Britain is bracing for what scientists warn could be weeks of disruption from the volcanic dust cloud blanketing Europe.

UK airspace will remain closed until tomorrow morning, a shutdown which is costing the air industry an estimated $282 million a day.

The Governor-General has been forced to cancel plans to attend the late Polish President's funeral.

Enhanced engine technology has magnified the risk of fatal damage to aircraft flying into volcanic ash clouds, writes Mathew Dearnaley.

Scriptwriter Victor Rodger is stepping out of the shadows and on to the Shortland Street set.

1500 Air NZ passengers among more than a million affected by airport shutdowns across Europe.

A collection of paintings that have caused art aficionados to turn a deep shade of purple are to go on show.

A compromise being negotiated by the IWC could save 5000 whales over the next ten years

Today, the crowds descended upon the Fiera Pavillions in Milan to see what the biggest names in global furniture manufacturing had on offer.

Protesters say President Lech Kaczynski and his wife should not be buried in Wawel Cathedral -normally reserved for poets and kings.

One thing which can be relied on at the Salone del Mobile is a plethora of new chair designs.

Filmmaker Gaylene Preston, who put the wartime memories of women, including her mother, on film, has turned her attention to her father's war.

Graham Reid finds solitude, beauty and a warm welcome - unless you're a Campbell - at one of Scotland's most infamous sites.

Russian authorities insist that pilot error was behind the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski.

Publisher of Design Folio Magazine Claire Sullivan is heading to the Salone del Mobile design fair in Milan. Check back throughout the week for her updates on the latest trends.

Wanted: Young people to spend July and August on a French beach rubbing sun cream into the backs of beautiful young women.