27+ min ago  (626+ words) Belgium's total prison population rose by more than a fifth between 2023 and 2025, the annual report of the Central Prison Supervisory Board shows. In some prisons, such as Mechelen, the number of inmates is almost double the actual capacity. The problems…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (243+ words) Three people who performed at Saturday's Pride in Brussels were attacked after the event. They were reportedly targeted by a group of more than 20 teenagers who beat and verbally abused them. The victims are Sherine Falasteen, Diva Beirut and Anira…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (600+ words) SIM cards, condolence letters, number plates and even queen bees: due to the weeks-long strike at Bpost, many items are going missing or facing significant delays. It was previously reported that thousands of stool samples for bowel cancer screening have…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (237+ words) A dark chapter in our history" is how mayor Els van Doesburg described the African village in a speech on Tuesday. More than 100 Congolese people were brought by boat to the city, where they were required to demonstrate daily life…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (224+ words) The Watou arts festival is returning after a year's absence year due to a lack of funding. Support from the Flemish government is allowing the festival to take place again this year, with its traditional blend of visual arts and…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (327+ words) The ground-breaking ceremony for the new Limburg Logistics Campus took place on Monday on the former Ford site in Genk. The Diamond Gate project is the final major phase in the redevelopment of the old car factory, which closed for…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (270+ words) Two Belgian passengers on the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the centre of the hantavirus outbreak, have been repatriated and are at UZ Antwerp hospital, the Public Health ministry has told De Ochtend." "They arrived there without symptoms and…...

1+ week, 48+ min ago  (448+ words) Trade unions will take to the streets again tomorrow for a national demonstration against the federal government's policies. It is the 10th major day of action and the sixth demonstration since the start of last year. Why are they demonstrating, and…...

1+ week, 40+ min ago  (230+ words) A police vehicle struck a six-year-old child on a zebra crossing in Antwerp on Monday morning. The boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries." The incident took place on Frankrijklei, near the National Bank, at around 9. 30. The boy was…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (431+ words) Around one in four people on long-term sick leave are receiving benefits to which they are not entitled, or for too long. The data comes from two surveys conducted by Riziv, the national institute for health and disability insurance, as…...