Belgian prison staff went on a 24-hour strike starting at 10 p.m. on Thursday evening to protest against overcrowding and poor working conditions; Belgian prisons currently house around 12.000 people, exceeding the capacity by around 1.300 inmates

Two bunkers dating back to the Cold War were uncovered during excavation work in the centre of Antwerp, revealing room for 70 people each in case of nuclear attack; though known since they were built in 1955-56, they hadn't been excavated before

Brussels taxi drivers will mobilise for a demonstration today, 14 November, to highlight the sector's favouritism towards Uber and Bolt platforms and to demand a review of the June 2022 taxi ordinance for those aspects, that they consider discriminatory

The Belgian potato will be the focus of the 12th edition of 'Potato Week', which will take place from 8 to 15 November, at the initiative of the Walloon Ministry of Agriculture

All flights scheduled to leave Charleroi airport yesterday were cancelled due to a strike by security staff; this is the third time in less than two months that there have been major flight cancellations at Charleroi airport due to a strike