People walking on the beach in the seaside resort of Ostend (West Flanders) made a rather macabre discovery this Christmas Day They encountered human remains that were washed up by the tide The limbs are believed to include a right foot and part of a leg The public prosecutor's office has launched an investigation and is looking to see if a DNA match can be made in Belgium’s missing persons database The human remains were found around 9am on the beach near the Diksmuidestraat in the district of Mariakerke it was clear that the foot had been in the water for a long time The public prosecutor's office and the missing persons unit have been informed A DNA test is now being conducted to see if there is a match with a missing person it is still unclear in which circumstances the deceased died Welcome to bdonline.co.uk. This site uses cookies. Read our policy By 2016-02-29T08:00:00 A trio of young Belgian architects has designed work and living spaces for a local sculptor in Mariakerke which share a design flow and innovative material palette Only logged in subscribers have access to it Existing subscriber? LOGIN A subscription to Building Design will provide: Subscribe today Alternatively REGISTER for free access on selected stories and sign up for email alerts Site powered by Webvision Cloud View upcoming auction estimates and receive personalized email alerts for the artists you follow M Leuven opened the exhibition Art That Moves showcasing artworks that once belonged to private collections and now enrich the museum’s holdings “In Your Wildest Dreams: Ensor Beyond Impressionism” at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp—which possesses the world’s largest collection of the work of James Ensor (1860–1949)—contextualizes him within the movements of his time (Symbolism as well as Impressionism) Early action at the fair's opening day suggests the art market A serval on the loose has been caught by members of the Ghent fire service in an operation that was labelled as "not to be underestimated" a wild feline native to the African savannah had been roaming the Ghent area for several days but it can be dangerous when it feels threatened A serval - some compare the feline to a big cat others to a small panther - is a wild animal as well The animal had been spotted in the Ghent suburbs of Wondelgem and Ledeberg in recent days the local fire service received a phone call people had spotted the serval near the café "De Boer" in Mariakerke "The animal was relatively quiet" explains Nico De Craene of the Ghent firefighters "We kept on eye on it from a distance We used big nets to catch the serval."  This operation was not to be underestimated De Craene adds that "this operation was not to be underestimated actually the smallest type of panthers from Africa It is hard to approach them: when we came within 5 metres' distance it was already making it quite clear it didn't want us anywhere nearby but luckily we had the right tools to protect ourselves." Since it is illegal to keep a serval as a pet the animal will be trasnsferred to a wildlife refuge centre in Opglabbeek There was no trace of a kitten which allegedly was in the serval's company