A Brussels start-up that distributes unsold supermarket produce to the city's most vulnerable residents has raised €140,000 in just three weeks. Launched last year, Happy Hours Market wants to stop supermarkets throwing out perfectly edible food - such as fruit, vegetables, bread, meat and dairy...

An inmate at Saint-Gilles prison was released on Christmas Eve by mistake after an officer misinterpreted a legal document. The prisoner was serving a 40-month sentence for pickpocketing - a relatively harsh sentence because he had failed to turn up to the trial. The man had appealed against the...

Brussels' roads are getting more congested, with the Belgian capital the 44th most traffic-heavy city in the world, according to the latest stats from TomTom. Brussels, with a 38% congestion rate, was Belgium's worst city for traffic in 2019, up one percentage point on the previous year. The...

The Flemish Institute for a Healthy Lifestyle has launched a website and mobile app with basic information about healthy foods. The institute, a Flemish government agency, created Zekergezond.be to provide consumers with reliable information about nutrition. The platform also comes with no less...

Shopkeepers in Belgium have reported disappointing results from the January sales - due to a mild winter and the success of other promotions such as Black Friday. The sales finish on Friday, and many fashion stores are offering 70% discounts to clear stock before the summer collection arrives...

The Port of Ostend has announced plans to build a plant that produces green hydrogen. The goal is to have the plant be operational by 2025, the port said in a statement. The sustainably produced gas would serve as an energy source for electricity, transport, heat and fuel purposes as well as a raw...

No, you can’t hold your mobile phone in your hand while driving, even if you aren’t staring at it. So spake a Brussels court this month in a case filed by a driver who had received a fine for using her phone behind the wheel. It’s illegal in Belgium to use a mobile phone while driving, unless it is...

Another Brussels police force has announced it is investing in bodycams to record how officers interact with suspects and the general public. The Brussels-West police department is following the lead of the Brussels-Ixelles division, which made the move earlier this month. The local force -...

Belgium's former king, Albert II, has admitted he is the father of Belgian artist Delphine Boël, after a seven-year-long paternity legal battle. Albert had spent 20 years denying Boël's claim to be his daughter. She began legal action against him in 2013 when he abdicated and lost his immunity...

Public transport in Brussels will be disrupted on Tuesday, due to a nationwide day of industrial action over social security funding. According to the Stib, the impact of the walkout will be felt across the metro, tram and bus network. At 6.30, all metro lines were running normally but with a...