Personal letters give insight into Prince Charles' private life

02/01/2015 • 14:23

The VRT has gained access to a series of personal letters written by Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, some 70 years ago. Charles was the younger brother of King Leopold III of the Belgians, who replaced Leopold on the Belgian throne at the end of the Second World War. The letters show his mental suffering and how he tried to make people believe he still lived in England.

Three killed in heavy road accident

02/01/2015 • 16:29

59 new wind turbines, but what about the future?

02/01/2015 • 10:27

"Extreme" chocolate sales at Brussels Airport

02/01/2015 • 11:48

Syria: Belgium to set up deradicalisation scheme

02/01/2015 • 11:14

People pay last respects to Leo Tindemans

02/01/2015 • 16:04

02/01/15 - Members of the public were paying their last respects to the former Belgian PM Leo Tindemans (Christian democrat) in Edegem (Antwerp province). Tindemans passed away on Boxing Day. His funeral will take place in Edegem on Saturday.

One address for your complaints

02/01/2015 • 16:10

02/01/15 - One address for all complaints concerning consumers' affairs: the federal government is to install one central administration to deal with complaints about energy, postal services, telecom etc.

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Winter sales kick off on Saturday!

02/01/2015 • 16:17

02/01/15 - The traditional winter sales kick off tomorrow. Retailers and small businesses are hoping for busy days, to make up for their disappointing sales so far, especially in smaller clothing stores.

Maarkedal switches off the lights at night

02/01/2015 • 10:57

The municipality of Maarkedal, in the Flemish Ardennes in East Flanders, south of Ghent, will turn off street lighting on weekdays between 11pm and 5am. The local authorities claim this measure will save them up to 40,000 euros per year.

11,000 tons of salt dumped on Belgian roads so far

01/01/2015 • 17:06

So far, gritter trucks have spread out 11,000 tons of salt on Belgian roads this winter. With just December behind us, this is already more than the whole of last winter, the agency responsible for the Belgian roads has confirmed.

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Taste the New Year's atmosphere in Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels

01/01/2015 • 14:58

1/1/15 - People celebrated across Belgium on New Year's Eve. This video shows the atmosphere in (in order of appearance) Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels. Ghent paid tribute to Luc Devos, its beloved singer that died unexpectedly, with the crowd singing his most famous song 'Mia'. The Antwerp city authorities had asked people not to start fireworks themselves but to come to the Scheldt instead for a magnificent show organised by the city. Brussels held the event at a new location, De Brouckère.

100,000 attend 'new' Brussels fireworks

100,000 attend 'new' Brussels fireworks

01/01/2015 • 11:37

An estimated 100,000 people attended the NYE fireworks in Brussels on Wednesday night. This event had been revamped and took place at the Anspach Avenue. 10,000 different arrows were shot into the air from the roof of a hotel at De Brouckère.

What's new on 1 January? (part 4: driving and housing)

01/01/2015 • 12:46

The start of a new month traditionally heralds a number of changes. This is also the case for January, and with a new year kicking off, the list is even longer than usual. This is why we split things up in different categories. After money, families and work, it's time for housing and traffic.

Belgium: warm, warmer, warmest

01/01/2015 • 11:11

2014 was the warmest year in Belgium since records began in 1833. The average temperature for the whole year was 11.9 degrees Celsius (53.42 Fahrenheit). The previous milestone was set in 2011 with an average temperature of 11.6 degrees.

"Passengers are in a good mood"

01/01/2015 • 15:53

1/1/15 - The Flemish public transport company had a busy New Year's Eve, carrying 8 per cent more passengers than last year. Some 400 De Lijn drivers had volunteered to work on the last night of the year. They enjoyed the party atmosphere on their bus or tram. "Everybody is cheerful. There is no stress like on other days of the year."