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THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. Obligatory prescriptions and border checks: What changes in Belgium on 1 November? Changes coming into effect on Friday will impact Brussels landlords, customers of internet and telephone networks, and people travelling to France from Belgium.  Read More .   2. Floods in Spain: 13,200 people from Belgium in disaster area, some in trouble The consulate in Valencia said it had been inundated with calls from worried relatives of Belgians who are in areas worst hit by the devastating floods.  Read More . 3. Belgium’s bloody witch-hunting history Witch-hunts in the region that would become modern-day Belgium have been described as some of the most extreme and bloodiest in Europe.  Read More .   4. Drug-related violence: Brussels-Midi police zone reinforced by special security unit The police unit, which normally intervenes in national disasters or situations of "high emergency," is being deployed in Anderlecht, Saint-Gilles and Forest.  Read More . 5. Employment falls in Belgium for first time since pandemic Job creation has ground to a halt in Belgium, according to the latest figures from the National Bank.  Read More . 6. Drug deal witnessed by passengers on Brussels metro Photos were posted on social media showing people buying drugs directly from a dealer in a moving metro carriage, surrounded by passengers.  Read More . 7. ‘Inhumane’ displacement to an ‘unsuitable’ site: Refugees evacuated from Pacheco "There are cars speeding past, fast cyclists, and now also refugees, who are wedged between the barriers and the wall of Rue Belliard."  Read More . 8. The Brussels Times Cinema Guide: What to watch in November From an Irish-Belgian blockbuster starring Cillian Murphy to a queer film festival, here's what's on in Brussels cinemas this month.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: Brandstof The station café is one of the coolest in the country.  Read More .