A man wanted by the FBI for the hijacking of Pan Am Flight 281 has surrendered to American police after more than 40 years living as a fugitive in Cuba, The Times reports.
Luis Armando Peña Soltren, 66, arrived at Kennedy International Airport in New York on a flight from Havana after making arrangements with the authorities for his return to the United States.
Soltren, who was one of the FBI’s longest wanted fugitives, told that authorities …

Microsoft will issue their biggest ever security update tomorrow, the update will include 13 bulletins that between them tackle 34 vulnerabilities, the BBC reports.
Microsoft said that eight of the bulletins were rated as critical – the most serious sort of vulnerability.
The security patches will close loopholes in many different programs including different editions of Windows, Internet Explorer and some elements of Office. One update, rated as critical, tackles a loophole in Internet Explorer 8 running under …

A suicide car bombing targeting Pakistani troops killed 41 people today, the fourth grisly terrorist attack in just over a week, as the Taliban pledged to mobilize fighters across the country for more strikes, the AP reports.
The Taliban also claimed responsibility for the 22-hour weekend attack on the nation’s heavily fortified army headquarters, saying a cell from Pakistan’s most populous province carried out the raid.
In the latest attack, a suicide terrorist detonated a car packed …

Glenys Kinnock has been replaced by Chris Bryant as Gordon Brown’s minister for Europe, after holding the job for just four months, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Lady Kinnock is to swap jobs with Bryant, currently a junior Foreign Office minister with responsibility for Africa and Asia.
She joined Gordon Brown’s government in a surprise appointment during a reshuffle in June.
Bryant, the MP for Rhondda disclosed his new appointment on his Twitter page at about 7.30am on Monday …

Sky are launching a new digital music service with over four million tracks to download, SkyNews reports.
The broadcaster are offering packages to customers from £6.49 a month under the name Sky Songs. The service launches on 19th October and will be available to anyone in the UK with broadband.
It offers new releases and back catalogues from every major music label as well as a wide range of independent labels and distributors.

The Government are to stage a £16 billion asset sell-off as part of moves to stabilise the public finances, ITN reports.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will give details of an initial round of disposals that could raise £3 billion over the next two years – including the Tote, the Dartford crossing, the Channel Tunnel rail link, and the Student Loan book.
Much of the rest of the funds will be realised by encouraging local authorities to exchange …

Scottish promoter Paul Morrison has reveled he is in talks to bring a Formula One race to Scotland within the next ten years, planet-f1.com reports.
Morrison claims he is in talks with Bernie Ecclestone to bring F1 to the streets of Glasgow.
“I’m speaking to Bernie about it,” Morrison said. “We have the roads for it. Next year is when it gets fun because Mr Ecclestone is serious about adding new countries.”
“Just because it hasn’t happened before it …

Airports operator BAA will not submit a planning application for a third runway at Heathrow airport before the next general election, following Tory opposition to the expansion, the Daily Mail reports.
The Spanish-owned group told the Tories they would not sign large contracts in order to bounce a future Conservative government into accepting the project, and that they will not fight for the additional runway if the Tories form the next administration.
Shadow Transport Secretary Theresa Villiers …

Thousands of London Underground workers are to be balloted for strikes in a long-running row over pay, threatening travel chaos on the Tube in the run-up to Christmas, the Independent reports.
The Rail Maritime and Transport union said their members will vote in the next few weeks on whether to stage fresh walkouts, following industrial action in the summer.
The union held a 48-hour strike in June which badly disrupted services, leading to further talks over pay …

The Czech Cabinet meets in emergency session today to consider how to persuade their stubborn President to sign the Lisbon treaty — under intense pressure from Paris and Berlin to complete the ratification as soon as possible, The Times reports.
With President Vaclav Klaus demanding a last-minute amendment as the price of his signature — the final approval required in the 27-nation European Union — the Government are locked in a trial of strength with their …

A study claims that Britain is the worst place in Europe to live despite offering the biggest salaries, since high incomes here are cancelled out by long working hours, poor annual leave, rising food and fuel prices and the lack of sunshine, the Daily Mail reports.
Researchers weighed up official data for ten European countries, including France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Poland. They found that Britons enjoy the highest after-tax household income, which, at £35,730-a-year, is …

The Government’s Committee on “Climate Change” advise that motorists should pay higher taxes in the form of a national road-pricing system to cut carbon dioxide emissions, The Times reports.
The speed limit on all motorways should be strictly enforced and may have to be reduced to 60mph to help to meet the Government’s legally binding carbon reduction targets.
The Committee on Climate Change, which devised the targets and advises the Government on how to meet them, say …