The word ‘flamenco’ instantly conjures up images of flaring skirts, clapping hands and stamping heels. All that is true, but the diversity of this quintessential Spanish dance is also endless. See some of the best dancers and musicians in the genre at the Bruselas Flamenco Festival in Bozar. ¡Olé!...

Young people get too little sleep and sleep poorly, according to a new study published by researchers at Ghent University (UGent). Researchers in the department of public health and primary care questioned 11,000 people in Flanders aged 11 to 18. Experts recommend that children of 11 and 12 sleep...

The speed limit in the streets around the Ixelles ponds is being reduced to 30kph. The new speed limit will take effect next Sunday, 1 March. The Ixelles city council made the decision not to wait for the capital-region’s speed limit changes expected to take place sometime next year. “The traffic...

More than a thousand protests took place in the capital last year – a historic first. According to officials, the increase in protests compared to previous years stems from both new developments and long-time location factors. “We allowed and supervised precisely 1,085 protests in 2019,” said Ilse...

The US ride-hailing company Uber is testing out a new feature that is meant to increase passengers’ safety. Passengers who book a Uber ride will from now on have the option of requesting a four-digit pin code, which they must subsequently give to their driver. The additional verification step is...

You can stop holding your breath: Management at Mini-Europe in Brussels have decided to retain the attraction’s UK monuments. Mini-Europe – in case you didn’t know – is a miniature park, home to little scale models of monuments and famous sites from around Europe. The open-air attraction is...

As a seventh patient with the coronavirus has died in Italy, federal health minister Maggie De Block (Open VLD) took to Radio 1 this morning to discuss the situation and emergency plan in place in Belgium. “The chance is very real that the virus will make it to our country,” she said. “But we have...

Contrary to what many people think, Brussels is more cosmopolitan than big, hustle-and-bustle cities like New York and London. In fact, it’s the second most international city in the world. Other than Dubai, no other city in Europe, Africa or the Americas has as many residents who were born abroad...

A 120m² tapestry will be unfurled in the central arcade of the Cinquantenaire arch on Sunday 8 March to celebrate International Women's Day. Brazilian artist Elen Braga has hand-tufted the rug from 200kg of wool donated by Belgian businesses. Started in October 2018, and finished last month, the 24...

A new Stib bus route will connect Brussels' EU district with Schaerbeek and Neder-Over-Heembeek from next week. Line 56 begins on Monday 2 March, providing residents in the north of the city with a new link to Schuman metro and train stations. From Schuman, the bus will cross Schaerbeek via...