Belgium's CD&V political party is campaigning for a complete ban on tanning salons and the sale of sunbeds to individuals. CD&V members of parliament Leen Dierick and Els Van Hoof said they had drafted the resolution "in view of the overwhelming scientific evidence that tanning under a...

Every Belgian resident aged 12 and over will be entitled to a free 12-journey SNCB rail pass, in an attempt to boost domestic tourism following the coronavirus shutdown. The "National Tour" pass entitles the named user to 12 free second-class journeys on the Belgian rail network, up from the 10...

Hundreds of people gathered at illegal street parties in Anderlecht and Ixelles this weekend, flouting Belgium's coronavirus measures. In both cases, no arrests were made or fines issued. "This phenemenon is going to multiply," the mayor of Ixelles warned on Sunday, announcing a zero-tolerance...

A brief chat in a lift at college landed Alexandre de Meeter a dream placement with the Belgian men’s football team and set him off on a career devoted to sports communication. The Uccle resident is now a consultant for Royal Union Saint-Gilloise, the city’s 120-year-old football club, which has...

You might not know Juanjo Guardino by name, but you may well know the Spanish artist's comic series Blacksad, which follows the adventures of a black-cat private detective in the United States of the late 1950s. After being delayed by the pandemic, Brussels' Comics Art Museum has finally opened the...

While Tour de France cyclists brave the Col du Tourmalet for money and fame, one West Flemish man climbed the notoriously long and steep mountain pass on a space hopper with little fanfare. Also known as a hippity hop and by other names around the English-speaking world, a space hopper is a fun...

Traffic delays are likely on the eastern stretch of the Brussels ring over the summer because of roadworks starting this Saturday. Noise-reducing barriers are being installed along a 10km stretch of the motorway, on both sides, through Kraainem and Wezembeek-Oppem, at a cost of €15 million. The...

A mural has been unveiled in Laeken paying tribute to George Floyd, the African-American man killed last month in a violent arrest by American police. The artwork by Belgian-Congolese artist Julien Crevaels, aka NovaDead, can be found on the canalside at the junction of Avenue de la Reine and Rue...

According to a survey carried out by internet provider Telenet, some 40% of parents in Flanders do not ask their children if they can post their photo online before they do so. At the same time, 80% said they thought checking with their kids before posting was important. Telenet has launched the...

Police officers in Belgium have used private Facebook groups to call on their fellow officers to gather in Brussels tomorrow to protest what they consider unfair treatment by the public, press and politicians over the last few months. They are also angry about allegations of aggressiveness during...