Finland's city dwellers make the most of short, sweet summers, sweltering in social saunas, plunging into dockside pools and skinny-dipping by the light of the moon, writes Sarah Marshall.

Even a short stay is long enough to glimpse why the Misty Isle of Skye is one of Scotland's most popular tourist attractions.

The true core of the city of love and light is its food, top chef Raymond Blanc tells Ella Walker.

Xenia Taliotis checks into an elegant Tuscan hotel and decides to never leave.

Argamasilla de Alba, a weather-beaten village of 7000 people, claims to be Miguel de Cervantes' hometown, writes Susana Vera.

A tourist who bought a ticket on a scenic railway said he was kicked off because an obese family took up too much room.

Sasi Nair takes a whistle-stop tour through some of northern Italy's beautiful regions.

Paul Charman advocates an 'excellent adventure' in Denmark.

COMMENT: Apple would paid far more tax in New Zealand if it wasn't for the Irish head office structure.

Paul Charman and wife Debra visit Scandinavia's oldest town for a family wedding.

Titanic Belfast has been crowned best tourist attraction in Europe.

Compared with overcrowded Corfu, Paxos is an idyllic family holiday paradise, writes Claire Spreadbury.

Lisbon is attracting more visitors by turning traditional into trendy, writes Sarah Marshall.

Diplomats tell us what Kiwis need to know about their homelands.

COMMENT: Apple's claim that it has always paid all the taxes it owed is disingenuous.

The EU's tax ruling is bad news for Apple, the Irish government and the EU's relations with the United States.

The body of missing Kiwi Rhys Cochrane has been found under the superyacht he was working on off the French coast.

This family of four got by on $350 a day - and so can you.

Farmers and industry leaders are pressing the government to support domestic business.

Churches should have a 'bouncer' on the door throughout services to improve security an expert warns small parish churches are more at risk of attack.

While the Apple ruling doesn't directly threaten the 12.5pc rate, the Govt has promised to stand by executives it says are helping its economy.

The European Commission is expected to say Ireland provided Apple with illegal aid in return for creating jobs.

Xenia Taliotis stays at a Jacobean beauty in the southwest of England.

Fortified by bacon, beer and stoicism, Tom Hodgkinson sets off in the footsteps of JM Barrie to Eilean Shona.

The French town of Bayeux is better known for its tapestry, but Paul Mulrooney finds another reason to visit.

Melania Trump's hometown has grown into a lively and picturesque city filled with restaurants, cafes and nightclubs packed with foreigners.

Frumpy tourist towns in England may be poised for a post-Brexit boomlet.

Way up in One Canada Square, in the Canary Wharf financial district, a map of post-Brexit London is flashing.

China's imports of dairy products jumped 26 percent in the 12 months ended June 30.

A British skydiver has died after his parachute failed to open during a jump in the French Alps.