Brussels Blog

Yesterday, George and I did a bit of a whirlwind tour of the East End. Sunday morning is exactly the time to do that - Petticoat Lane, B...

I am very lucky, I guess. My work has always meant that from a very young age - I joined the military at the tender age of 16 - I have tra...

I don't have precise details, but I learn that the great Bobby Vee has passed away this afternoon. 73 years old, and suffering from ...

Chuck Berry is to release his first new album in more than 35 years. That is quite an achievement for a man who celebrates his 90th birth...

Now if I had a narrow boat, I think this is what I might have called it. Well, I don't, and anyway, somebody else got there first. I...

I've seen some pretty good gigs in my time. But possibly one of the tightest and most inspirational sets I have ever seen came in a sm...

As a devotee of Sherlock Holmes and his many rivals - Conan Doyle was not the only writer of detective short stories in late Victorian Eng...

I know that I have been quite critical of Belgian public transport in the past, but there is nothing that quite matches the experience of ...

"And if you would let them hold you, oh how grateful I would be..." I can actually remember the day, during the Summer holiday...

All good things must come to an end. And so, Belgium is mourning the passing of one of the greatest of Jazz legends, Toots Thielemans. ...

History would appear to be repeating itself the the UKIP camp in Brussels. Welsh MEP Nathan Gill is being investigated for abusing Europ...

Of course, history in Russia is presented selectively, and the truth can change depending upon who is in charge, and what his agenda is. ...