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EU vaccine rollout has been ‘a fiasco’ says former Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt has called on Brussels to renegotiate its ‘ill-conceived’ contracts with vaccine manufacturers The MEP blamed the European Commission for shortages and slow rollout in EU countries in a video released on Saturday The EU has fallen behind highly-developed nations including … Read more
Woof justice! Dognappers bite off more than they can chew when they try to steal Nellie the five-stone Belgian Malinois who has served in war zones Toby Currier walking his Belgian Malinois Nellie when approached by two men He said one showed an interest in the dog while the other asked him questions One then … Read more
Belgian rioters attacked the king’s car in violent unrest in Brussels over the death of a black man in police custody who was arrested for breaking the coronavirus curfew. Police said more than 500 protesters, some of them holding Black Lives Matter signs, gathered in Belgium’s capital on Wednesday following the death of the 23-year-old … Read more
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
Incredible survival of Bella the dog whose owner tied her to a rock and dumped in a river before hero passer-by came to rescue Bella Belgian Shepherd carrier bag with a large rock inside attached to her leash Charlene Latham, 31, of Newark, admitted attempting to try and drown the dog Passerby Jane Harper jumped in … Read more
The beer and beauty fame of the Belgian town that is about to save the world with a miracle Covid vaccine that could finally turn the tide on the pandemic The Belgian town of Puurs holds a festival in honour of its bountiful asparagus Now it has a new bumper crop, and it is hoping … Read more
A Belgian medic has been jailed for killing a screaming British mother during a Caesarean section by mistakenly shoving a tube down her oesophagus while drunk. Helga Wauters, 51, was handed three years in jail by French judges on Thursday over the death of Xynthia Hawke who underwent the emergency operation. Wauters was also banned from practising … Read more
A British D-Day hero has recreated a touching wartime photograph with a Belgian friend he last saw as a boy during the Second World War. George ‘Bunny’ Avery, 98, last saw Urbain in 1944, when he lodged with his family at a bakery in Peer, Belgium while building Bailey bridges to help the Allies. The pair had posed … Read more
Belgian doctors with coronavirus are asked to keep working as the number of infections surges Medical staff in hard-hit Liege are being asked to work if they’re asymptomatic ICU doctor in Liege said it’s the only option to stop the health system collapsing Last week health minister said Belgium faces a ‘tsunami’ of new Covid … Read more
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