As a way to observe the wilds of Scotland, it's hard to beat the magic of rail travel, writes Anthony Lambert.

Sharon Stephenson discovers American air stewardesses know a good thing when they flock to the master of martinis.

Despite its dark past, this visitor-friendly city in former East Germany takes its history very seriously, as Mathew Dearnaley finds out.

An Emirates-commissioned study of the airline's contribution to Europe finds it has contributed 6.8 billion ($10 billion) of the EU's gross domestic product and spends 175 million on sponsorships....

The final countdown is under way for the European Central Bank's programme of government bond purchases, which has already fuelled a debt market rally that sent yields across the euro region to....

Erik Heinrich is in ecstasy sipping an award-winning lager while steeping in a beer bath.

The top speakers at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona are two Americans who symbolise pressing threats for Europe's carriers.

Cider-making in all its guises is enjoying a comeback, writes Jim Eagles.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won four more months to sell his policy program to creditors while keeping domestic voters on board.

No central banker today will raise interest rates without looking carefully at Sweden's example.

Och, witch room? Clash of the tartans and a wee dram later, Kevin Pilley is still deciding.

Isis has threatened to flood Europe with half a million migrants from Libya in a 'psychological' attack against the West.

Turkey's largest city is a place of grandeur and contradiction, writes Nicola Lamb.

Italy has only grown 4 per cent - in total - since the euro was created 16 years ago.

It seems history is repeating itself as Greece again finds itself in the headlines, asking Germany to re-think the terms of the bailout package or risk Greece leaving the European union.

It's 1940, Britain is at war and code-breaker Alan Turing is hard at work. Danica Kirka time travels at Bletchley Park.

The 94-year-old Wellington veteran received the honour at French Ambassador Laurent Contini's home in Thorndon tonight.

Finally, the Springboks are top priority in a World Cup year.

Kiwi broadcaster Dennis Katsanos rediscovers his Greek heritage - and adds 4kg in weight.

Mark Lister writes: This year has started in an eventful fashion and a number of key developments will set the tone for 2015.

Hercule Poirot, aka Kevin Pilley, tips his homburg to Agatha Christie's mysterious bust using Franglais clues.

Entertainment is a funny business, especially when it's not that funny at all. Take, for instance, The Missing, a new British television drama series that launched on TV One on Sunday night in both terrific and dreadful style.

Bed and breakfast under those famously dreaming spires allows a glimpse into how the other half thinks, writes Steve Braunias.

Liz Light finds Hoorn is steeped in Netherlands history.

Air fares as low as $1,365 return to Europe are on sale as airlines try to top up planes for the coming year.

Peter de Graaf follows in the steps of Everest's conqueror, visiting Sir Edmund Hillary's local pub in Wales.

Another tale of Russian spooks operating in the US has emerged, described by the former CIA analyst Mark Stout as a "classic case of espionage".