Holy Blood Procession abandoned

14/05/2015 • Update 17:26

The authorities in Bruges have cancelled this year's Holy Blood Procession. The procession is a highlight of Ascension Day attracting thousands of well-wishers from at home and abroad.

"Number of Med migrants could fall"

14/05/2015 • 09:48

Christian workers paint sorry picture of Belgium

14/05/2015 • 10:16

Life for neighbour who killed Caroline

14/05/2015 • 12:35

Concern for 770 Belgians in Burundi

14/05/2015 • 11:12

Belgian fries Tokyo style

14/05/2015 • 16:13

14/5/15 - Belgium's high level trade mission to Japan is at an end. For four days now Belgian politicians and businessmen have been selling Belgium to the Japanese. Several contracts have been signed including one for Leuven's IMEC and more are anticipated.

Special Olympics: "I'm different but it doesn't make a difference"

14/05/2015 • 14:54

14/5/15 - A torch run signalled the start of the Special Olympics in Brussels. Until Saturday athletes with a mental disability will be competing for Olympic gold.

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Burundi crisis: Belgium to use all its leverage

14/05/2015 • 14:55

14/5/15 - The Belgian International Development Minister Alexander De Croo has made clear Belgium's line with regard to the crisis in Burundi.

Bilingualism is good for the brain

13/05/2015 • 16:29

Many FlandersNews readers might speak English as a second language. And this is very healthy, a study by the University of Ghent's PhD candidate Evy Woumans proved. Bilingualism trains the brain and leads to cognitive advantages in children, adults, and even patients with a neural disorder like Alzheimer's.

Gust the lobster escapes cooking pot

13/05/2015 • 17:47

A lobster measuring 1.1 metres in length and weighing no less than 6 kilos ended up in a tank in a Delhaize supermarket in Humbeek, Flemish Brabant. After a few days of not being sold and cooked, the giant sea creature was named Gust (Flemish slang for something big), and he was donated to the Blankenberghe Sea Life Centre. But, unfortunately for Gust, he can't stay there.

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Bill de Blasio declares "In Flanders Fields Day"

13/05/2015 • 16:33

13/5/15 - The Flemish Prime Minister Geert Bourgeois has joined war veterans at the municipal war monument in New York to mark the centenary of the writing of "In Flanders Fields". Canadian army doctor John McCrae wrote the poem exactly one hundred years ago. To mark the occasion the New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has declared 12 May "In Flanders Fields Day".

Canadian airman shot down over Belgium returns

13/05/2015 • 17:00

Today, 94-year-old Bill Robertsen paid a visit to Bokrijk for the first time in 71 years. The Canadian ex-bombing marksman's plane was taken down here by the Nazis during World War 2. The site hosted a big commemoration today, during which Mr Robertsen was joined by Guy Jaspers, the son of Robertsen's Belgian saviour, Rene Jaspers, who helped the American/Canadian squadron get to Britain safely.

Can long dead shark help to rescue today’s endangered species?

13/05/2015 • 15:26

13/5/15 - A case in the Royal Atheneum in Ostend contains a hidden gem: a bramble shark measuring 1.70 metres. It was caught and stuffed in 1893 and is now being handed over to scientists to help preserve other fish stocks.

EC instructs Belgium to cut taxes on labour

13/05/2015 • 16:08

The European Commission has formulated four recommendations for the Belgian government. The EU executive says Belgium should put grease to its elbow and reduce taxes on labour generating revenue from other sources.

Smartphone evidence convicts rapist

13/05/2015 • 10:36

Judges sitting in Leuven on Tuesday sentenced a 49-year-old man to four years in jail following a conviction for rape. The man was convicted of raping the 12-year-old daughter of a female friend. He denied the charges but a recording that the girl had made using her smartphone allowed him to be convicted.

Belgium sends warship to Mediterranean

13/05/2015 • 15:33

The Belgian navy commander vessel Godetia will soon be leaving for the Mediterranean. The ship will be deployed as part of a grand-scale European operation. The Godetia's mission will last two days.