Tuesday, 30 September 2014

VIDEO: Hot air balloon descends into cave

An Austrian balloon pilot has succeeded in taking a balloon deep underground.

Conservative Party Donor Switches To UKIP

The defection by multi-millionaire Arron Banks comes as David Cameron prepares to address his party's annual conference.

Age ratings to start on music videos

By the end of the year, expect to see a 12, 15 or 18 on the music videos you watch online as age ratings are introduced.

Man City lack Champions League belief

Players and fans are still struggling to convince themselves they belong in Europe's elite, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

Timeline: The Month-Long Search For Alice

The search for Alice Gross involves hundreds of officers and has been described as the largest operation since the 7/7 bombings.

Cameron vow to protect NHS spending

David Cameron will vow to protect the NHS in England from cuts for five years in his closing speech to the Tory conference.

Australia passes security law, raising fears for press freedom

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The first of a series of security powers requested by Australia's government to combat Islamist militants passed through parliament on Wednesday, despite criticism that they could land journalists in jail for reporting on national security.


Deadly attacks on Kabul troops

At least seven people are dead after two separate bomb attacks targeted buses carrying troops in the Afghan capital Kabul.

Taliban bombs kill at least seven in Afghan capital: officials

KABUL (Reuters) - Two Taliban suicide bombers attacked the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 15, government officials said, a day after the new government and the United States signed a long-delayed security agreement.















Japan volcano death toll likely to rise to around 46 as more victims found

TOKYO (Reuters) - The death toll from Japan's worst volcanic eruption in decades is likely to rise to around 46 after as more victims were discovered on the ash-covered summit, media said on Wednesday.