More competition can only be positive for travellers, hopefully ushering in a new golden age of rail. It's also great news for stronger relations with our continental cousins.

A wintry gust of wind raises hopes that the giant sails of a centuries-old windmill near Amsterdam will start turning. On the mill’s cutting floor, six blades briefly rise and ...

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Try a no-fly escape, with scenic Spanish resorts, heritage-filled French promenades and sandy Dutch and Belgian beaches among ...