All news on the topic: Belgium

Politics

03 Jun 2024 706

Belgian far-right MEP wins case against Meta over shadowban

“A first victory against Big Tech,” the MEP wrote following the ruling.

Investigation

03 Jun 2024 955

Maersk and CMA-CGM: The favorite shipping companies of the Colombian mafia

Leaked documents from the Prosecutor’s Office show that their vessels, the initials of their containers and the arrival docks of these companies in Europe are mentioned by criminals to speak in code about cocaine shipments and routes.

World

29 May 2024 598

Police search the European Parliament over suspected Russian interference

Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday that police carried out searches at the residence of an employee of the European Parliament and at his office in the Parliament’s building in Brussels over suspected Russian interference.

World

27 May 2024 1047

Noisy planes at Brussels Airport sparked Belgian political war

The Flemish regional government says locals are bothered by a new flight plan that sends aircraft roaring over their roofs.

World

16 May 2024 755

Belgian PM files complaint against radio host who told listeners to shoot him

The presenter was immediately suspended, according to Waregem1 radio station.

World

10 Feb 2024 1311

Monkey and sharks found in smugglers' suitcases and they're dangerous to humans

Around 3.9 tonnes of illicit bushmeat is smuggled through Brussels airport every month - including parts of elephants, pangolins and crocodiles - posing a risk to biodiversity and human health

News

08 Feb 2024 766

Woman loses her eye to airbag which deployed 'after impact' in violent crash

It's alleged Jennifer Schmit's airbag did not go off instantly upon impact after her crash following a friend's birthday party - and her injuries have changed her life

16 Jan 2024 598

Europe's most 'walkable city' less than 3 hours from UK 'feels like small town'

Ghent, a port city on Belgium’s northwest coast, is home to the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art, a cathedral, and a maze of cobbled streets in the historic centre

Sport

08 Jan 2024 595

Ex-Rangers star Mebude undergoes surgery as update given on horror car crash

Former Rangers and Watford winger Dapo Mebude was rushed to hospital over the weekend after being involved in a car crash in Belgium, where he now plays his football

News

17 Nov 2023 1260

'Nymphomaniac' prison worker's life 'has been destroyed' by hot tub orgy claims

A female prison officer at a Belgium prison who was accused of being a “nymphomaniac” and having hot tub orgies with work colleagues, has said the allegations have "destroyed" her life

News

10 Nov 2023 908

Horror moment cyclist, 15, hit by speeding train at level crossing and survives

CCTV footage from the railway station shows the teen on a bicycle ignoring barriers, flashing lights and warning bells as he teared through the crossing at speed in Wervik city, in Belgium

30 Oct 2023 698

'I visited Europe's most boring city in an hour - it lived down to the hype'

Europe's 'most boring city' is famed for its beer and waffles but one writer was left unimpressed by the tourist attractions on offer during a whistle-stop tour

Crime

24 Sep 2023 1057

Police take action on 'house of horror' where kids were tortured and raped

Last year, Belgian officials ordered convicted child killer Marc Dutroux's red brick house in Charleroi to be flattened, and a memorial garden for the victims to be built in its place

News

16 Sep 2023 949

New hope for Alzheimer’s cure as scientists track how brain cells die

Scientists working at UCL in London and KU Leuven in Belgium believe they have made a major step forward in the fight to slow down - or stop - the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain

News

09 Sep 2023 1349

Cyclist filmed kneeing girl, 5, to floor wins case against her dad over footage

In a court hearing on February 3, 2021, the cyclist insisted that he stuck out his knee to keep his balance and avoid falling, adding that he "did not immediately realise" he had knocked the girl over

Investigation

20 Jan 2021 2419

Death fleet of the Varvarenko family: how the Odesa Network and the companies Varamar, Nortrop, White Whale and Kaalbye fuel wars around the world

The narrative of arms delivery is not a new one. It is a risky yet highly lucrative business. The Varvarenko family from Odesa and Belgium is profiting from it.

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