Up to his neck in it: Revolting Brussels Metro YouTube ‘prankster’ arrested
A Brussels-based YouTuber was arrested after throwing buckets of excrement, oil and other filth over unsuspecting victims on the city’s Metro system.
Living in Brussels
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Brussels firemen targeted by fireworks-hurling thugs on New Year’s Eve
Brussel's firemen are expressing outrage after being targeted by thugs hurling fireworks during New Year's Eve celebrations.
Expats falling out of love with Brussels
Brussels has a growing number of problems and is less and less popular among expats, according to surveys
Dinant: so compact and convenient you could almost fit it in your pocket
Dinant, Belgium. OK, even though Dinant is one of the most beautiful small towns in Belgium, admittedly it isn’t quite that small to fit in a pocket.
Macron attacks big tech for not attending his moderation event
Google, Meta, and Elon Musk's X did not turn up for an event on online moderation the Élysée held last week
EU closer to adopting Digital Identity for citizens that critics say means ‘less security for all’
The EU has come closer to building a pan-European digital identity network, though critics argue it has insufficient safeguards.
YouTube, TikTok face EU requests for details on measures protecting minors
Google's YouTube and TikTok will be asked by EU industry chief Thierry Breton to explain how they protect children from illegal and harmful content on their platforms…
Musk denies X may leave EU market over Digital Services Act
X owner Elon Musk has denied reports that the platform may end up leaving the European Union market over the bloc's censorious Digital Services Act (DSA).
Don’t panic! French minister urges calm as bedbug plague bites Paris and Brussels
France's health minister has urged the public not to panic as both France and Belgium succumb to a plague of blood-sucking bedbugs.
Only 34 swans left in Brussels as ‘poachers keep eating them’
Only 34 swans remain in Brussels after a rise in suspected poaching in the Belgian capital.
Brussels police losing control around second train station
Drug-related crime is spreading in the Belgian capital, with Brussels' train stations particularly hard hit.
Brussels bandits try to pilfer statue of ‘Tintin’ creator
Mystery would-be thieves in Brussels have attempted to steal a bust of the creator of the world-famous Tintin comics.
Drug violence engulfs Brussels: ‘we are at point of no return’
In a report in Belgian news outlet Le Soir, senior police admitted violent crime in Brussels is now rampant: severed fingers, abductions, torture with irons, injury-ravaged…
Brussels ‘hellhole’ video goes viral
A sharp rise in crime around the Brussels-Midi train station has gained public attention in Belgium after a video of a family left stranded there on the night of…
Belgian rioter and Snapchat star hails his prison treatment, citing ‘free porn’
Most would say prison is supposed to feel like a punishment, but for one Brussels-based criminal, the opposite was true.
Violence stalks Brussels
Brussels is becoming an increasingly dangerous place to live with shootings in the Belgian capital having more than doubled in five years, according to local media.
Can’t pay your rent? In Brussels, the taxpayer will step in
The parliament of Brussels is planning legislation that will make it impossible for landlords to evict tenants who are behind on their rents.
EU officials ‘do not do drugs’
A claim that EU officials routinely do drugs was slammed as “unacceptable” by European Council President Charles Michel on February 15.