Nineteen-year-old Zara Rutherford is making her solo flight around the world and she has just arrived in Panama City; she won't return home until November 4, when she expects to have landed in 52 countries, becoming the youngest woman in history to do so

A street dealer in Antwerp attempted to sell drugs to undercover police officers this weekend, according to local police; the man was arrested twice in two days for the offence, has been apprehended around 30 times this year and is irregular in Belgium

Brussels Airport’s announced that "to guarentee the safety of passengers and staff" and "prevent long queues" all 206 departing passenger flights will be cancelled on 26 November; the impact on inbound flights is expected less severe

A 29-year-old former secondary school teacher from Bredene has been found guilty of sexual offences, including the rape of minors that were his pupils; the 5-year prison sentence will be suspended on provision that he abides by the probation conditions

A new plan to combat antimicrobial resistance will be launched amid a global rise in infections resistant to common antibiotics; the WHO calls the occurrence a “silent pandemic”