Belgium is getting ready to roar after national men’s hockey side the Red Lions beat India during the night to secure a place in the final of the Olympic men's hockey tournament in Tokyo. After trailing 1-2 in the first quarter of the semi-final, the Red Lions remained calm and drew on their...

The Bulletin launched its inaugural student journalism competition in the knowledge that adolescents risk being Covid’s “lost generation”. On top of the normal stresses of being a teenager, the social distancing and interruption to routine caused by the pandemic have taken an emotional toll. So we...

Creating a company can now be done online, making it no longer necessary to physically go to a notary's office to do so, the Federation of Notaries (Fednot) announced in a statement on Monday. In order to make it easier for entrepreneurs, Fednot has developed the startmybusiness.be platform where...

According to a newspaper report published on Monday, 19 municipalities have proposed sites to house detention centres for convicted juveniles as part of justice minister Vincent Van Quickenborne’s plan to solve the problem of overcrowding in Belgian prisons. At the end of 2020, the justice minister...

Nina Derwael is Belgium’s first Olympic champion in Tokyo following her victory in the uneven bars on Sunday. She is also the first Belgian woman to win an Olympic gymnastics gold for her country. The 21-year-old from Limbourg province and current double European and World champion in the...

Residents of a neighbourhood in the Brussels municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre have made several complaints about the rising number of rats in the area. The increase in the rat population on Place Dumon in the neighbourhood of Stockel is a result of the flooding and heavy rain in recent weeks,...

Activists from Youth for Climate and the Climate Coalition, a collective of 80 organisations, will organise a new major protest in Brussels on the afternoon of Sunday 10 October. Entitled "Back to The Climate," the event is being organised to remind politicians that urgent progress is needed in the...

In Uccle, the Brussels commune where the royal meteorological institute (IRM) has its headquarters, 151 millimetres of rain fell in July, making it the wettest month since 1980, the head of the weather forecasting department announced this week. "Unsurprisingly, this fateful month of July has been...

The squirrels of Brussels generally have a decent life. After being threatened with extinction in the capital during the 1970s, the population has since recovered and expanded. Threats remain, however, such as the dangers which can come from the city’s busy roads. This is why Brussels Environment...

Hop along to the free nomadic festivity Summer Pop in different areas of the capital over the next three weekends. A fun programme for all ages awaits at Laeken, Neder-Over-Hembeek and the city centre thanks to a collaboration between the city of Brussels and local community organisations. Enjoy a...