The vehicle drove at high speeds into a crowd gathered in the southern town of Strépy-Bracquegnies to mark carnival.

Six people killed in Belgium after car drives into carnival crowd

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Undated family handout photo issued by Essex Police of (left to right top row) Dinh Dinh Binh, Nguyen Minh Quang, Nguyen Huy Phong, Le Van Ha, Nguyen Van Hiep, Bui Phan Thang, Nguyen Van Hung, Nguyen Huy Hung, Nguyen Tien Dung, Pham Thi Tra My, (left to right second row) Tran Khanh Tho, Nguyen Van Nhan, Vo Ngoc Nam, Vo Van Linh, Nguyen Ba Vu Hung, Vo Nhan Du, Tran Hai Loc, Tran Manh Hung, Nguyen Thi Van, Bui Thi Nhung, (third row left to right) Hoang Van Tiep, Tran Thi Ngoc, Phan Thi Thanh,Tran Thi Tho, Duong Minh Tuan, Pham Thi Ngoc Oanh, Tran Thi Mai Nhung, Le Trong Thanh, Nguyen Ngoc Ha, Hoang Van Hoi, (bottom row left to right) Tran Ngoc Hieu, Cao Tien Dung, Dinh Dinh Thai Quyen, Dang Huu Tuyen, Nguyen Dinh Luong , Cao Huy Thanh, Nguyen Trong Thai, Nguyen Tho Tuan and Nguyen Dinh Tu, the 39 Vietnamese migrants, aged between 15 and 44, that were found dead in the back of a trailer in Essex on October 23 last year. Gheorghe Nica, 43, and Eamonn Harrison, 24, have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men women and children who suffocated as they were smuggled into Britain in a lorry trailer. The jury, which deliberated for nearly 23 hours, also convicted them of their part in a wider people-smuggling operation with Christopher Kennedy, 24, and Valentin Calota, 38.



A man described in a Belgium court as a 'ringleader' has been jailed with 17 others over the deaths of people found in a lorry container in Essex.

Smuggling 'ringleader' jailed over Essex lorry deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants

Thousands gathered in Brussels for a third time to protest against the Covid rules imposed by the Belgian government to tackle the Omicron variant.

Scuffles break out after thousands in Brussels protest against Covid rules

More than 190 people have died in the floods across western Europe. Thousands found themselves homeless after their dwellings were destroyed.

Exclusive footage: Flood-damaged homes and debris-lined streets in Belgium

The death toll from flooding in Western Europe climbed above 180 on Sunday after rescue workers dug deeper into debris left by receding waters.

Angela Merkel vows climate action as she tours ‘surreal’ flood scene

Storms across parts of western Europe in recent days have caused rivers and reservoirs to burst their banks.

Race to rescue missing hundreds as death toll from European floods rises to 125

Italy, Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands are banning travel from the UK in an attempt to stop a new mutant variant of Covid does not reach their shores.

PM to chair COBRA meeting as UK is cut off from continent

A campaign for the removal of a statue of King Leopold II has been successful in the Belgian town of Ghent.

Who was King Leopold II and why is his statue being pulled down?

The development is a major breakthrough in the decades-old royal paternity scandal.

Belgian ex-king Albert concedes woman born from affair is his daughter

Around 30 hours environmental activists clad in red and wearing climbing gear stood on ledges of the Europa building ahead of an EU summit.

Greenpeace protesters scale EU HQ as leaders set to gather for climate talks

The test could be a decisive breakthrough in the case that has followed King Albert II, 84, for decades.

Belgium’s former king agrees to DNA test to settle decades-long paternity feud

"I wanted to do something that shows we have talented people and we would like to integrate ourselves into the Belgian society," he said.

Football club launched by former refugee in Belgium

The man tried to make his getaway by climbing over the gate of the premises but his trousers got caught on the fence. 

Thief left dangling upside down after bungled burglary

Police in Brussels said some protesters became violent when they were asked to disperse from outside the EU building.

Police and anti-migration protesters clash at EU headquarters

Police said some of the protesters were throwing pool balls.

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