Dennis Abbott

Film star and historian oppose ‘shameful’ plan to turn war memorial into restaurant

"It’s like turning the Menin Gate at Ypres into a supermarket.”

Mad about Hooverphonic

The group’s unashamed Belgitude, as well as their close ties with Brussels, have been evident since their earliest days.

Bring out your dead, says Waterloo historian

Whilst archeologists have excavated parts of the renowned Waterloo battlefield for relics, human remains are turning up in unlikely places...

The teenage top gun sweeping the skies

This year, Belgo-Brit Mack Rutherford became the youngest person to fly solo around the world.

'Canada can lift World Cup': Brugge's Buchanan defiant before Belgium clash

Ahead of Belgium vs Canada this evening, The Brussels Times spoke with Canadian players who play in Belgium on their World Cup chances.

Can the Red Devils go for gold? 'Yes!' Martinez tells us

“The team is stronger than four years ago.”

The Great War’s forgotten heroes

Were it published today, L’Album de la Guerre would likely carry a warning that it contains scenes that some readers may find distressing.

Archaeologists unearth skeleton dating from Battle of Waterloo

More than 10,000 men lost their lives during the battle and 20,000 horses were killed or severely maimed. The bodies, man and beast alike, were dumped in mass burial pits or burnt on pyres.

Belgium’s football queen

More girls and women than ever now play football in Belgium and the country’s FA aims to double the number of female registered players to 80,000 by 2026.

Lion's Mound ‘very probably’ contains human remains

“There are very probably human remains, with a few cannon balls among them, in the Lion's Mound.”

Union Saint Gilloise: Belgium's new football kings

Belgium’s national motto is ‘L’union fait la force’ in French, or ‘unity is strength’ in English, but it is also an apt maxim for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, the Brussels club that is stunning the football establishment this season.

How Brand Whitlock became Belgium’s beloved American

He’s mostly known today for the boulevard he gave his name to, but as the US’s ‘Minister’ in Belgium during the First World War, Brand Whitlock ensured aid reached millions who risked starvation from the blockades.

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