A hiker allegedly forced his three grandsons - aged eight, nine and 12 - to walk 18 miles through the Grand Canyon without food and water in temperatures of 108F. Christopher Carlson, 45, said they were overweight and he wanted to get them into shape. He is in custody in Arizona charged with child abuse.... more
A 61-year-old woman is hailed a heroine after wrestling an ammunition clip from the hands of Tucson massacre gunman Jared Loughner as he prepared to reload and continue shooting... more
Motoring: With Ford expecting to sell its millionth Fiesta this month, Jeremy Hart is taking one on an epic road trip — from LA to Sydney, via the streets of London... more
Don’t get left behind by the latest music crazes and gizmos — from tweeting the stars to remixing your voice, there’s more fun to be had than you might think... more
Jonathan Gregson heads to a corner of Provence where life is traditional, with few second-homers, yet still with those vivid colours that inspired Peter Mayle... more
The White House was forced to apologise after a government exercise in which a passenger jet flew low across Manhattan caused panic in the city... more
A proposed revamp of the Imax roundabout, and pedestrianisation in front of Waterloo Station, exclusively revealed here, could be the biggest transformation of a London public space since Trafalgar Square... more
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