A British man was shot dead when a gunman opened fire after walking into a bar in the United States, it was disclosed today.

Threatening letters containing a suspicious white powder sent to more than 30 banks across the US were being investigated by the FBI today.

Cyd Charisse, the long-legged beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died today in Los Angeles aged 86.

A cat gave its owner a shock when it delivered a litter of seven kittens, including one with two faces.

Israel’s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, gave a troubled country something to cheer about when he blasted off on January 16 on the space shuttle Columbia.