Humus & Hortense in Ixelles was named the Best Vegan Restaurant in the World at the We’re Smart Taste Summit in Amsterdam yesterday. It also came in number seven on the list of Best Vegetable Restaurants in the World, an assessment of all restaurants’ use of veggies. Flemish chef Nicolas...

A newly discovered species of dinosaur is going on display in Brussels from today. Named Arkhane, the almost nine-metre-long super predator weighing about a tonne was able to run 50km a hour and was unearthed in Wyoming in 2014. For the next 11 months, visitors to the Natural Sciences Museum will...

The well-known radio host Christophe Lambrecht died unexpectedly at the weekend due to a heart problem. He was 48 years old. Lambrecht ( pictured ) could be heard every morning on Music@Work at rock and pop radio station Studio Brussel. He delivered the news and played music, the latest in his 20...

Marine Le Pen, president of France’s far-right National Rally, is encouraging French speakers in Belgium to vote for the Flemish political party Vlaams Belang. Le Pen was in Brussels at the weekend at the invitation of Vlaams Belang, which has built its platform around the ‘Islamitisation’ of...

Op era Vlaanderen has won the top prize of Opera Company of the Year at the International Opera Awards. It was one of three awards won by the Antwerp-based house during the prestigious event at Sadler’s Wells in London. While the Antwerp-based company has been nominated for the prize four times,...

A major plan to transform the Schuman roundabout into an "urban meeting place" primarily for pedestrians has moved a step closer, with the filing of a planning application. A joint Belgian-Danish architectural project was selected in 2017 from 20 applicants to redesign the busy intersection,...

Flemish transport operator De Lijn has again announced that its buses will stop serving Brussels North Station, citing safety and hygiene concerns due to the migrants staying there. Three unions representing bus drivers have agreed to no longer use the underground bus station. "It's going from bad...

B russels Airlines has unveiled the latest member of its fleet: an Airbus 320 inspired by the work of Pieter Bruegel. The plane is part of the Belgian Icon series, a collection of aircraft honouring local heroes that already includes Tintin, Magritte, the national football team, Tomorrowland music...

A global music festival in the heart of Brussels, Couleur Cafe is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. It will be the festival's third year in its new home, the Osseghem Park next to the Atomium, after a long time at Tour & Taxis. "I think it's more magical," says Dennis Corbesier, one...

R euters has named KU Leuven the most innovative university in Europe for the fourth year in a row. The university was expected to top the ranking as it was the top-rated European university on the international news organisation’s world ranking last autumn. Reuters annual list focuses on academic...