The Latest Breaking News from Belgium

Jos Verstappen set for rally debut in Belgium championship

Former Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen is set to make his rallying debut with an outing in the Belgian Rally Championship later this month.

Motorsport · Feb 3, 2022

Poland…Hidden Paradise for Racing Pigeons

Poland boasts Europe's biggest community of homing pigeon breeders but fails to compete with other countries like Belgium and The Netherlands. "My birds are athletes. You have to train the pigeons to get them into shape, monitor their health, feed them well," says pigeon fancier Michal Trojczak while opening one…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2022

Belgium’s civil servants given right to disconnect from work after hours

Describing ‘stress and burnout’ as real diseases, minister says law is needed to combat the problem

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

'They were visionaries' - Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United partnership was 20 years ahead of its time

Man Utd sent more than 30 players on loan to Antwerp in a 20-year period in a partnership that began a trend across football.

Manchester Evening News · Jan 29, 2022

Holocaust survivor decries 'abuse' of yellow star at COVID protests

Centenarian Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender urged the young generation on Thursday to always remember the Nazi genocide and denounced the use by some anti-COVID vaccination protesters of the yellow star Jews were forced to wear.

Reuters · Jan 27, 2022

Why Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku won't be playing for Belgium against Ireland

Belgium will travel to Dublin for a friendly match on March 26

Irish Mirror · Jan 25, 2022

Ireland to play Belgium and Lithuania in March friendlies

Ireland have not played Belgium since the 3-0 defeat at Euro 2016

Irish Mirror · Jan 25, 2022

Covid briefing: Eight things as Education Minister sets out plan for schools in Wales

The Welsh Government to give fresh guidance but masks to stay for now

Wales Online · Jan 25, 2022

Belgium OKs 4th vaccine shot for immunocompromised people

Belgium’s health ministers have approved a recommendation to use a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine to better protect people with a weakened immune system against the virus

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Testing for fully vaccinated travellers to UK to be scrapped; new vaccine pass rules in France – as it happened

UK transport secretary says testing rules for travellers into country will change from 4am on 11 February; new France rules come into force

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2022