Online message application Twitter may have convinced the likes of Oprah and Stephen Fry of its worth, but until now a whole demographic was immovably sceptical: the under-threes. Thanks to an idea developed at the University of Hasselt, toddlers will now be able to keep in touch with their working parents using Twitter.

A beautiful bouncing baby girl, slightly hairy and weighing in at 80 kilograms, was born at 8.45 last Sunday to mother Phyo Phyo in the Antwerp Zoo. The country’s first elephant birth was followed closely by tens of thousands worldwide via the internet. Kai-Mook’s name was chosen from more than 8,000 submissions from members of the public.

A 77-year-old man who ran through a give-way sign and caused a road accident in which two children were killed plans to sue the parents of the victims because they were not belted in properly.

Belgian money might be made abroad from next year, if finance minister Didier Reynders decides to follow a recommendation from the board of the National Mint to send production overseas to a low-wage country. According to the opinion given by the board a year ago, the government has failed to invest in the mint, and both machinery and management are no longer up to date enough for the job. Staff last week held a silent protest during a visit by the king and queen calling for an end to the uncertainty.