A train was held up for three hours yesterday afternoon when a suspicious white powder was discovered. The train was travelling from Brussels to Ostend. The train was routed to an unused track near Denderleeuw at about 16.45 on Wednesday. The 32 passengers and rail staff on board were not allowed...

It’s worth a trip to the Fine Arts Museum for the sole purpose of seeing Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota’s breathtaking installation ‘Me Somewhere Els’. She made a big splash at the Venice biennial in 2015 with her textile works, which often incorporate figures or found objects, placing them in an...

Belgium is marking the 100th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi occupation during WWII with a year-long calendar of events . On the eve of the 11 November armistice commemoration, Brussels residents Carine and Michèle tell the Bulletin about their family’s wartime experiences. When their grand...

Mobile service provider Proximus has admitted that customers cannot opt out of data collection services that are sold to third parties. Last week the company had said that it was possible to opt out when the news broke that customers’ whereabouts and spending habits were being tracked. Proximus has...

Ar chaeological work being done behind Sint-Baafs Cathedral in Ghent has turned up some 800 intact skeletons, many of them children. “The number has taken us by surprise,” cathedral spokesperson Ludo Collin said. The cathedral ( pictured to the right ) is undergoing renovations, which made it a...

Brussels taxi drivers are planning to disrupt traffic in the city centre on 26 November with a go-slow protest against "unfair competition". Four unions representing the taxi sector have announced the joint strike action, including a procession setting off from Brussels North station at 9.30. Taxi...

Some 80,000 Axa Bank customers in Belgium have been unable to pay for their shopping - after the bank accidentally disactivated their cards. Customers whose debit and credit cards are due to expire at the end of December 2019 found on Tuesday that their payments were declined. "We advise customers...

Brussels' Cirque Royal concert venue attracted 125,000 spectators in its first year since reopening following major upgrades, the City of Brussels has announced. Kylie Minogue, Hooverphonic and Slash were among the artists to perform at the newly renovated concert hall, which was shut down in...

Monkey on the Run by Flemish children’s book author Leo Timmers has won a New York Times’ Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award. Every year the legendary newspaper compiles a top 10 list of best picture books in collaboration with the New York Public Library. “Warning, Leo Timmers’s Monkey on the...