Month: October 2025

Deinze – The Levensloop in Deinze has been postponed after Storm Amy inflicted damage on the Palaestra sports complex. Authorities delayed the event to ensure the safety of participants and secure the course, reports 24brussels.

The postponement occurred after Storm Amy struck the area on the morning of October 4, 2025, resulting in hazardous conditions. VRT News indicated that numerous trees lining the route faced the risk of toppling, prompting officials to advise the public to stay indoors and avoid areas with large trees and potential debris.

What damage did Storm Amy cause in Deinze and Petegem-aan-de-Leie?

In the nearby Petegem-aan-de-Leie, the storm caused significant destruction, including a large tree falling on the roof of the gymnasium at the Palaestra sports complex. Heavy branches penetrated the roof in multiple locations, and firefighters intervened to seal the breaches with foam rubber to prevent further damage. Structures intended for future solar panels were also affected, although there were no reported injuries. The incident did, however, result in the death of seven jackdaws.

The start of the Relay for Life, originally scheduled for earlier in the day, has been rescheduled to 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2025, due to a large damaged tree along the route. A yellow weather warning remains in effect, with predictions of continued adverse weather conditions.

Despite the delay, officials confirmed that the opening ceremony and accompanying candlelight procession proceeded as planned, with the Relay for Life expected to conclude on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at 3 p.m. Experts are set to assess the remaining tall trees in the vicinity of the Palaestra sports complex in the coming days.

Storm Amy, the first named storm of the 2025–26 European windstorm season, originated from the remnants of Hurricane Humberto on October 1, 2025. The storm rapidly intensified over the North Atlantic before making landfall in Ireland on October 3, 2025.

From 8:00 AM on October 4 to 8:00 AM on October 5, the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium issued a yellow wind warning, predicting wind gusts of 70-90 km/h across the country.

The storm led to widespread travel disruptions, including flight cancellations and power outages in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Norway. One fatality was reported, alongside power loss affecting over 200,000 homes in Ireland.

• Taylor Swift debuted her 12th album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” on Friday.
• The album is already breaking streaming records.
• “Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” is expected to top the weekend box office.

Swifties wasted no time streaming “The Life of a Showgirl,” and the numbers prove it.

Taylor Swift released her highly anticipated 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” on Friday. The album, co-produced by Max Martin and Karl “Shellback” Schuster, includes 12 songs and features Sabrina Carpenter on the title track.

Spotify announced on Friday that “The Life of a Showgirl” became the platform’s most-streamed album in a single day this year. The album reached that milestone in just 11 hours. That same day, Spotify said one track — “The Fate of Ophelia” — became the most-streamed song in a single day in the platform’s history.

“The Life of a Showgirl” broke similar records on other streaming sites, like Apple Music, which said it became the platform’s biggest album this year by first-day streams worldwide. “The Fate of Ophelia” also became Apple Music’s biggest song of 2025 based on single-day streams globally.

On Amazon Music, “The Life of a Showgirl” broke the record Swift previously set with her 2024 album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”

“On October 3rd, @taylorswift13’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ became the most-streamed album of all time in its first day on Amazon Music globally, breaking her own previous record set by The Tortured Poets Department!” the platform wrote on X.

And it’s not just streaming.

Swift is also doing numbers at the weekend box office. The “Actually Romantic” singer arranged a theatrical event — Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl — to coincide with the album’s release from October 3 to October 5.

Fans can spend $12 at AMC Theatres to see the world premiere of “The Fate of Ophelia” music video, behind-the-scenes clips from the music video shoot, new lyric videos, and Swift’s reflections about “The Life of a Showgirl.”

AMC Theatres Distribution told Business Insider that the theatrical event raked in almost $16 million on Friday and is forecast to reach $25 million to $30 million at the domestic weekend box office, far outpacing Dwayne Johnson’s buzzy Oscars play, “The Smashing Machine.”

The hype surrounding “The Life of a Showgirl” comes after Swift announced her engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in August. The couple, who began dating in 2023, shared a glimpse of the moment on Instagram.

“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the caption read.