Relive events from our ever-changing world with Reuter’s latest collection of astounding images THE PRESTIGIOUS NEWS agency, Reuters, has compiled a stunning collection of photographs that chronicles the key events, people and trends of the first few years of the 21st century. From young Russian ballet dancers waiting to perform their first public pirouette, to the laying [...]

Win a seven-night break to Barbados diamond club members can escape December’s weather and head for the beaches of Antigua and Barbados with the added bonus of earning more miles then ever before. With our frequent fl yer offer of triple destinations miles when you fl y before the end of the year, there’s never been a [...]

WHETHER YOU WANT TO SATISFY YOUR CURIOSITY OR SET OFF WITH YOUR COMPASS, THE LATEST ATLASES MEET ALL YOUR TRAVELLING NEEDS CLAUDIUS PTOLEMY HELPED put us on the map in 1477, when his drawings of the world became the first ever atlas. At a Sotheby’s auction this year, his book sold for £2.1 million, establishing atlases [...]

Lara Morgan became a force to be reckoned with in the luxury toiletries world when she founded her company, Pacific Direct words: rachel bridge FIVE YEARS AGO Lara Morgan promised her staff that if the firm’s profits reached £1 million, she would take them all on holiday to Barbados. Last year she delivered on her promise. Morgan [...]

words: robina dam Far from being just for special occasions, Italians enjoy their first glass of prosecco at 10am – and see no reason to stop when dinner’s served “WHY DRINK PROSECCO when you could have champagne?” a friend asked me, snootily. “Surely prosecco is just a poor man’s fizz. It’s what you would choose if you [...]

As 2006 draws to a close there’s plenty to celebrate. We’ve launched our first midhaul route to Moscow as well as expanded our network further into Saudi Arabia with the launch of our Jeddah route earlier this year. However, as the New Year approaches, it’s also a time to look forward. At bmi we have always [...]

It might sound like a festive fairy tale, but there really are places where shopping for presents is as much fun as receiving them. Join us on a tour of Germany’s Christmas markets, and then read our round-up of the best of the rest in Europe words: alison tyler ARE YOU TIRED of battling to park [...]

Want to know where to buy the best of the best? A new book has all the answers ‘TIS THE SEASON of conspicuous consumption, and it’s with this in mind that a new coffee-table book called 101 Things to Buy Before You Die has just been published. Co-authored by fashion and shopping experts Maggie Davis and [...]

“WHAT ARE THEY FOR?” ASKED ANNE ROBINSON OF THE WELSH. IT’S ROUSED THE IRE OF WRITER NIALL GRIFFITHS, NATURALLY OF WELSH STOCK, WHO WRITES A PASSIONATE DEFENCE OF HIS WITTY BRETHREN AND BROODING COUNTRY I HAVE A LIVERPOOL accent and birthplace, and Welsh blood, name and address, so I’m accustomed to being the butt of jokes [...]

words: emma juhasz photography: adrian rogers/BBC ACTOR DAN STEVENS REVEALS HOW HE TREAD THE BOARDS AS MRS MOP BEFORE SINKING HIS TEETH INTO DRACULA When did you start acting? Playing Mrs Mop in a primary school play.I remember that it was a great buzz being on stage and I really enjoyed making everyone laugh. It made me wonder [...]

“WHAT ARE THEY FOR?” ASKED ANNE ROBINSON OF THE WELSH. IT’S ROUSED THE IRE OF WRITER NIALL GRIFFITHS, NATURALLY OF WELSH STOCK, WHO WRITES A PASSIONATE DEFENCE OF HIS WITTY BRETHREN AND BROODING COUNTRY I HAVE A LIVERPOOL accent and birthplace, and Welsh blood, name and address, so I’m accustomed to being the butt of jokes [...]

WHETHER YOU WANT TO SATISFY YOUR CURIOSITY OR SET OFF WITH YOUR COMPASS, THE LATEST ATLASES MEET ALL YOUR TRAVELLING NEEDS CLAUDIUS PTOLEMY HELPED put us on the map in 1477, when his drawings of the world became the first ever atlas. At a Sotheby’s auction this year, his book sold for £2.1 million, establishing atlases [...]