{"schema":"hottub-news/list/v1","item_schema":"hottub-news/item/v1","count":24,"sponsored":0,"items":[{"id":"n_jprnaygswqzwoospltcq","seq":1533276,"kind":"article","title":"Treinverkeer urenlang verstoord tussen Schaarbeek en Mechelen","title_en":"Train traffic disrupted for hours between Schaarbeek and Mechelen","url":"https://www.nieuwsblad.be/regio/vlaams-brabant/halle-vilvoorde/vilvoorde/treinverkeer-urenlang-verstoord-tussen-schaarbeek-en-mechelen/162534116.html","summary":"Door een incident op de sporen in de omgeving van het station van Vilvoorde was het treinverkeer tussen Schaarbeek en Mechelen urenlang verstoord.","published":"2026-10-03T09:39:00Z","seen":"2026-10-03T12:49:12Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","name":"nieuwsblad.be","domain":"nieuwsblad.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q12467","name":"Het Nieuwsblad","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","topics":["vilvoorde"],"authors":["Dimitri Berlanger,Tom Vierendeels"],"entities":[{"id":"Q12887","name":"Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek","type":"place"},{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.nieuwsblad.be/public/nieuws/sd36a7-themabeeld-verkeer-openbaar-vervoer-nmbs-trei/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/themabeeld%20Verkeer%20%20Openbaar%20Vervoer%20NMBS%20%20trei","story":"st_vk54zn5rppkepswzrmya","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.46,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.74,"political":0.05},{"id":"n_cisfj2uuuy5g64wb7j7q","seq":1515867,"kind":"article","title":"Treinverkeer verstoord tussen Schaarbeek en Mechelen","title_en":"Train traffic disrupted between Schaarbeek and Mechelen","url":"https://www.gva.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/treinverkeer-verstoord-tussen-schaarbeek-en-mechelen/162534167.html","summary":"Door een incident op de sporen in de omgeving van het station van Vilvoorde is het treinverkeer tussen Schaarbeek en Mechelen momenteel verstoord.","published":"2026-10-03T09:39:00Z","seen":"2026-10-03T10:23:15Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","name":"gva.be","domain":"gva.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2467329","name":"Gazet van Antwerpen","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper","organization"]}},"via":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Dimitri Berlanger,Tom Vierendeels"],"entities":[{"id":"Q12887","name":"Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek","type":"place"},{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.nieuwsblad.be/public/nieuws/sd36a7-themabeeld-verkeer-openbaar-vervoer-nmbs-trei/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/themabeeld%20Verkeer%20%20Openbaar%20Vervoer%20NMBS%20%20trei","story":"st_vk54zn5rppkepswzrmya","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.46,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.58,"political":0.05},{"id":"n_jn6pweo3cjfc77nvevvq","seq":1496467,"kind":"article","title":"Cassari bestaat 40 jaar en lokt klanten tot ver buiten Mechelen: “En zeggen dat ik vroeger niks met mode had”","title_en":"Cassari celebrates 40 years and attracts customers from far beyond Mechelen: 'And they say I used to have nothing to do with fashion'","url":"https://www.nieuwsblad.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/cassari-bestaat-40-jaar-en-lokt-klanten-tot-ver-buiten-mechelen-en-zeggen-dat-ik-vroeger-niks-met-mode-had/162450875.html","summary":"Veertig jaar nadat Cassari voor het eerst de deuren opende, is de herenmodezaak in de Graaf van Egmontstraat in Mechelen nog altijd een vaste waarde in het hogere segment. Terwijl de klassieke kledingzaak het moeilijk heeft, weet zaakvoerder Philippe Casaert (57) klanten uit een ruime regio naar zijn winkel te halen. Toch was hij niet voorbestemd voor het vak.","published":"2026-10-03T03:53:00Z","seen":"2026-10-03T07:44:19Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","name":"nieuwsblad.be","domain":"nieuwsblad.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q12467","name":"Het Nieuwsblad","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Sven Van Haezendonck"],"entities":[{"id":"Q52844602","name":"Cassari","type":"org"},{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/e7vpv4-philippe-casaert/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/Philippe%20Casaert","story":"st_nd2dttqs7vqttk4asjma","category":"lifestyle-leisure","category_p":0.38,"category2":"economy-business","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.59,"political":0.0},{"id":"n_nd2dttqs7vqttk4asjma","seq":1473482,"kind":"article","title":"Cassari bestaat 40 jaar en lokt klanten tot ver buiten Mechelen: “Voor maatwerk komen ze van steeds verder”","title_en":"Cassari celebrates 40 years and attracts customers from far beyond Mechelen: 'They come from far for customization'","url":"https://www.gva.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/cassari-bestaat-40-jaar-en-lokt-klanten-tot-ver-buiten-mechelen-voor-maatwerk-komen-ze-van-steeds-verder/162446072.html","summary":"Veertig jaar nadat Cassari voor het eerst de deuren opende, is de herenmodezaak in de Graaf van Egmontstraat in Mechelen nog altijd een vaste waarde in het hogere segment. Terwijl de klassieke kledingzaak het moeilijk heeft, weet zaakvoerder Philippe Casaert (57) klanten uit een ruime regio naar zijn winkel te halen.","published":"2026-10-03T03:53:00Z","seen":"2026-10-03T04:17:26Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","name":"gva.be","domain":"gva.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2467329","name":"Gazet van Antwerpen","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper","organization"]}},"via":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Sven Van Haezendonck"],"entities":[{"id":"Q52844602","name":"Cassari","type":"org"},{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/e7vpv4-philippe-casaert/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/Philippe%20Casaert","story":"st_nd2dttqs7vqttk4asjma","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.53,"category2":"lifestyle-leisure","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.69,"political":0.0},{"id":"n_cdrvfo5osqyx2iu4u2ha","seq":1392687,"kind":"article","title":"De Warmste Tocht na vijf dagen aangekomen in Mechelen, dat dit jaar gaststad is voor De Warmste Week","title_en":"The Warmest Journey arrives in Mechelen after five days, which this year is the host city for The Warmest Week","url":"https://www.gva.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/de-warmste-tocht-na-vijf-dagen-aangekomen-in-mechelen-dat-dit-jaar-gaststad-is-voor-de-warmste-week/162521466.html","summary":"De Warmste Tocht kwam vrijdagavond aan in Mechelen. Een week lang duwden radiopresentatoren Eva De Roo en Dries Lenaerts letterlijk een warme thuis voort. Dat deden ze samen met heel wat vrijwilligers. Ze vertrokken maandag in Genk en via onder meer Aarschot en Bonheiden kwamen ze vrijdag aan in de Dijlestad.","published":"2026-10-02T16:31:00Z","seen":"2026-10-02T16:57:39Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","name":"gva.be","domain":"gva.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2467329","name":"Gazet van Antwerpen","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper","organization"]}},"via":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Stijn Van De Sande"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/z9bfyb-warmste-huisje.jpg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/warmste%20huisje.jpg","story":"st_cdrvfo5osqyx2iu4u2ha","category":"lifestyle-leisure","category_p":0.32,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.46,"political":0.05},{"id":"n_fwmr33ce2h7zkychwq6a","seq":1350927,"kind":"article","title":"Honderden leerlingen van Ursulinenschool in Mechelen geëvacueerd na bommelding","title_en":"Hundreds of students from Ursulinenschool in Mechelen evacuated after bomb threat","url":"https://vrtnws.be/p.QAX83EqX8","summary":"In Mechelen doorzoekt de politie het schoolcomplex van de Ursulinen met 3 explosievenhonden, na een bommelding. Dat zegt de lokale politiezone Rivierenland. Honderden leerlingen van de kleuterschool en de middelbare school werden voorlopig opgevangen in een kerk in de buurt, de meesten van hen zijn intussen naar huis.","published":"2026-10-02T11:36:26Z","seen":"2026-10-02T13:17:56Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-vrt-be-8e8af9","name":"vrt.be","domain":"vrt.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q12858","name":"Flemish Radio and Television Broadcasting Organization","type":"public_broadcaster","country":"BE","designations":["broadcast network","public broadcaster"]}},"via":"kite-vrt-be-8e8af9","entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://images.vrt.be/vrtnws_share/2026/10/02/747ab397-f60f-4ad5-95b8-1d480a169885.jpg","story":"st_wip4xb7krzj5cbne53pq","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.6,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.88,"political":0.14},{"id":"n_ftz4dcsixpicr6gw7fvq","seq":1355400,"kind":"article","title":"Bommelding bij Ursulinen in Mechelen: 1.400 leerlingen geëvacueerd","title_en":"Explosion at Ursulinen in Mechelen: 1,400 students evacuated","url":"https://www.hln.be/mechelen/bommelding-bij-ursulinen-in-mechelen-1-400-leerlingen-geevacueerd~ab984e56","summary":"De school Ursulinen in Mechelen werd vrijdagmiddag ontruimd na een bommelding. 1.400 leerlingen werden geëvacueerd naar de Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk. De politie heeft de omgeving afgesloten en alvast een eerste sweeping uitgevoerd.","published":"2026-10-02T11:19:00Z","seen":"2026-10-02T13:42:13Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-hln-be-354e19","name":"hln.be","domain":"hln.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1457499","name":"Het Laatste Nieuws","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper","organization"]}},"via":"kite-hln-be-354e19","authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://images.hln.be/NThhYzUyMzRhODBlZDAzNTc5OGYvZGlvLzI3ODQ1NjE4MS9maXQtd2lkdGgvNDAw/mechelen-bommelding-ursulinen-mechelen-inzet-bommelding-ursulinen-mechelen","story":"st_wip4xb7krzj5cbne53pq","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.6,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.84,"political":0.08},{"id":"n_wip4xb7krzj5cbne53pq","seq":1335309,"kind":"article","title":"1.700 leerlingen van middelbare school in Mechelen geëvacueerd na bommelding","title_en":"1,700 students from secondary school in Mechelen evacuated after bomb threat","url":"https://www.hbvl.be/binnenland/1.700-leerlingen-van-middelbare-school-in-mechelen-geevacueerd-na-bommelding/162494644.html","summary":"Zo’n 1.700 leerlingen van school Ursulinen in het centrum van Mechelen werden vrijdagmiddag geëvacueerd. Op de secundaire school kwam een bommelding binnen. De politie kwam massaal ter plaatse.","published":"2026-10-02T11:15:00Z","seen":"2026-10-02T12:00:02Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-hbvl-be-874777","name":"hbvl.be","domain":"hbvl.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2230982","name":"Het Belang van Limburg","type":"newspaper","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-hbvl-be-874777","topics":["binnenland"],"authors":["Stijn Van De Sande"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"},{"id":"Q55","name":"Netherlands","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/1p1t13-ursulinen-mechelen.jpeg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/ursulinen%20mechelen.jpeg","story":"st_wip4xb7krzj5cbne53pq","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.56,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.87,"political":0.1},{"id":"n_rmfy3ntwiyiwgnj5o6ba","seq":1333317,"kind":"article","title":"1.700 leerlingen van Ursulinen in Mechelen geëvacueerd na bommelding","title_en":"1,700 students from Ursulinen in Mechelen evacuated after bomb threat","url":"https://www.gva.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/1.700-leerlingen-van-ursulinen-in-mechelen-geevacueerd-na-bommelding/162493463.html","summary":"Zo’n 1.700 leerlingen van school Ursulinen in het centrum van Mechelen werden vrijdagmiddag geëvacueerd. Op de secundaire school kwam een bommelding binnen. De politie kwam massaal ter plaatse.","published":"2026-10-02T11:15:00Z","seen":"2026-10-02T11:53:06Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","name":"gva.be","domain":"gva.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2467329","name":"Gazet van Antwerpen","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper","organization"]}},"via":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Stijn Van De Sande"],"entities":[{"id":"Q2250880","name":"Ursulines","type":"org"},{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"},{"id":"Q55","name":"Netherlands","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/1p1t13-ursulinen-mechelen.jpeg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/ursulinen%20mechelen.jpeg","story":"st_wip4xb7krzj5cbne53pq","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.55,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.84,"political":0.15},{"id":"n_wiwtu2eicvvkj3ymirya","seq":1306324,"kind":"article","title":"Weekend van de Klant in Mechelen valt samen met koopzondag vol streetart","title_en":"Customer Weekend in Mechelen coincides with shopping Sunday full of street art","url":"https://www.nieuwsblad.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/weekend-van-de-klant-in-mechelen-valt-samen-met-koopzondag-vol-streetart/162481882.html","summary":"Mechelen combineert dit weekend het Weekend van de Klant met de maandelijkse koopzondag. Meer dan tachtig handelaars en ondernemers in de binnenstad nemen deel. Ook in de Mechelse dorpen doen ondernemers mee.","published":"2026-10-02T08:56:38Z","seen":"2026-10-02T09:15:31Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","name":"nieuwsblad.be","domain":"nieuwsblad.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q12467","name":"Het Nieuwsblad","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Sven Van Haezendonck"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/bhlzag-cue-picture-52294869-37553384.jpeg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/cue-picture-52294869-37553384.jpeg","story":"st_wiwtu2eicvvkj3ymirya","category":"lifestyle-leisure","category_p":0.4,"category2":"economy-business","sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.24,"political":0.01},{"id":"n_lxhebvo3apbtaahod7ha","seq":1278422,"kind":"article","title":"Mechelse stadsbioscoop Lumière viert vijfde verjaardag: “Na vijftien jaar wordt hier weer gedanst”","title_en":"Mechelse city cinema Lumière celebrates its fifth anniversary: 'After fifteen years, dancing is back here'","url":"https://www.nieuwsblad.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/mechelse-stadsbioscoop-lumiere-viert-vijfde-verjaardag-na-vijftien-jaar-wordt-hier-weer-gedanst/162445445.html","summary":"Stadscinema Lumière viert van 8 tot en met 11 oktober zijn vijfde verjaardag met een groot feest. De cinema in de gerestaureerde historische Oude Stadsfeestzaal van Mechelen ontvangt jaarlijks zo’n 70.000 bezoekers. “Maar we zijn ook een ontmoetingsplek geworden in hartje binnenstad”, zegt CEO Jon Michelena.","published":"2026-10-02T03:46:00Z","seen":"2026-10-02T06:11:59Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","name":"nieuwsblad.be","domain":"nieuwsblad.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q12467","name":"Het Nieuwsblad","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Leo De Nijn"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"},{"id":"Q20723834","name":"Société Lumière","type":"org"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/t4l6v1-lumiere-mechelen/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/Lumiere%20Mechelen","story":"st_lxhebvo3apbtaahod7ha","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.76,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.74,"political":0.01},{"id":"n_hzqoalx5hlf24utzokea","seq":1187685,"kind":"article","title":"Binnenkort peddelen van Diest tot Mechelen? Provincie wil langs Demer en Dijle langste traject van Vlaanderen mogelijk maken","title_en":"Soon paddling from Diest to Mechelen? Province wants to make the longest route of Flanders possible along Demer and Dijle","url":"https://www.nieuwsblad.be/regio/vlaams-brabant/oost-brabant/diest/binnenkort-peddelen-van-diest-tot-mechelen-provincie-wil-langs-demer-en-dijle-langste-traject-van-vlaanderen-mogelijk-maken/162442843.html","summary":"Kano- of kajakvaren van Diest tot in Mechelen, dat wil de provincie Vlaams-Brabant met een nieuw project tegen 2028 mogelijk maken. Bestaande aanmeerplaatsen worden in een nieuw kleedje gestoken en er komen er ook nieuwe. Het moet met 55 km het langste peddeltraject op een rivier in Vlaanderen worden.","published":"2026-10-01T16:37:01Z","seen":"2026-10-01T17:51:24Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","name":"nieuwsblad.be","domain":"nieuwsblad.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q12467","name":"Het Nieuwsblad","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","topics":["diest"],"authors":["Luc Weyens"],"entities":[{"id":"Q743236","name":"Diest","type":"place"},{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"},{"id":"Q1185344","name":"Demer","type":"place"},{"id":"Q934226","name":"Dyle / Dijle","type":"place"},{"id":"Q234","name":"Flanders","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.nieuwsblad.be/public/nieuws/rn19xg-platboot-als-picknickplaats-aan-de-demer-in-zichem/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/Platboot%20als%20picknickplaats%20aan%20de%20Demer%20in%20Zichem","story":"st_t2lfwhnzdjcu46w2phya","category":"lifestyle-leisure","category_p":0.23,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.16,"political":0.15},{"id":"n_onpc27y4qb6whehqq5qa","seq":629859,"kind":"article","title":"Mechelen verkoopt oude meubelfabriek op Battelsesteenweg voor minstens 925.000 euro","title_en":"Mechelen sells old furniture factory on Battelsesteenweg for at least 925,000 euros","url":"https://www.nieuwsblad.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/mechelen-verkoopt-oude-meubelfabriek-op-battelsesteenweg-voor-minstens-925.000-euro/162304460.html","summary":"De stad Mechelen zet de voormalige meubelfabriek Huyghens op de Battelsesteenweg te koop. De oude OCMW-gebouwen staan al een tijd leeg en kampen met ernstige stabiliteitsproblemen. De site wordt openbaar verkocht via Biddit met een instelprijs van 925.000 euro.","published":"2026-09-29T08:46:45Z","seen":"2026-09-29T09:40:00Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","name":"nieuwsblad.be","domain":"nieuwsblad.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q12467","name":"Het Nieuwsblad","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Sven Van Haezendonck"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/6h8pgf-%C2%A9-dirk-vertommen-battelsesteenweg-50/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/%C3%82%C2%A9%20Dirk%20Vertommen%20-%20battelsesteenweg%2050","story":"st_f2dfz3ptoq3iakgprf5a","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.82,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.18,"political":0.02},{"id":"n_mdrcdgohuejbzhedh7ma","seq":613509,"kind":"article","title":"Mechelen mag 1,5 miljoen van omstreden toeslag bij GAS-boetes bijhouden: gouverneur kan stad niet dwingen tot terugbetaling","title_en":"Mechelen allowed to keep 1.5 million euros from controversial surcharge on GAS fines: governor cannot force the city to repay","url":"https://vrtnws.be/p.VLyQlBNkE","summary":"De stad Mechelen mag 1,5 miljoen euro aan extra boetekosten bijhouden, en moet de mensen niet terugbetalen. Dat schrijft Het Laatste Nieuws en het bericht wordt ons bevestigd. Er was veel te doen over een toeslag van 6 euro die Mechelen bovenop een GAS-boete aanrekende. \"Ik kan de stad niet verplichten die bedragen terug te betalen. Gedupeerden kunnen naar de rechter stappen\", oordeelt Antwerps gouverneur Cathy Berx.","published":"2026-09-29T07:14:19Z","seen":"2026-09-29T08:12:46Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-vrt-be-8e8af9","name":"vrt.be","domain":"vrt.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q12858","name":"Flemish Radio and Television Broadcasting Organization","type":"public_broadcaster","country":"BE","designations":["broadcast network","public broadcaster"]}},"via":"kite-vrt-be-8e8af9","entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"},{"id":"Q1467493","name":"Gas","type":"org"}],"image":"https://images.vrt.be/vrtnws_share/2026/09/29/56bb9ff1-75df-4996-b2cd-584b34914ed3.jpg","story":"st_mdrcdgohuejbzhedh7ma","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.41,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.41,"political":0.39},{"id":"n_jh3d2vyveiwohhc6o5gq","seq":617896,"kind":"article","title":"Strijd om eerste windmolen in Mechelen barst opnieuw los: buurtbewoner roept op tot bezwaar, Ecopower vraagt om steun","title_en":"Struggle over the first wind turbine in Mechelen flares up again: a resident calls for objection, Ecopower asks for support","url":"https://www.nieuwsblad.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/strijd-om-eerste-windmolen-in-mechelen-barst-opnieuw-los-buurtbewoner-roept-op-tot-bezwaar-ecopower-vraagt-om-steun/162292178.html","summary":"Nu het tweede openbaar onderzoek naar een windmolen in Mechelen-Noord is gestart, barst de strijd opnieuw los. Mechelaar Hubert Vermeulen (80) roept zijn stadsgenoten op om massaal bezwaar aan te tekenen. Tegelijk roept Ecopower voorstanders op om ook hun stem te laten horen.","published":"2026-09-29T07:08:00Z","seen":"2026-09-29T08:39:05Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","name":"nieuwsblad.be","domain":"nieuwsblad.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q12467","name":"Het Nieuwsblad","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Sven Van Haezendonck"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"},{"id":"Q2279894","name":"Ecopower","type":"org"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/8aiqj9-collage-flexible-20260928.jpg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/collage-flexible-20260928.jpg","story":"st_ruhph56eikyxul7dt3zq","category":"environment","category_p":0.27,"category2":"politics","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.62,"political":0.48},{"id":"n_tley3bpjczpygpm5gzqa","seq":468434,"kind":"article","title":"Mechels gemeenteraadslid Ariane Van Craen verhuist naar Tenerife, Zineb El Boussaadani maakt politieke comeback","title_en":"Mechelen city council member Ariane Van Craen moves to Tenerife, Zineb El Boussaadani makes political comeback","url":"https://www.gva.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/mechels-gemeenteraadslid-ariane-van-craen-verhuist-naar-tenerife-zineb-el-boussaadani-maakt-politieke-comeback/162283083.html","summary":"Gemeenteraadslid Ariane Van Craen (Voor Mechelen) begint binnenkort aan een nieuwe leven in het noorden van Tenerife. Door haar verhuizing naar het Spaanse eiland moet ze haar zitje opgeven. Dat gaat naar Zineb El Boussaadani, die haar comeback maakt in de Mechelse politiek.","published":"2026-09-28T15:33:00Z","seen":"2026-09-28T15:54:50Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","name":"gva.be","domain":"gva.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2467329","name":"Gazet van Antwerpen","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper","organization"]}},"via":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Sven Van Haezendonck"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/5z2yjs-arianne-zineb-laura-gr-walem.jpg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/Arianne%20Zineb%20Laura%20GR%20Walem.jpg","story":"st_tley3bpjczpygpm5gzqa","category":"politics","category_p":0.84,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.07,"political":0.88},{"id":"n_gjk6dhuq5wwgjytblzha","seq":454017,"kind":"article","title":"Gaetano en Elroy zijn ‘internationaal’ duo in ‘Mijn restaurant’: “Mechelen is nog onbekend terrein”","title_en":"Gaetano and Elroy are an 'international' duo in 'My restaurant': 'Mechelen is still unknown territory'","url":"https://www.gva.be/media-en-cultuur/gaetano-en-elroy-zijn-internationaal-duo-in-mijn-restaurant-mechelen-is-nog-onbekend-terrein/162090639.html","summary":"‘Mijn restaurant’ van VTM opent kortelings de deuren in Mechelen. Pal tegenover het station, waar je voorheen kon eten bij Maillard. De nieuwe, tijdelijke, uitbaters zijn geen Maneblussers, maar een internationaal duo: Elroy Krijnen (31) uit Breda en Gaetano Volpicelli (29), die zowaar uit Napels komt.","published":"2026-09-28T13:00:00Z","seen":"2026-09-28T14:53:32Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","name":"gva.be","domain":"gva.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2467329","name":"Gazet van Antwerpen","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper","organization"]}},"via":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","topics":["media en cultuur"],"authors":["Tom Vets"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1569969","name":"Elroy","type":"person"},{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/kixwve-mijn-restaurant-s02-portret-kandidaten-004.jpg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/Mijn%20Restaurant_S02_Portret%20Kandidaten_004.jpg","story":"st_gjk6dhuq5wwgjytblzha","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.68,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.17,"political":0.04},{"id":"n_xhukbzjrkw4ovn53tuoq","seq":454019,"kind":"article","title":"Mechelse drugsdealer (42) loopt tegen de lamp: “Ik ben beginnen dealen, omdat ik met grote financiële problemen kampte”","title_en":"Mechelen drug dealer (42) runs into trouble: 'I started dealing because I was struggling with major financial problems'","url":"https://www.gva.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/mechelse-drugsdealer-42-loopt-tegen-de-lamp-ik-ben-beginnen-dealen-omdat-ik-met-grote-financiele-problemen-kampte/162268807.html","summary":"Een 42-jarige man uit Mechelen stond voor de strafrechter op verdenking van drugshandel in Mechelen. Dat gaf de man ook toe en hij zei dat hij ermee gestart was omwille van financiële problemen.","published":"2026-09-28T12:57:00Z","seen":"2026-09-28T14:53:32Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","name":"gva.be","domain":"gva.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2467329","name":"Gazet van Antwerpen","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper","organization"]}},"via":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Theo Derkinderen"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/f764ho-collage-2-1-large-left-20260928.png/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/collage-2-1-large-left-20260928.png","story":"st_xhukbzjrkw4ovn53tuoq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.41,"category2":"economy-business","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.66,"political":0.05},{"id":"n_dylzw67lmyz6insrwtra","seq":406558,"kind":"article","title":"Gouverneur legt Mechelen geen terugbetaling GAS-toeslagen op, maar juridische strijd gaat voort","title_en":"Governor does not impose GAS allowance repayment on Mechelen, but legal battle continues","url":"https://www.gva.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/gouverneur-legt-mechelen-geen-terugbetaling-gas-toeslagen-op-maar-juridische-strijd-gaat-voort/162248289.html","summary":"De stad Mechelen moet de geïnde GAS-toeslagen van 6 euro niet collectief terugbetalen. Dat blijkt uit de beslissing van provinciegouverneur Cathy Berx na een klacht van Mechelaar Arnaud Coel. Een rechter kan zich wel nog in individuele dossiers uitspreken over de wettigheid. Berx plaatst ook kanttekeningen bij de bezwaarprocedure die Mechelen hanteert.","published":"2026-09-28T10:03:49Z","seen":"2026-09-28T10:48:32Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","name":"gva.be","domain":"gva.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2467329","name":"Gazet van Antwerpen","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper","organization"]}},"via":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Sven Van Haezendonck"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/8tcsys-collage-flexible-20260928.jpg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/collage-flexible-20260928.jpg","story":"st_dylzw67lmyz6insrwtra","category":"politics","category_p":0.57,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.68,"political":0.93},{"id":"n_xwz2wzc43cwxevpxnnqa","seq":405588,"kind":"article","title":"Mechelen opent eerste mobiel buurtzwembad in Hombeek: \"Het water is gelukkig niet te koud\"","title_en":"Mechelen opens the first mobile neighborhood swimming pool in Hombeek: 'The water is fortunately not too cold'","url":"https://vrtnws.be/p.ewPkmRRJE","summary":"In Hombeek is vanmorgen het eerste mobiele buurtzwembad van Mechelen geopend. Na de sluiting van het versleten zwembad Geerdegemvaart wil de stad het zwemwater fors uitbreiden. In totaal komen er 4 van zo'n zwembaden op verschillende locaties. \"Op deze manier kunnen we het watertekort snel en efficiënt oplossen\", zegt burgemeester Bart Somers (Voor Mechelen).","published":"2026-09-28T10:01:23Z","seen":"2026-09-28T10:48:17Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-vrt-be-8e8af9","name":"vrt.be","domain":"vrt.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q12858","name":"Flemish Radio and Television Broadcasting Organization","type":"public_broadcaster","country":"BE","designations":["broadcast network","public broadcaster"]}},"via":"kite-vrt-be-8e8af9","entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://images.vrt.be/vrtnws_share/2026/09/28/c150fa09-de5c-48c9-8f2c-c52fa579768d.jpg","story":"st_xwz2wzc43cwxevpxnnqa","category":"lifestyle-leisure","category_p":0.28,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.55,"political":0.01},{"id":"n_tkxtahr3pzwpc4z5zo3a","seq":406583,"kind":"article","title":"Van Plopsaqua tot buurtzwembaden: het hobbelige parcours richting meer Mechels zwemwater","title_en":"From Plopsaqua to neighborhood swimming pools: the bumpy path towards more swimming water in Mechelen","url":"https://www.gva.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/van-plopsaqua-tot-buurtzwembaden-het-hobbelige-parcours-richting-meer-mechels-zwemwater/162243829.html","summary":"De zoektocht naar extra zwemcapaciteit in Mechelen had de voorbije jaren veel weg van een heuse calvarietocht. Oorspronkelijk zou Plopsaqua een waterparadijs bouwen, maar na bijna tien jaar werd de stekker uit dat project getrokken. De oplossing vond de stad in tijdelijke buurtzwembaden. Het eerste opende maandag in Hombeek.","published":"2026-09-28T09:08:00Z","seen":"2026-09-28T10:48:32Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","name":"gva.be","domain":"gva.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2467329","name":"Gazet van Antwerpen","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper","organization"]}},"via":"kite-gva-be-93bf83","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Stijn Van De Sande"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/yphop1-collage-2-equal-20260928.png/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/collage-2-equal-20260928.png","story":"st_tkxtahr3pzwpc4z5zo3a","category":"lifestyle-leisure","category_p":0.47,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.07,"political":0.01},{"id":"n_x5657qqtmgvqtpojqkmq","seq":401788,"kind":"article","title":"Stad Mechelen mag 5,1 miljoen euro aan extra boetekosten houden: gouverneur Berx staat machteloos","title_en":"City of Mechelen allowed to keep 5.1 million euros in additional fines: Governor Berx is powerless","url":"https://www.hln.be/binnenland/stad-mechelen-mag-5-1-miljoen-euro-aan-extra-boetekosten-houden-gouverneur-berx-staat-machteloos~a7dd3704","summary":"Meer dan 500.000 Vlamingen kregen de voorbije jaren in Mechelen een verkeersboete en betaalden daar extra kosten op. De stad van burgemeester Bart Somers (Anders) haalde zo bijna 5,1 miljoen euro op, maar de voorbije weken was het onzeker of Mechelen dat geld mocht houden. Er liep een klacht binnen bij gouverneur Cathy Berx. Haar oordeel is goed nieuws voor Somers: ze kan en mag de kosten niet meer terugvorderen.","published":"2026-09-28T08:38:00Z","seen":"2026-09-28T10:42:57Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-hln-be-354e19","name":"hln.be","domain":"hln.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1457499","name":"Het Laatste Nieuws","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper","organization"]}},"via":"kite-hln-be-354e19","authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://images.hln.be/ZWNkY2E1Y2E2YzVmNWY5ZDQ3MzIvZGlvLzI3NTc3MDg2Mi9maXQtd2lkdGgvNDAw/bart-somers-cathy-berx","story":"st_x5657qqtmgvqtpojqkmq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.56,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.79,"political":0.33},{"id":"n_552nx5isx5a6iuxjcwta","seq":370303,"kind":"article","title":"“Çështja” Mbappe, Reali “fërkohet” me Francën, pakënaqësi për menaxhimin e “gjelit”","title_en":"From Genk to Mechelen: firefighters push the house on wheels from Warmste Week into action","url":"https://www.balkanweb.com/ceshtja-mbappe-reali-ferkohet-me-francen-pakenaqesi-per-menaxhimin-e-gjelit","summary":"Dëmtimi i Mbappe, në sfidën kundër Turqisë, shqetësoi jo vetëm trajnerin Zidane, por mbi të gjithë ai moment u përjetua me shumë ankth në shtëpinë e Real Madrid. Menjëherë pas ndeshjes, Zidane, theksoi se gjendja e tij është shqetësuese dhe se do të rikthehet në klub, por vetëm kaq nuk ka mjaftuar për të qetësuar […]","published":"2026-09-28T07:12:01Z","seen":"2026-09-28T07:44:20Z","lang":"sq","country":"AL","source":{"id":"kite-balkanweb-com-a9ef4a","name":"balkanweb.com","domain":"balkanweb.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q16837344","name":"Balkanweb","type":"website","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-balkanweb-com-a9ef4a","topics":["- sport bota","-shqipëri","lajmet e fundit","sport","sport news","të gjitha","zz-instant"],"authors":["ESH Balkanweb"],"entities":[{"id":"Q189692","name":"Genk","type":"place"},{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"story":"st_552nx5isx5a6iuxjcwta","category":"sport","category_p":0.84,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.28,"political":0.14},{"id":"n_c3rmdafjiqab5k5yfgka","seq":375328,"kind":"article","title":"Inbrekers roven geld en juwelen bij inbraak in Mechelen","title_en":"Burglars rob money and jewels in a break-in in Mechelen","url":"https://www.nieuwsblad.be/regio/antwerpen/rivierenland/mechelen/inbrekers-roven-geld-en-juwelen-bij-inbraak-in-mechelen/162245177.html","summary":"Inbrekers hebben toegeslagen in een woning in de Kluisstraat in Mechelen.","published":"2026-09-28T06:53:00Z","seen":"2026-09-28T08:16:53Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","name":"nieuwsblad.be","domain":"nieuwsblad.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q12467","name":"Het Nieuwsblad","type":"newspaper","country":"BE","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-nieuwsblad-be-3f7e8a","topics":["mechelen"],"authors":["Theo Derkinderen"],"entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"}],"image":"https://prod-img.gva.be/public/incoming/epvox2-themabeeld-inbreker-burglary-burglar/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/themabeeld%20inbreker%20%20burglary%20burglar","story":"st_ppe5scpumuz6bxbwdvia","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.68,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.67,"political":0.01}]}