Three people were brought to safety by fire service rope rescue crews after a hot air balloon crashed into power lines, leaving its basket suspended 45ft above the ground.

High Court victory for man with 'locked-in syndrome' fighting for the right to die

A father and his stepson were lucky to escape after their hot-air balloon smashed into houses in Bristol.

A quadriplegic skydiver plunged 18,000 feet to his death because his disability prevented him from manually deploying his parachute and his emergency chute was not set to automatically release, investigators have said.

Spectators looked on in horror as a small plane lost control and plunged into a river as it performed aerobatic stunts in Poland.

A world record-breaking attempt began today for the largest number of hot air balloons to cross the English Channel.

Two skydivers fell hundreds of feet to their deaths after colliding over an airport in California.

An experienced British skydiver has plummeted to his death while attempting a base jump in Switzerland.

Two men died when a hot air balloon attempting a high-altitude flight went out of control and crashed in Somerset yesterday.

A jealous schoolteacher was found guilty of murder yesterday for sabotaging the parachute of a rival in a love triangle, causing her to fall to her death.

Leaping off the Kuala Lumpur Tower from more than 1,000 feet off the ground isn't for everyone but for Daniel Witchalls it's pretty much just another day at the office.

Hundreds of balloons lifted off at the weekend at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, while search crews on the other side of the globe continued looking for two of the sport's most acclaimed pilots.

A female parachutist has fallen to her death in Malaysia after her chute failed to open when she jumped off a tower to practice for a parachuting event, organisers said today.

A female skydiver goes on trial today accused of the mid-air murder of her close friend and alleged love rival.