Belgium

British Boy Amongst Swiss Coach Crash Victims

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.03.2012 | UK

A British boy was among the 28 people killed in a horrific bus crash in a Swiss tunnel, it has emerged. Sebastian Bowles, 11, was one of the 22 chi...

Coach Was Not Speeding, Say Investigators

The Huffington Post UK | Cosima Ungaro | Posted 14.03.2012 | UK

The coach that crashed in Switzerland killing 28 people was not speeding, according to investigators. The news was revealed during a press confere...

Words Are Useless: Day Of Mourning In Belgium After Crash Tragedy

The Huffington Post UK | Cosima Ungaro | Posted 14.03.2012 | UK

Belgium's prime minister has declared a national day of mourning after a coach crash claimed the lives of 28 people, including 22 school children. ...

'The Children Weren't Even Screaming Anymore': Rescue Chief Describes Swiss Tragedy

Cosima Ungaro | Posted 14.03.2012 | UK

One of the first rescue workers to arrive at the scene of a bus crash in Switzerland that killed 28 Belgians, including 22 children, has described the...

LOOK: Darth Vader Burger Unveiled

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 06.01.2012 | UK Comedy

Just when you thought there weren't any more Star Wars tie-ins to be made, George Lucas and co. have come up with this: the Darth Vader burger. A ...

Strike Set To Cause Christmas Travel Chaos on Eurostar

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 22.12.2011 | UK

A strike by public sector workers in Belgium may cause Christmas chaos for travellers using the high speed train line Eurostar. The Eurostar servic...

Clearly, There Was No German Economic Miracle

Peter Martindale | Posted 08.02.2012 | UK Politics
Peter Martindale

The panic behaviour of the German Chancellor and French president, makes it plain to see that both countries are using the economic difficulties of other Eurozone countries and the restructuring of Europe, as a smoke-screen to hide their own systemic economic and social failures.

Liege: Silent Vigil After Deadly Rampage

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK

A silent vigil has been held for four people killed in a grenade and gun attack in Liège, Belgium. People laid flowers and tributes to the victims...

Body Found At Home Of Liege Grenade Attacker

Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.02.2012 | UK

The attacker who killed at least four people when he opened fire on a Christmas market in Liège, Belgium, also murdered a cleaning woman before the r...

Six Dead Including Gunman After Belgian Grenade Attack

Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.12.2011 | UK

At least six people have died and 123 have been injured after a man fired shots and threw grenades in a crowded town square in Liège, Belgium. Th...

Farmers Reporting Bumper Brussels Sprout Crop This Christmas

Huffington Post | Alastair Plumb | Posted 08.12.2011 | UK Comedy

Britain has been enjoying such unseasonably mild weather of late - until the recent cold snap, at least - that farmers are looking at a bumper crop of...

Belgium Nationalises Bank As Sarkozy And Merkel Promise New Crisis Plan

Huffington Post UK | Peter Guest | Posted 09.12.2011 | UK

The Belgian operations of the struggling bank Dexia have been nationalised, and the governments of France and Luxembourg have stepped in with guarante...

Labour Apologises After Former Minister Insults 'Bloody Belgium'

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK Politics

Labour has been forced to apologise after one of its former defence ministers said Britain was still a leading power, unlike "bloody Denmark or Belgiu...

Pirelli Release the 'Camber Cops' in Monza

Todd McCandless | Posted 09.11.2011 | UK
Todd McCandless

This weekend's Italian Grand Prix in Monza has a lingering safety concern--the blistering and camber settings the teams choose are being closely monit...

Five People Killed After Storm Hits Belgian Pop Festival

BBC News | Posted 18.10.2011 | UK

The death toll at the Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium, hit by a sudden violent storm, has now risen to five, say local officials. Staging col...