The sun should finally make its return as the week comes to a close, which will be some small relief for the Belgian tourism industry that had been counting on a better summer to help boost its recovery after taking a hit during the coronavirus crisis. "Coming out slowly from the shadow of corona,...

With the return of sunny and warm weather over the next few days, Belgian national rail operator SNCB expects a greater flow of passengers to the coast as the week comes to an end. To avoid long waiting times, the railway company advises passengers to book a seat on board Côte-Express trains, the...

There will be a lot more cycle traffic on 10 September than usual in the capital: Youth for Climate has invited activists from neighbouring countries to cycle to Brussels to take part in a massive collective bike ride. Cycle for Future will start at Bois de la Cambre, from where cyclists will make...

Belgian broadcasters have reached an agreement with digital TV providers on viewers’ ability to fast-forward through advertisements. The new regulation will be implemented in phases, starting with Telenet and Flemish commercial broadcasters – such as VTM and Play4 – at the end of September. Viewers...

The mental health of the average Belgian is at its highest level since the summer of 2020, when the first coronavirus restrictions were lifted, researchers behind the Great Corona Study confirmed on Monday. Their study showed that more and more people are shaking hands or kissing people outside...

A 19-year-old student will attempt to become the first Belgian and the youngest woman to fly solo around the world when she takes off in her Shark ultralight plane from Brussels on Wednesday. Zara Rutherford, who has British and Belgian nationality, expects to take three months to complete the...

A woman who was questioned by Brussels police late last week was forced to leave without the expensive jewellery she was wearing as it disappeared while she was in custody. In fact, all of the woman’s belongings, including her bank card and €150 in cash, went missing. According to the woman,...

The province of Flemish Brabant has approved a building permit for three apartment blocks on the banks of the Senne river in Halle – a permit that had been refused by the city itself because of the risk of flooding. The group of flats will be built on Jean Laroystraat in the new Nederhem...

The offensive comments directed at members of the Belgian Cats women’s basketball team by VRT sports journalist Eddy Demarez live on air during an Olympics programme have led to widespread condemnation in Belgium. The sporting and political world reacted with shock to the insulting and homophobic...

The first part of the 2021 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was published on Monday morning, and the least that can be said is that it sends out the most severe warning signals yet about the progression of global warming ‎‎‎‎and its devastating consequences for the...