The first European ban on the wearing of the Islamic burqa in public is poised to come into force in Belgium.

Greece and the wider eurozone scrambled back from the brink of disaster again on Friday as the outline of an IMF/eurozone rescue package emerged.

A dozen naked blokes crowding into a freezing cold plunge pool, while socially unacceptable in New Zealand, is apparently perfectly normal in Russia, writes Rob Gray.

A leading figure in world rallying believes this may not be the last Rally New Zealand.

Giovanna Dell'Orto details her four favourite walks in Liguria, the arc-shaped slice of Italy that stretches from the border with France to Tuscany's coast.

Advice on visiting Barcelona, Valencia and Santiago de Compostela.

New Zealand have beaten Ireland by 40 runs in a Twenty20 World Cup warm-up match at Providence Stadium.

Milan's furniture design fair, the Salone del Mobile, is a mecca for international trend-seekers.

Jamie Oliver's latest literary offering draws from his taste-trip through Europe.

France's southwest has turned taste into an art form, says Peter Calder.

In French, they call it le signe oenologique, but that's the thing about French: words like oenology and gastronomy don't sound half as pretentious as they do in English.

Kerri Jackson sorts herself a DIY degustation during a visit to London's Borough Market.