A series of incidents involving exploding e-scooter batteries has led the Brussels fire department to issue a warning about the storage and maintenance of electric vehicles. On Sunday morning, just after 5.00, firefighters were called to a residence on Chaussée de Louvain in Evere after an e-...

When Roberto Martínez left the family home in Catalonia at 16 to pursue his passion for football, it was the beginning of a journey that’s seen him follow his instinct to embrace a challenge at every twist in the road. After a five-year spell at his first club, Real Zaragoza, a move to English team...

The curtain will soon rise at La Monnaie for the first time in eight months. The Brussels opera house is staging a new production of Tosca , the passionate and tragic tale of an opera singer doing everything she can to save her lover from the firing squad. “I’m looking forward to welcoming...

Despite being restricted to serving takeaway so far this year, 2021 is proving to be a tumultuous year for young chef Manon Schenk and her partner David Delmas. Their restuarant La Table de Manon opens on 9 June for the first time since winning two prestigious awards by the Michelin Guide Belgium...

Belgium has confirmed the next step in its roadmap to ease coronavirus restrictions this summer, starting on Wednesday (9 June) with the reopening of many indoor venues and relaxed rules on social contacts. Here are the main measures decided on Friday by the coronavirus consultative committee...

Federal justice minister Annelies Verlinden ( pictured ) said that she would like to see a system be put in place to allow women and girls to report a rape online. Her statement follows the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Ghent last month that has shocked the country. The girl from Gavere, south...

The Roots and Wings international school in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre is facing an uncertain future as it has been told to vacate its premises in Parmentier Park. The English-language school has been located in the park since it opened in 2009. Roots and Wings , the most affordable international school...

Brussels-City is planning to open four new public toilets in the municipality and are launching a programme to subsidise restaurants that open their toilets to anyone, customer or not. The municipality currently has 29 urinals and 14 toilets, four of them in Stib stations. Two more will be placed...

Art et Marges shakes up the art brut scene with its new exhibition Love Song , a collection of music and sound art created by outsider artists. Through the medium of the love song, including recordings, text and album covers, the museum offers an intimate view of what has long remained underground...