Rita Alves

British singer Sienna Spiro and American guitarist Nile Rodgers recently gushed over the Belgian capital, with Spiro calling it "underrated". Spiro expressed her love for Brussels during an interview last week with the British radio programme Big Top 40. "I had a really good time…It was my favourite show I've done," she said. The singer performed in Brussels earlier this year and admitted that the experience changed her perception of the city. "I feel like they have really bad marketing.

The son of a Belgian man who reportedly died in Spanish wildfires claimed that local authorities did not provide any safety guidance, disputing information that his father had ignored official orders. 63-year-old Stanislas Verdonckt is among the victims of a wildfire that broke out on Thursday in Andalusia, in the south of Spain, his son Thomas-Wolf Verdonckt, told Reuters on Saturday.

The environmental NGO ClientEarth has filed a human rights complaint against Belgium over its alleged failure to protect its population from health impacts associated with PFAS chemical contamination. The complaint was filed with the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR), according to a statement by the NGO on Wednesday. PFAS are man-made chemicals commonly found in industrial and consumer products, due to their non-stick, waterproof and heat-resistant properties.