Take our gallery tour around Wales, from the thriving capital, Cardiff, to its national parks and beaches.

  Obituary: The founder of Ryanair, he reduced flying to the basics and boosted Irish enterprise.

  Mr &Mrs Smith bring you a month-by-month guide to Europe's festivities, in an extract from their new book.

  Words and pictures by Declan Walshat the Sehwan Sharif festival.

  Find inspiration for the school holidays with Joanna Moorhead's round-up of late deals at home and away.

  Leader: Yesterday's 90-page report on Heathrow and Gatwick makes tough reading for most air passengers, stuffed as it is with acronyms and abbreviations and jargon. For managers at BAA it will have been even harder to take - but that is because of the caning they get.

  Â· Similar warning was ignored five years ago· Report puts improvement plans at risk, says firm

  Once called Norway's ugliest town, Odda has reinvented itself with an eye on gaining World Heritage status. It might just have a case, says Paul Torpey.

  Â·Â£300m agreed in support of vital project for London·Unanimous vote in favour after tense meeting

  Joshua Steinheads to New York to find out who will be crowned the city's Best Street Food Vendor at this year's Vendy awards.

  10.15am update:The UK's largest airport owner BAA has been warned by the Competition Commission that passenger delays are 'unacceptable'. By Dan Milmo.

  Response: It's been a tough time for the industry, but socially responsible hoteliers are emerging, says John Firrell.