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A plane has crashed in hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board. The plane, an Airblue flight from Karachi to Islamabad, came down in the Margalla Hills. Officials said the plane lost contact with the control tower minutes before landing. It is not known what caused the crash.
At least 19 people have been killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance music festival in the German city of Duisburg, police have said.
Mountain Rescue are offering a series of two courses on Search Planning & Management and Search Field Skills at Bangor University.
Some 300 people have been rescued from vehicles including a school bus after they became stuck in snow near Derry, police have said.
The independent review by Sir Michael Pitt of the summer 2007 floods recommended the development of plans to reduce the vulnerability of critical national infrastructure to flooding and other natural hazards.
All counter-terrorism laws passed since 11 September 2001 should be reviewed to see if they are still necessary, says a committee of MPs and peers.
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