One in three people requesting euthanasia on the grounds that their suffering is psychologically unbearable eventually die as a result of euthanasia. It's above all people suffering from depression or with a personality disorder that apply for euthanasia on these grounds.

Figures from the Belgian justice department reveal the scale of arms ownership in Belgium. Today some 426,000 arms are registered in the country. The average weapon owner has a permit for four different arms.

Belgian police have dealt with a lab that was specialised in the production of false identity papers. The operation in the Brussels borough of St Gillis came to light as a result of raids carried out as part of the ongoing investigation into the terrorist threat on Belgian soil.

Inspectors of the federal Economy Department seized 86 bracelets and 8,000 euros at Tomorrowland, the renowned dance festival in Boom that took place last weekend. An investigation was started into the activities of an English gang specialised in ticket fraud. This was announced by the federal minister for Consumers' Affairs, Kris Peeters.

27/07/15 - The federal government has signed a pact with the pharmaceutical sector. Some medicines, especially older ones, will become cheaper, while patients will have better access to newly-developed medicines. This is a good thing in times when health care is becoming more and more personalised, says Health Minister Maggie De Block.

27/07/15 - The Ghent Festival (Gentse Feesten) seemed to continue for ever, but now it's over. Sunday night was the last party night, but some die-hards continued until well into Monday morning, after the break of down. They were eventually chased away by the cleaning teams. Some realised at that moment they had a small problem.

27/07/15 - The dance festival Tomorrowland in Boom came to close last night. Dance enthusiasts could not be bothered by the wet and colder weather the last days. Tomorrowland is also known for its diversity, with an enormous number of different nationalities on one single location.

Belgian customs are launching a digital application aimed at travellers. Many tourists coming from abroad don't know which products they can take into the country. The new app should inform them in a swift and efficient manner to avoid unpleasant surprises and disappointments.

The start of the Belgian football competition, last weekend, had quite some surprises, with 3 of the traditional 'big 5' failing to win their match. Champions AA Gent played a poor match and were held to a draw by Westerlo, while Club Brugge were even downed by newcomers Sint-Truiden.

The annual Ghent Festival (Gentse Feesten) came to a close early on Monday after 10 days. The 172 edition of the open-air festival welcomed a total of 1.4 million visitors. "But we didn't see any incidents. People get drunk in a pleasant way here", said Ghent Festival Burgomaster Christophe Peeters (Flemish liberal).

A group of youngsters attacked a team of ticket inspectors working for the Brussels public transport company MIVB on Sunday. Four inspectors had to be taken to hospital, La Dernière Heure and La Libre Belgique report.

58 Belgian tourists had the fright of their lives when the coach they were travelling in in Italy caught fire. Fortunately nobody on the bus was hurt. Only a German woman in a car that crashed into the bus was injured.

26/7/15 - Marijke De Jongh and Ellien Stinissen at their pop up restaurant in Antwerp. They have decided to set up a restaurant that only serves dishes made from left overs that would otherwise only go to waste.

26/7/15 - The 24 Hours of Spa, one of the world's most important endurance races, was raced today.

26/7/15 - With temperatures plummeting eastern promise was in welcome supply at the world music festival in Boechout. Performers included Bunny Wailer; the last still living original member of the Wailers.

Torrential rain caused problems at Brussels South Station on Saturday. The station building was unable to cope with the volume of rain pouring down from the heavens and water leaked onto the central concourse of the confusingly named Brussels Zuid/Midi Station.

Belgium face little challenge in the group stage of the qualifications for the 2018 football world cup in Russia. The Red Devils have been drawn against Estonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus and Greece.

There's been a big rise in the number of motorbikes being sold in Belgium. 14,374 bikes were sold during the first six months of 2015. The figure is up 4.25% on the year and the rise is being attributed to better weather conditions.

Faulty GPS directions are being blamed for a nasty smash involving a train and a car on the rail tracks in Mol (Antwerp Province) last night. The driver followed GPS directions that took him over the rails instead of turning right and avoiding them.

25/7/15 - 300,000 pigeons received military training during the Great War. They were dropped between enemy lines to be set to work in the pigeon post savings hundreds of Allied lives. To mark their memory a special pigeon race was staged from Compiegne to West Flanders today.