There are fears that the death toll from Typhoon Fengshen would leap dramatically today after reports that more than 700 people are missing after a ferry capsized.

Typhoon Fengshen lashed the Philippines for a second day today, leaving at least 80 people dead as it submerged entire communities and capsized a passenger ferry carrying more than 740 passengers and crew.

SPANISH rescue teams yesterday recovered the bodies of 11 firefighters who died trying to douse a forest blaze in central Spain – the deadliest in five years — believed to have been sparked by a barbecue.

Rescue teams today recovered the bodies of 11 firefighters who died while trying to douse a forest blaze in central Spain – the deadliest in five years - believed to have been sparked by a barbecue.

Two days after an intruder brazenly kidnapped her from her home, a nine-year-old girl walked into a corner shop 15 miles away “crying and scared,” police in California said today.