The venomous weever fish is becoming more common on beaches along the Belgian coast. A bite from the poisonous fish can be painful for weeks and can cause an infection. If bitten, immerse the wound in warm water to neutralise the venom. Numbers of the 18cm fish have increased in the past decade because of global warming.

A cocaine haul with a street value of €25 million was found by Bruges custom officers and federal police in a refrigerated container in Bruges. The cocaine was concealed in tins of tuna that were hidden in a false bottom. The container had arrived at Brussels National Airport from Ecuador. Custom officers discovered the drug while carrying out a routine inspection. They decided to follow the container to its final destination, where they arrested a man caught unloading the merchandise. He was already known to the police; working for a company that acts as a cover for drug traffickers. The man is refusing to assist the police investigation.

A Wavre resident called police after spotting three ‘flying saucers’ above her house. The woman told how she was woken by her cat at 1.30 in the morning last week. She saw in the sky a metal triangular-shaped object with three lights, flying at an altitude of around 20 metres. Two other similar craft then circled it before disappearing. Police have reported the sighting to the Belgian UFO committee.