A memorial garden in honour of the victims of Marc Dutroux, to be called "Between Earth and Heaven", will be created in Marcinelle, near Charleroi, on the site of the child killer’s former house. The house was adapted by Dutroux to create a hidden cell in the basement, whose door was disguised by a...

Two horses of the federal police, mobilised in the Bois de la Cambre as part of an intervention to break up a large gathering, returned alone to the barracks in Etterbeek on Friday night, leaving their police riders behind. According to an amateur video, the horses collided with a lamppost outside...

Now is an uncertain time to be in the music festival business. The only thing we know for certain is that this isn’t going to be a regular summer yet. Because of the current Covid-19 situation, there is still no information from the Belgian government about whether music festivals can go ahead this...

Easter is synonymous with eating chocolate and in Belgium – touted as the world capital for cocoa treats – the choice of eggs and chocolate delights is second to none. But one chocolate manufacturer, who is pioneering a €2 million Fairtrade project in West Africa, has this timely message for...

The Bulletin: Much public opinion has it that the vaccination campaign is going too slowly. Are we behind other EU countries? Inge Neven: The statistics fluctuate from week to week, but in general we are really average. It depends on the delivery of the vaccines, but every EU country has the same...

What's the latest? "The third wave is now under control," said interfederal spokesman Yves Van Laethem on Tuesday. "It is up to us to keep it under control permanently. The vaccination campaign has reached its cruising speed and will further accelerate over the coming weeks." Monday 26 April...

The Brussels-Capital Region and Flanders’ De Werkvennootschap, responsible for improvements to the Brussels Ring Road (R0), are testing a potential plan to eliminate two of the four lanes on Avenue de Tervuren in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. A test phase is planned from August to October that will see the...

While the question as to what art really is may never be fully settled, Belgian artist Luc Tuymans and VUB scientist Luc Steels have set out to get an objective idea by investigating how artificial intelligence experiences art – specifically Tuymans’ painting “Secrets”. Bozar hosts an exhibition...

The renovation of Brussels Park can begin after the city received confirmation on Wednesday afternoon that the permit to begin work has been approved. It has been more than 20 years since the park between Arts-Loi and the Royal Palace was last refurbished. The City of Brussels will now issue a...

Beliris, the agency for cooperation between Brussels and the federal government, will soon start digging a tunnel under Brussels North station, which will be the first step in creating the new metro line to Bordet. The new section of line, which will be 4.3 km long and will form part of the Metro 3...