The trial for the terrorist attacks of 22 March 2016 in Brussels will begin next month at the start of the new judicial year, report Belga and Bruzz. A preliminary hearing on 12 September will formally begin the proceedings, with the official trial scheduled to start on 10 October. Ten people are...

Belgium’s consultative committee will meet this Wednesday to discuss the soaring cost of energy, prime minister Alexander De Croo's cabinet has announced. The consultative committee entails meetings between actors in the federal and regional governments, “if only to see what the different...

The Brussels region is hoping to convince more citizens to swap their cars for bicycles in a bid to relieve heavy traffic and air pollution in the Belgian capital. Electric bicycles in particular are becoming an increasingly popular option, both for seniors prioritising ease of movement and for...

Electric cars are involved in more accidents than their petrol-powered counterparts, according to an analysis by the Swiss branch of insurer AXA. The analysis looked at a sample of 1,285 customers and found a significantly greater rate of at-fault accident occurrence, reports RTBF. “In our...