Doctors treating George Michael say the singer is making progress as he recovers from pneumonia.

The Danish capital is both user-friendly and utterly charming.

World share markets are down, with worries about Europe overwhelming good economic data from the US.

The capital of the country that brought us Danish pastries and Hans Christian Andersen is user-friendly and utterly charming.

World share markets are up after central banks from Europe, Japan and North America agreed to cut the cost of US dollar funding.

This charitable trust, in the south of England, is home to eagles, owls, hawks, vultures and pretty much any other bird of prey you can imagine.

Jim Eagles visits a sanctuary for birds of prey in the south of England.

Investors overnight welcomed renewed efforts by European Union leaders to check the escalation of the sovereign debt crisis.

Cunard is moving into the wedding business itself by allowing couples to marry at sea on board its liners.

Madonna may not be a name that's synonymous with movie magic, but is she about to pull a blinder with her second stab at directing?

Charlotte and Mauricio head further east for food, wine... and some confronting images at the local market.

Equities declined on world sharemarkets overnight after a downward revision to the pace of US economic expansion.

Shetland Islands holds its own, alone and steadfast rising above the restless sea.

Stocks on both sides of the Atlantic fell overnight amid expectations that lawmakers' talks on cutting the US budget deficit are set to fail.

A tribunal set up 1000 years ago still rules in Valencia, writes Susan Buckland.