The youngest perpetrator was barely 12: girl (14) victim of gang rape by teenagers. The public prosecutor’s office is conducting an investigation into a gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in a bush in Kortrijk. A dozen young suspects – some barely between 12 and 16 years old – have been arrested and placed under … Read more
The British Zak Nelson (28) and Elliot Griffiths (26) had only arrived in Reykjavik on April 19 for a tour of Iceland when disaster struck. On the highway, their rental car was hit at 90 kilometers per hour by an oncoming vehicle that suddenly deviated from its lane. The vehicle ended up on its side, … Read more
Registrations of new passenger cars in the European Union fell by 5.2 percent in March compared to the same month last year, to more than 1.03 million cars. The European car manufacturers’ association ACEA reported this on Thursday. Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 8:14 AM This is the first decline this year. According to ACEA, … Read more
The joint trade union front of ACOD, ACV and VSOA is organizing further actions in Belgian prisons next week. This has been confirmed by trade unionist Eddy De Smedt (VSOA). A new series of actions starts in Antwerp on Monday. Monday April 22, 2024 at 8:37 AM The strike post will be in Hasselt on … Read more
Victim (37) of violent home invasion dies. Halle – The 37-year-old man who was attacked at home by two men last week died in hospital from his injuries. The Halle-Vilvoorde public prosecutor’s office confirms this. The investigation into the facts is ongoing, but no arrests have yet been made. The home invasion took place last … Read more
Ypres – Unique, world first to the third power, flabbergasted… park director Stefaan Lemey is short of superlatives at the long-awaited opening of the new water attraction in Ypres’ Bellewaerde Park. “We will win prizes with this.” The Amazonia water attraction is located in the new Mundo Amazonia zone of the park, where the beetles … Read more
44-year-old Jessica Macko from Texas has been struggling with dental problems for years and underwent an intense operation at the beginning of this month to replace her teeth with all-on-4, a false denture that rests on four implants. Although she knew there would be bruises after the procedure, Macko didn’t expect her to look completely … Read more
Knokke-Heist – The stork has passed by in the Zwin. Literally, because the first stork young of the year was born there. Remarkable: that happened two weeks earlier compared to last year. “The mild winter may have been a trigger,” said Zwin. Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 10:04 PM The birth took place on one … Read more
The Antwerp Zoo has added a number of little ones again. Pygmy marmoset Una has given birth to twins. The newborn monkeys are doing well and within a few months the caregivers can determine the sex of the animals. The birth went smoothly and mother Una gave birth to three cubs, one of which unfortunately … Read more
At the age of 23, Vicky Owens runs her own successful company. As a social media manager, she has worked for Netflix, Tiktok and other major brands, and now employs four others in her own office in Manchester. The British woman exudes self-confidence, but that was once different: in secondary school she was severely bullied … Read more
