The engineering group involved in the building of the Millennium Dome laid the foundations for a bumper end to the year today.

ONE week after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region, residents began to return to New Orleans amid warnings from the mayor that 10,000 people may have died.

One week after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region, miles-long lines of vehicles crawled into suburban New Orleans today as residents were allowed to return to salvage what was left of their homes. New Orleans’ mayor warned that 10,000 people may have died.

Police shot eight people carrying guns on a New Orleans bridge today, killing five or six, a deputy chief said.