The Paralympic flame created on Britain's highest peak will be used to light a ceremonial cauldron in Edinburgh this morning as part of a festival celebrating the Games.

The Andean eco-region of the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve starts at 4,200m above sea level and covers more than 700,000 hectares in the far south-west of Bolivia.

Team Sky's Chris Froome remains one second off the lead as Spain's Joaquim Rodriguez finished safely in the bunch on the fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espana.

The Alps aren't just a winter playground – summer visitors have the chance to revel in their delicate beauty

It's 46,000 years old – but bears evidence humans were colonists from the start

Alberto Contador launched seven attacks on the five-kilometre climb of Arrate in the Tour of Spain yesterday but could not shake stage three winner and new overall leader Alejandro Valverde.

Lost horizon at the top of a tower

Sony announces Move exclusive slasher during Gamescom briefing with reveal trailer.

Rescuers have found the remaining two Ugandan military helicopters that crashed in Kenya on their way to Somalia on Sunday, but the whereabouts of the crew is still unclear.

The great thing about Flat stayers is that they can be around for such a long time and, in racing at least, familiarity breeds affection.

Rotherham archer Amy Oliver marked Yorkshire Day with the best win of her career to defeat world number one Deepika Kumari before exiting the women's competition in the second round.

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Wayne Manor would be the estate agent's dream property to market, though the mortgage might be a bit hefty

Giant avalanches on an icy moon of Saturn may provide clues about devastating landslides on Earth, say scientists.