Archaeologists in Assenede, East Flanders, have discovered the wreckage of a Second World War Messerschmitt shot down by American fighter planes more than 60 years ago. The plane was found buried in a field in Sint-Jans Polder, the Air Force History Association announced.

Access to the celebrated rooftop of the Parking 58 garage in Brussels, which offers spectacular views of the city centre, could soon disappear to make way for an office and apartment block, said the owners, AG Real Estate. The company is now seeking planning permission for ground-floor shops, office space and upper-floor apartments. The site is a favourite of photographers, with nearly 25,000 mentions on the Flickr photo site, as well as providing much-needed city-centre parking.

A 36-metre luxury yacht owned by Studio 100 boss Gert Verhulst has been impounded by a judge following a dispute between two subcontractors. The yacht, which has eight suites, is used by the entertainment production company and others for business functions. The company that operates the boat, Evanna, is in dispute with a contractor over an unpaid bill, and a judge has now ordered the boat not to be moved. Verhulst said last week the affair had nothing to do with his company and hoped for a speedy resolution.

Brussels metro stations will not be equipped with defibrillators because they are unnecessary and cost too much, said Brussels' public transport minister Brigitte Grouwels. The public transport authority MIVB had previously announced they would equip the 14 main stations with the equipment, used to revive heart attack victims. But MIVB later decided that emergency services are on the spot fast enough to make the equipment unnecessary. They also cost about €2,000 each, not counting the training of MIVB staff that would be required.

A researcher from the University of Antwerp is one of seven winners of an essay competition organised by The Lancet, the prestigious British medical journal. Sociologist Edwin Wouters, 28, won with an essay on the treatment of Aids in the South African province Orange Free State. The winning essays will be published on The Lancet's website, and the authors are invited to a symposium organised by the World Health Organisation in Montreux in November.

Belgian prisoners serving their sentences in Tilburg, the Netherlands, have launched a campaign to complain about the quality of the food. The prisoners, who were moved to Tilburg to ease the overcrowding in Belgian jails, have written to the prison authorities, the prison officers' union, their lawyers and even the king to complain about their diet: a microwaved frozen meal at midday and a vacuum-packed sandwich for the evening meal. The director of the Dutch prison authority said the Tilburg inmates receive the same food as all other Dutch prisoners.

Veerle Dobbelaere and Koen De Graeve were last week voted Best Actress and Best Actor in the Flemish Entertainment Awards, organised by DVD distributors Just Bridge and selected by visitors to the website of Het Laatste Nieuws. Dobbelaere won for her role in SM Rechter (SM Judge), and De Graeve for his roles in the TV series Van vlees en bloed (Of Flesh and Blood) and the film De helaasheid der dingen (The Misfortunates). Awards were also given to Jan Verheyen, director of Dossier K, and to Van vlees en bloed as best TV series.