Blankenberge has announced it will ban day-trippers this Sunday (9 August), after a fight on the beach on Saturday saw groups of young people clash with police. Mayor Daphne Duméry has asked the SNCB not to run any trains to the seaside resort between 9.00 and 16.00. Police checkpoints will be set...

Little parks are popping up in a Schaerbeek street, courtesy of the Bûûmplanters organisation. Made with discarded materials, the wooden structures include benches for neighbourhood residents to sit a spell. Dubbed Bûûmparks (bûûm is Brussels dialect for ‘tree’), the idea is to inject a little...

The free Brosella festival has hung in there in the face of changing corona measures. Having had to limit tickets to 200 people per show at the open-air Théâtre de Verdure in Parc d’Osseghem, all tickets for evening performances have been snapped up. But that still leaves afternoon sessions of jazz...

The Royal Meteorological Institute has upgraded its heat warning for Belgium to "red alert", with peak temperatures forecast around 35°C until next Wednesday. Overnight temperatures are unlikely to fall below 21°C over the coming days. Brussels recorded 34°C on Friday and is forecast 36°C on...

Details have emerged about the death of Ilse Uyttersprot, city councillor in Aalst and former mayor of the city. Uyttersprot, 53, was found dead in her boyfriend’s home on Tuesday morning. Her boyfriend of three months, a local real estate agent identified as Jurgen D, turned himself in to police...

A survey carried out by journalists at Bruzz has shown that more than 15% of people in Brussels are not wearing a facemask or not wearing it correctly. Bruzz took to Rue Neuve, to streets around Central Station and to the pedestrian zone, all places where the wearing of a facemask is now required...

Soon a sniffer dog will not only be able to detect the marijuana in your backpack but also if you are infected with Covid-19. Dogs are being trained now in a project spearheaded by the universities of Ghent and Liège. The universities are collecting samples of sweat from coronavirus patients to...

Brussels-City has opened a memorial book in recognition of the disastrous chemical explosion that shook the city of Beirut yesterday and has taken at least 100 lives. People can write their thoughts and condolences in the book until next week. The book is located in the entryway of city hall in...

Belgium's Royal Meteorological Institute has issued a heat warning until at least Saturday evening, with temperatures forecast in the mid- to high-30s in most places. After recording 28°C in Brussels on Wednesday, temperatures will rise further on Thursday (up to 33°C). Forecasters are expecting 35...

Scientists in Leuven have begun a pilot project to monitor the presence of coronavirus in the city’s waste water. Their early detection system would allow researchers to map the presence of the virus even before people test positive, and allow the city to react quickly to potential local outbreaks...