Tintin drawing by Hergé sells at auction for record £1.9m
Belgian cartoonist’s black and white artwork from 1942 was used for the cover of Tintin in America An artwork by Tintin creator Hergé has set...
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Belgian MEP arrested in ‘cash for influence’ inquiry
Police search Marc Tarabella’s safe deposit box and offices as part of anti-corruption investigation A second MEP has been arrested as part of a criminal...
Greek MEP Eva Kaili to stay in custody after corruption charges, says court
Kaili is one of four charged with corruption and money laundering in relation to Qatar and will go on trial in Belgium Eva Kaili, the...
30 tonnes of cocaine seized in raids against European ‘super cartel’
Arrests made in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Dubai, including one ‘extremely big fish’ A “super-cartel” that controlled one-third of the cocaine trade in...
Chaos erupts in Brussels after Morocco beat Belgium at World Cup – video
Chaos erupted in Brussels on Sunday after Morocco beat Belgium 2-0 at the World Cup in Qatar. About 100 officers in riot gear used tear...
Twitter reportedly disbands Brussels office, leading to compliance concern
Platform could struggle to enforce new EU laws covering power of big tech companies and hate speech Twitter has disbanded its entire Brussels office, according...
Dutch border-hoppers ignore Belgium and Germany’s ‘stay away’ plea
Restaurants have had a rush of visitors since lockdown was imposed in the Netherlands on Sunday Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage...
Covid news: Queen changes Christmas plans; EU drug regulator approves Novavax vaccine – as it happened
British monarch will stay in Windsor instead of going to Sandringham as usual; European Medicines Agency gives green light to fifth vaccine Approval of new...
One of world’s smallest books sold at auction for £3,500
Leather-bound version of Lord’s Prayer the size of the end of a pencil cannot be read with the naked eye One of the world’s smallest...
Coronavirus news live: UK health minister won’t rule out Christmas Covid curbs; EU set to back Novavax vaccine
Sajid Javid is expected to announce whether social mixing will be curtailed over festive period; EU’s drug regulator will today decide whether to approve the...