The Belgian section of an international group campaigning for prisoners' rights has strongly criticised conditions in the prison of Saint-Gilles. Like many other prisons in Belgium, the Saint-Gilles prison ( pictured ) has long suffered from overcrowding and staff shortages. The Brussels prison...

Witnesses who walked past a dying man in Kortrijk’s Grote Markt last week are being questioned by police. Local police in the West Flemish city are considering charges of negligence against citizens, who camera footage shows clearly saw the man. Video of the square ( pictured ) shows that the 45-...

The bike messenger company Molenbike has landed a new, major client – the Brussels municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. Today official letters and parcels from the commune are delivered by car. From now on, planning permissions, budget documents and reports addressed to public administration...

After moving to Belgium we received a lot of visits from family and friends, and I would take them downtown to see the city. Since following my husband here, I had been trying to figure out what I wanted to do. A friend pointed out that since I enjoy telling stories and sharing my knowledge, maybe...

Starting in the 2020-21 academic year, students at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) can choose to enrol in a bachelor degree programme in maths and data science. VUB is the first Flemish university to include data science in its maths programme. The new diploma is being launched as a response...

The MTV music video award for Best Cinematography this year went to Liège-born cinematographer Benoît Debie , for his work on the video for Apeshit by The Carters – the duo that is Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Debie is no stranger to the stars. He has worked on music videos for Rihanna and John Legend, and...

The Indian flight attendant Nidhi Chaphekar, who was made famous in a photo that went around the world after the terrorist attacks on Brussels Airport in 2016, continues to seek the man who she says saved her life following the explosion. A few rescue workers attended to Chaphekar ( pictured left...

Fifteen-thousand participants were expected to run the Brussels Airport Marathon & Half Marathon. Instead, only 7,500 runners showed up on Sunday. The weather forecast, which gave rain showers in the morning, appears to have discouraged many runners from participating in the competition. “There...

Three dozen residents spent their Sunday afternoon picking up litter in the area around the Brussels canal, a part of Molenbeek known as the Maritime quarter. The event was organised by the Brussels citizen initiative “Les voisins maritimes” (The maritime neighbours). After Wake-up - Clean up, it’s...