Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner landed safely on Earth after a 24-mile jump from the stratosphere in a dramatic, record-breaking feat that may also have marked the world’s first supersonic skydive.

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has started his bid to become the first skydiver in history to break the sound barrier.

Extreme athlete and skydiver Felix Baumgartner has cancelled his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall into the New Mexico desert because of high winds.

Plans for skydiver Felix Baumgartner to make a record 23-mile freefall jump have been put on hold due to adverse winds, but his team is hopeful he will be able to go ahead.

Extreme athlete and skydiver Felix Baumgartner hopes to end five years of preparation with a death-defying 23-mile (37km) free fall into the New Mexico desert today.

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner is preparing to take the leap of his life, aiming for the highest, fastest freefall in history.

Daredevil Felix Baumgartner is preparing for a life-threatening jump from the edge of space which will be captured by the BBC, it was announced today.

Actor Kevin Costner and his wife were celebrating the birth of a baby boy today.

Kevin Costner is set to become a dad again - his wife Christine Baumgartner is pregnant with the couple's second child.

Kevin Costner is set to become a dad again after telling friends his wife of two-and-a-half years is pregnant with their first child together.

Pope Benedict XVI today made an emotional visit to the cathedral where he became a priest, ending a six-day trip during which he warned his secular, socially liberal homeland not to let faith in reason and technology make it forget God.

Kevin Costner has fired back at Hollywood gossip suggesting he and his new wife Christine Baumgartner are on the verge of splitting up.

Michael Schumacher was the fastest man in this morning’s wet first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

Kevin Costner and his new bride Christine Baumgartner celebrated married life by taking a canoe trip.

Rubens Barrichello kept Ferrari’s home fans happy with the fastest time in today’s second practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

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Michael Schumacher suffered double humiliation in practice this morning ahead of the British Grand Prix.

Minardi completed their Formula One driver line-up today when they confirmed the signing of young Hungarian Zsolt Baumgartner.

Ralph Firman’s battle to save his Formula One career will continue in Jerez on Friday after he was called up for Jordan’s first test of the winter.

Hungary’s Zsolt Baumgartner will replace Ralph Firman for Jordan-Ford at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Hungarian Zsolt Baumgartner will replace the injured Ralph Firman for Jordan-Ford at the Formula One test at Monza in Italy this week.

Fernando Alonso blew away the major players of this year’s world title race to claim the second pole position of his career for tomorrow’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

Ralph Firman is out of tomorrow’s Hungarian Grand Prix after suffering concussion and a fractured heel during a horrifying 150mph smash in the first of today’s free practice sessions.

More than 60 people were injured in a head-on collision between two trains packed with tourists near the Swiss Alpine resort of Interlaken today .

An extreme sports fanatic said today he felt “great” after he became the first man to cross the English Channel in an unpowered flight.

Movie star Kevin Costner is marrying his girlfriend of four years Christine Baumgartner.