A pedestrian is freed by firefighters after becoming trapped underneath a lorry in a Cambridgeshire town.

A "people's airbag" invented in Japan promises to protect older people from injury if they fall - but only if they fall backwards.

A driver who won damages after a pothole set off an airbag with an explosion faces a court fight to keep the money.

Engineers test an airbag system that could be used to cushion a European rover's landing on Mars.

German carmaker DaimlerChrysler recalls 298,000 vehicles in the US to fix faulty airbags.

The European Space Agency will delay the launch of its rover mission to Mars from 2011 to 2013.

Flying may be the safest form of transport, but many of the three million people who take to the air each day are terrified of crashing. Now, more than ever, though, it's possible to survive a plane crash.

Firefighters use airbags to rescue a woman trapped under a bus after an accident.

A company which makes airbags is closing its Hampshire-based factory and transferring its production overseas.

The team behind the Beagle 2 mission has unveiled its design for a successor to the British Mars lander.

Airbags are to be installed at some construction sites in NI to reduce the risk of working at heights.

Russian drivers could be hit by high costs if plans to improve car safety get the go-ahead.

The luxury British car maker Jaguar has to recall 2,000 saloons to correct a problem with faulty airbags.

The UK-built Beagle 2 probe could have crashed into Mars because the atmosphere on the planet was less dense than expected.

If the next rover lands on Mars safely then future sites should be more adventurous, say scientists.

Nasa's robotic probe Spirit has sent back its first colour panoramic view of the Red Planet.

US space agency scientists say they need to move an air bag to give the Spirit rover a clear roll off its landing pad.

The British spacecraft Beagle 2 is heading for Isidis Planitia, a vast plain where water may once have existed and where traces of life could have been preserved.

A behind-the-scenes BBC documentary reveals how close the UK's Mars lander came to being abandoned.

A solicitor calls for airbag safety to be reviewed after a driver from north Wales is awarded compensation after an accident.