Human error was to blame in a deadly head-on train collision earlier this week near France's border with Luxembourg, railway authorities from both countries said today.

Emily the stowaway cat has flown home in the lap of luxury.

A French couple taken to court for failing to stop a drunken friend driving his car – killing himself and four others – were freed by a judge today.

STRASBOURG Airport, Strasbourg Chamber of Commerce and Ryanair yesterday lodged a request with the Court of Appeal in Nancy, France for a stay requiring the chamber to terminate its agreement with Ryanair on September 24.