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Morning in Cappadocia: fairy chimneys and balloons overhead

Volcanic valleys, rock-cut dwellings and the balloons that lift off at dawn, told in photographs.

26 October 2026, 13:14 9 photos · 1 min read

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26 October 2026, Monday

06:48 News Steam column surges skyward from a geyser basin Water and steam kept bursting from a rocky basin on a volcanic plateau for minutes on end. Hannah Okoye

22 October 2026, Thursday

15:59 News Northfield tram extension begins night-time test runs ahead of spring opening Empty trams are now running through the small hours on the 4.2 km Line 2 extension to Northfield, as engineers check brakes, signals and platform edges before passengers board next spring. Hannah Okoye

20 October 2026, Tuesday

16:33 News Asher Valley wheat harvest beats five-year average despite a wet spring Farmers in the Asher Valley have brought in a wheat crop well above recent averages, figures from the Growers' Cooperative show, after a dry, warm finish to the summer rescued fields that were waterlogged at sowing. Hannah Okoye

12:09 Lifestyle The Asher Valley rail trail: a gentle two-day cycling break along a former railway A 64-kilometre traffic-free route follows the old branch line from Wrenhaven to Tarnmere, with flat gradients, cafés in former stations and a village inn halfway. Hannah Okoye

06:34 Technology Volunteer-built app maps step-free routes for wheelchair users More than 300 volunteers have surveyed kerbs, ramps and slopes across central Wrenhaven, and the free app now plans routes that avoid steps and steep hills. Hannah Okoye

15 October 2026, Thursday

03:41 8 photosTechnology Night sky and space: from the stars to Earth's lights The Milky Way, star trails and auroras photographed from the International Space Station. Hannah Okoye