Yet, many of the most popular holiday destinations among British tourists are home to the most active volcanoes in the world. Italy is the only country in mainland Europe with active volcanoes.

And Mount Etna, the tallest volcano in Europe, erupted on Feb. 8 and again two days later, just days before the Hawaii volcano. With ash emissions and other smaller bursts of gas and magma, Etna began ...

The ash cloud produced by the eruption of a sub-glacial volcano in Iceland brought chaos to the European air industry between 14 and 21 April. Since then, disruption to flights has continued ...