Can Liège’s mass river clean-up turn one day of volunteering into lasting change?

River Cleanup and local partners are preparing a public clean-up along the Meuse, Ourthe and Dérivation in Liège on 19 September, linking a Walloon volunteer effort to World…

Record High Fens fire exposes limits of Belgium’s wildfire capacity

Verviers adds wildfire vigilance to planning after High Fens blaze

What does Charleroi’s final tribute to Jacques Van Gompel say about his complicated legacy?

Charleroi’s municipal councillors paid tribute on 31 August to former mayor Jacques Van Gompel, who died in Gilly on 21 August aged 79, closing a fortnight of official and…

Scientists test wildfire prediction model during High Fens blaze

Scientists have tested a fire-prediction model against the wildfire in Belgium’s High Fens, with initial comparisons showing promising results, according to VRT NWS.

How does TEC Hainaut turn new recruits into bus drivers?

LeTEC strike halts Charleroi buses and cuts one in three Liège-Verviers journeys

A 48-hour LeTEC strike halted all buses in Charleroi and cancelled about one journey in three across Liège-Verviers on Thursday 27 August, with further disruption scheduled for…

Yellow rain alert brought heavy showers to Wallonia and Brussels

Belgium’s yellow rain warning expired late on Wednesday, 19 August, after covering Brussels, every Walloon province and Flemish Brabant as heavy showers crossed the country.

What does the Nivelles carnival assault ruling say about alcohol and responsibility?

A court has convicted a man over an assault that left a woman bleeding on the ground during the 2026 Carnival of Nivelles, rejecting intoxication as an adequate explanation for…

High Fens smoke drove extreme air pollution while Walloon alert rules stayed inactive

Smoke from the High Fens wildfire pushed PM2.5 concentrations in Vielsalm close to 700 micrograms per cubic metre on 16 August, but Wallonia’s regional alert criteria were not met…

Hautes Fagnes fire raises fine-particle health concerns across eastern Belgium

A major wildfire burning in Belgium’s Hautes Fagnes since Friday has damaged extensive areas of the nature reserve and sent smoke across the region, prompting warnings that fine…

What is known after a worker fell at the Van der Valk construction site in Charleroi?