'Big Parade' for "something completely different"

29/03/2015 • Update 16:44

Some 20,000 people have taken part in a march in the Brussels city centre to campaign against the right-wing choices of the federal and Flemish government and to propose "a warm society" instead. The movement has received the name 'Hart Boven Hard' or 'Tour Autre Chose' in French.

Belgium starting hunt for Wales and Gareth Bale

29/03/2015 • 10:10

Heroic Gent-Wevelgem swept by wind and rain, but won by an Italian

29/03/2015 • 17:47

Health Minister pressing for cheaper prescriptions

29/03/2015 • 14:16

Van Lierde impresses in South Africa

29/03/2015 • 17:03

Riders beaten by the wind in Gent-Wevelgem

29/03/2015 • 16:33

29/03/15 - The classic cycle race Gent-Wevelgem is becoming a heroic race due to the weather conditions. There is the continuous rain, but also the hard wind sweeping over the West-Flemish countryside and creating problems for many riders. They are constantly fighting to keep their balance, with some losing this battle from time to time. Like Geraint Thomas, the Weshman who won the E3 Harelbeke last Friday. Thomas was not injured and could come back in the front with the other breakaway riders. (Dutch commentary)

Prince Laurent and children manufacture "Limburgse vlaai"

29/03/2015 • 12:43

29/03/15 - Prince Laurent, his wife Princess Claire and their children visited a traditional Flemish baker on Saturday. They travelled to Hasselt, in Limburg province, to visit a local bakery that also serves as a royal supplier. Laurent and his twin sons assisted in the making of real "Limburgse vlaai", a kind of flan that is a local specialty.

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Small artisan bakeries becoming a rarity

29/03/2015 • 12:28

29/03/15 - The number of small traditional bakers - where you can still find self-made bread hot from the oven - is plumetting. There are some 2,600 left nowadays, compared to 4,000 twenty years ago. The irregular shifts and tough competition from industrial bakeries is deterring many youngsters.

Panda man kicks off Earth Hour in Brussels

29/03/2015 • 11:27

29/03/15 - Thousands of cities and municipalities across the world joined the Earth Hour initiative yesterday, by switching off the lights between 8:30 and 9:30pm. This was also the case in Brussels, where the French ambassador and the WWF Panda pressed a button together to dim lights on the Grand Place, in metro stations and at the Atomium.

App guides cyclists safely through port of Antwerp

29/03/2015 • 11:03

The provincial authorities in Antwerp and the port presented a new app last week to guide cyclists safely through the port. The app is part of a campaign to have more port workers take the bicycle to come to work, and to have them adopt safer cycling habits.

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Brussels cathedral has new falcon visit

28/03/2015 • 16:36

Two peregrine falcons are breeding four eggs in the tower of the Brussels Saint Michael and Gudula Cathedral. The female laid four eggs at the end of February, the first of which should hatch on 4 April. The falcons apparently like the spot, because they have returned to it on various occasions.

Vilvoorde, Belgium's most remarkable station

28/03/2015 • 16:20

25/03/15 - Despite being quite a busy station - with 6,000 passengers on a daily basis, and up to 14 stops per hour on weekdays - Vilvoorde Station, just north of Brussels, is in bad need of renovation. The staircases, platforms and shelters are actually a danger to commuters. The site is over a century old and enjoys a protected status, but Belgian Rail has no cash for refurbishment works, or has at least other priorities.

1 in 4 in intensive care by mistake

28/03/2015 • 16:09

28/03/15 - A study by the University of Hasselt (Limburg) has revealed that 1 in 4 patients in hospital ends up in intensive care as a result of mistakes made by hospital staff. These mistakes mostly concern wrong medication, or medication in wrong doses.

Belgian beer loses battle against Coca-Cola

28/03/2015 • 12:46

Tumulus 800, a local beer from Landen (Flemish Brabant, near Limburg) has to receive a new name after its Belgian brewers lost a battle initiated by Coca-Cola. The soft drink giants claimed that the name of the Belgian beer was too similar to Tumult, the name of a soft drink they distribute mainly in southern France.

"Extend system of certified cash registers to all shops and other sectors"

28/03/2015 • 11:16

The State Secretary for the Battle against Social Fraud, Bart Tommelein (Flemish liberal), wants all shops to work with certified (so-called "white") cash registers that do not allow any kind of fiddling. The system has been imposed on the hospitality industry, but Tommelein would also like other sectors to adopt the system.

Ian McEwen: "Freedom of speech is the lifeblood of a healthy society"

28/03/2015 • 10:31

28/03/15 - The VRT's current affairs flagship Terzake invited the British writer Ian McEwen to the studio. Annelies Beck had a long conversation about his books, freedom of speech, blasphemy, religion etc ... "Freedom of speech is the lifeblood of a healthy society, but there has to be a certain limit".