Belgium has announced further restrictions on cultural, leisure and sporting events in a bid to limit the spread of coronavirus. The measures apply from today for four weeks, until 19 November. A consultative committee bringing together representatives from the federal and regional governments met...

Residents and politicians in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre are in agreement about plans by the Chinese embassy – situated on Avenue de Tervuren – to put up a building of 21 flats on an adjoining parcel of land. No one wants to see it happen. The embassy has been buying up adjacent property over the years to...

Another wolf from the litter born in Limburg last spring has been killed by a moving vehicle. It is the second wolf hit by early morning traffic in the area in less than two weeks. Last May, Flanders’ only wolf pair – Noëlla and August – produced the first litter of wolf pups to be born in Flanders...

In a first for the Brussels region, a total of 10 wooden sorting bins were installed in Josaphat Park in Schaerbeek on Wednesday, local authorities announced. Made by local carpenters, the three types of bins at each ‘island’ – allowing for plastic (blue), glass (green) and general waste (grey) to...

Construction of the new metro line 3 in Brussels will not start for at least another six months due to delays in the granting of permits, the complexity of the work and the coronavirus crisis. The metro line is scheduled to partially open in June 2025. The mobility commission of the Brussels...

Facebook launched its online dating service in Belgium on Thursday, with the intention of competing with the popular American app Tinder. Facebook Dating was already available in around 20 countries in total, spread across North and South America as well as South-East Asia. Facebook is now making...

The Brussels region is looking for feedback from citizens on the cycling infrastructure developed since the corona crisis began. A online survey has been launched to gauge reactions from all road users – motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike. The region created more cycle and pedestrian options...

The Black African Defence League (LDNA) has announced that it will go ahead with the removal of the statue of Leopold II on Place du Trône in Brussels. The announcement was made by Egountchi Behanzin, the leader of the France-based movement, in a 15-minute-long video which was filmed at the base of...

In the midst of a second wave of coronavirus infections, under a curfew and with winter on its way, the capacity for homeless shelters in the Brussels region are at breaking point, and there is a real danger that vulnerable people will be turned away as the number of available places are reduced...

Every evening, just after 19.00, Philippe Fays holds his breath when he checks to see if the official national lottery email containing the numbers of the Keno draw will announce that he is now a rich man. Most of the time, it doesn’t. But on 19 October, he opened the email to see that his numbers...