Alps

Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move away from the mountain villages at risk?

A Scottish wingsuit flyer has died during a jump in the Swiss Alps.

Vanessa Young and Claire Topham are taking on the gruelling challenge for Spinal Research.

Joshua Byers died after the avalanche at Val Thorens in the French Alps in April, an inquest hears.

The man was near the roadside at the Val Thorens resort when he was swept 15 metres (50ft) in an avalanche, officials say.

A Swiss ski resort is cut off and people have been told to stay indoors in the French resort of Tignes.