More than 100 drivers headed westbound on the E40 this morning will be getting fines in the mail for taking photos or video of the accident at Wetteren. The crash involving a lorry happened at about 7.00 this morning in the eastbound lanes. The lorry had entered the E40 from Wetteren, a few...

A new €15 million neighbourhood was inaugurated on Tuesday at the southernmost end of Brussels' pedestrian zone, featuring open space, housing, shops and a restaurant with terrace. Where once stood the Philips factory just off the Place Fontainas, there is now a multi-use space that exemplifies the...

A new study has confirmed what many commuters already knew: Belgian trains are among the least punctual in Europe. In 2017, the Belgian rail service performed the worst among the 13 European countries compared by Prime, the European platform of rail infrastructure managers. A longer comparison from...

Pla ns to develop a food label indicating the level of animal welfare involved in meat production in Flanders have been unveiled by the government. The aim is to improve conditions for farm animals, better inform consumers and support the food industry. While consumer interest in animal welfare...

The Brussels region is launching an awareness campaign focused on single-occupancy cars in traffic. The campaign is meant to get people thinking about driving solo in the city in the run up to World Environment Day on 5 June. The region hopes to motivate commuters to look at both carpooling options...

The hiring of new firefighters and parademics in Brussels could have to be put on hold this summer - for a typically Belgian reason: negotiations over language. The city's fire and emergency medical service Siamu has a legal framework defining how many French and Dutch-speakers it employs. But the...

Club and bar owners in the Saint-Jacques neighbourhood of downtown Brussels are co-operating with local politicians on a new Nightlife Charter to help curb late-night noise, drunkenness and violence. Along with Manneken Pis and the Notre-Dame de Bon Secours church, the area is home to much of...

It was a busy weekend in Brussels, with 100,000 people attending the Pride parade. More than 80 groups and associations marched or rode floats in the parade celebrating and defending the LGBT+ community. The Pride theme this year was intersectionality, with the tagline All for One! “With solidarity...

Fun discussions about science - in a pub. That's the idea behind the Pint of Science festival which is back in Belgium this week for a second year running. Pubs in Aalst, Antwerp, Brussels, Gent, Hasselt, Kortrijk, Liège, Louvain-la-Neuve, Mons, Mechelen, and St-Niklaas will be the venues for a...

A new company providing guided walks around Belgium aims to get people outdoors to reflect and gain perspective. Buitendenker - “outside thinker” in Dutch - was created in January when Kathryn Sheridan and Wim Schotsmans were both taking time off from work. Sheridan was taking a year-long...