Belgian farmer accidentally moves the French border 7½ feet

Belgian farmer accidentally moves the French border 7½ feet by unwittingly moving historic stone marker that was in the way of his tractor A Belgian farmer accidentally moved the French-Belgian border 7.5 feet The altered border demarcation was discovered by a local history enthusiast  The mayors of the two border towns both saw the humorous side … Read more

Belgian ambassador’s wife SLAPS South Korean shop worker after being caught ‘shoplifting’

Belgian ambassador’s wife SLAPS South Korean shop worker in the face after being accused of ‘shoplifting’ clothes in alleged ‘assault’ Security camera footage shows ‘slap’ after angry confrontation in clothes store  Xiang Xueqiu is the wife of Belgian ambassador Peter Lescouhier South Korean police say she is wanted for questioning over the alleged assault Xiang ‘cannot … Read more

Brexit supply chaos: German and Belgian ales vanish from UK shelves

Beer importers are seeing shortages of specialist brews from Germany and Belgium as a result of Brexit red tape and Covid-19. The company ‘Beers of Europe’, which claims to operate the biggest beer shop in Britain as well as offering online sales, has issued a warning about the problem to customers. British craft brewers have seized … Read more

German and Belgian ales vanish from UK shelves amid supply chaos as a result of Brexit

Beer importers are seeing shortages of specialist brews from Germany and Belgium as a result of Brexit red tape and Covid-19. The company ‘Beers of Europe’, which claims to operate the biggest beer shop in Britain as well as offering online sales, has issued a warning about the problem to customers. British craft brewers have seized … Read more

Santa gives Belgian care home Covid-19: 75 are infected after ‘superspreader’ visited residents

Santa gives Belgian care home Covid-19: 75 people are infected after ‘superspreader’ dressed as Father Christmas visited residents Santa was welcomed into care home of 150 residents in town of Mol, Antwerp  Three days after he tested positive for Covid-19, sparking fears at the care home Since then 61 elderly and 14 staff have tested positive. … Read more

Brussels edges towards lockdown as Belgian Covid-19 cases hit record high

New restrictions for Brussels as Belgium edges towards lockdown with Covid cases hitting a record high City’s curfew has also been tightened to 10pm-6am with shops shutting at 8pm The new changes will come in on Monday Brussel premier Rudi Vervoort said Working from home will be obligatory and masks will have to be worn … Read more

Love child of former Belgian king, Albert II, seeks same rights in court as his legitimate children

I want to be a princess! Love-child of former Belgian king goes to court for same rights and titles as his other children  Love child of former Belgian king seeks same rights as his legitimate children   Delphine Boël, 52, wants the courts to rule in her favour against former King Albert II  Abdicated royal has admitted … Read more

Belgian actress Annie Cordy dies aged 92 following cardiac arrest

Belgian actress Annie Cordy dies aged 92 following a cardiac arrest as tributes are paid to the singer after a glittering 66 year career The actress died after suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in Vallauris, France She had appeared in more than 50 films and TV series since her debut in 1954 Annie … Read more

Belgian prince defends King Leopold II after anti-racism protesters deface his statue

Belgium’s ‘cursed prince’ defends his predecessor King Leopold II for ‘building parks in Brussels’ after destruction of statues in tribute to tyrant blamed for 10million deaths in the Congo Prince Laurent said former Belgian King Leopold II ‘never himself went to Congo’ Statues of Leopold have been vandalised by activists during anti-racism protests The royal … Read more

Outrage at Belgian prince as he catches coronavirus after attending an illegal party in Spain

Outrage at Belgium’s Prince Joachim, 28, as he catches coronavirus after flying 1050 miles to Spain to attend a party with his girlfriend and 26 others in breach of lockdown Prince Joachim of Belgium attended an illegal private party in Spain on Tuesday The Belgian Royal Household confirmed he has now contracted coronavirus The 28-year-old … Read more