BA still 'very interested' in bmi

British Airways said it was prepared to swoop on smaller rivals stricken by the economic uncertainty that forced the airline to issue a profit warning today, with bmi top of its shopping list.

+Top 10 B&Bs in Venice

A new wave of B&Bs are finally offering visitors an affordable alternative to over-priced hotels - and they are a great way to meet the locals, says John Brunton

+Surging fuel costs push BA into profits warning

The carrier said profit margins would be 7% in the next financial year, against the 2008 target of 10% - with fuel becoming its biggest single cost

+Rubbish crisis shuts top restaurant

Caruso hit as tourists shun Naples, where a garbage collection crisis has been festering for months

+BA tumbles as fuel costs soar and pilots strike looms

British Airways signals start of global downturn in airline industry with severe profit warning

+Fasten your seatbelt and adjust your position

Julia Finch on BA's falling shares and the increasing risk of a pilot showdown

+Rhythm nation

With little more than cow horns, 8ft drums and hollow shells, Guinea-Bissau throws one of the best parties on earth, says Rose Skelton

+Not content with their place in the sun, les Anglais go in search of council seats

Thousands of UK expats stand in French elections and seek to preserve rural life in 'Dordogneshire'

+Underground, overground

For less than a fiver, Paul Torpey takes in the sights above and below ground on a stop-by-stop tour of Moscow's Koltsevaya metro line

+10 unsung attractions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

By popular demand, we present 10 hidden gems beyond England's borders that would make a grand day out over Easter

+Moscow Metro

Cavernous stations with brass, marble and stained glass details, the Moscow Metro has been dubbed the people's palaces

+EasyJet fears damage to airlines from rising oil price

But the no-frills carrier says its passenger numbers rose last month, and that it had seen no knock-on effect from the consumer slowdown

+Europe and beyond with Nick Clegg

The leader of the Liberal Democrats has travelled extensively since childhood and lived in Brussels for 10 years. Here, he shares the highlights of being on the road

+Places

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