Depending on who you ask, it's either the perfect testing site, or a terrible one.

European Council President Donald Tusk has set out a plan for keeping Britain in the European Union to a mixed reception.

Family of murdered Swedish refugee worker blame migration crisis for her death as police warn they cannot cope with rising violence.

There are reports police are using water cannons on board the ship in an attempt to get the refugess to leave.

Germany has begun confiscating money and jewellery from refugees to pay for the cost of their stay, in a practice the UN says contributes to xenophobia.

Need a helicopter? Soon you can Uber it.

Looking back at economies impacted from major world events in 2015.

In Europe the daffodils are in bloom and ski fields are bare in the warmest December ever. John Vidal asks how worrying is the world's strange weather.

Kate Camp shares her experience of visiting the former battlefields of Ypres in Belgium.

McDonald's may have unfairly exploited a pact with Luxembourg to avoid tax on hundreds of millions of euros in profits for more than half a decade.

For Berliner Anke Seemann, Germany's energy transformation is the chance to exercise her green conscience.

In one region in Italy, some are rethinking the future of tourism, writes Venetia Sherson.

Paul Rush, a roving hobbit, discovers the true meaning of the 'craic' in the west of Ireland.

Olly Grant steps into the past at Guedelon, built using strictly medieval methods.

Farrah has a nose for divine earthy truffles buried deep in the Bordeaux soil. Catherine Masters meets a talented collie.

As the world tries to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and combat climate change, policymakers have pinned hopes on electric cars.

On a fine Croatian island, Winston Aldworth learns of local claims to a great traveller.

Ireland is about to get a new biggest company, and it's only a little smaller than the nation's entire economy.

On a freezing evening in Berlin, Ewan McDonald walks among the ghosts of those who paid the ultimate price for a new life.

He lived, he loved, he sang, he ate. Ewan McDonald hangs out in Luciano Pavarotti's modest retreat in northern Italy.

A 2009 Gallup survey of European Muslims showed they are just as likely, if not more so, to identify with the country in which they live, than the rest of the population.

Kiwis starting to think about next year's holidays have plenty to choose from in Europe, writes Victoria Clark.

Richard Lawson discovers Greek temples, Christian shrines and many other treasures on a luxurious Mediterranean cruise.

They represent the historic face of Britain and are a famous tourist attraction in their own right, Susan Buckland discovers.

Any excuse will do for a visit to one of the great southern European capital cities, writes Michael Lamb.

Danger is never far away on an Arctic expedition, writes Sarah Marshall.

On the cobbled streets of Dubrovnik, Winston Aldworth marvels at one of the world's prettiest cities.

New CEO's surprising message for employees at embattled carmaker.

Charming vistas and idyllic villages of Italy's Ligurian coast fuel an indecent obsession for Carol Smith.

What's not to love about a country that offers mind-blowing scenery and a bit of James Bond?