Windows of houses and cars are smashed by vandals using catapults in a series of attacks in Surrey.

Journalist Tjitske Lingsma tracks down a young man deemed a hero of East Timor's independence fight, but finds that despite eventual victory life for young Timorese remains a struggle.

Police believe a catapult was used to fire metal objects through car and restaurant windows in Surrey.

Rapid investment in low carbon technologies catapults China to second place in the global renewables ranking, a report shows.

Rescue teams say a motorcyclist was lucky to survive after he was thrown through trees following an accident.

Clubbers at a large outdoor dance event are trying increasingly devious ways of smuggling drugs police warn.

Two teenagers injured when a speedway bike crashes into a crowd undergo surgery.

Three people are hurt when a motorbike careers into spectators at a speedway meeting.

A former stuntman rigs up a Roman-style catapult loaded with chicken manure to deter vandals.

An eight-year-old boy is freed after a car rolled on top of him after he was catapulted from the vehicle.

A man who sparked a gun scare by using a catapult to fire ball bearings from a van is jailed.

Surveillance is upped at Norwich Castle's grounds after vandals repeatedly caused damage, costing up to £70,000, to a lift.

A police van is catapulted through the air into a tree after a collision with a car during an emergency call.

A teenage bell ringer who forgot to let go of the rope is catapulted into a loft space in the church tower.

A driver tells of his scrape with death after his car was catapulted into the air during a race meeting.

Prison bosses in Liverpool take action to stop inmates from using a catapult to smuggle in drugs.

A man has his Land Rover and wallet stolen by a gang which used a catapult to smash his vehicle's window.

Police in the south east are investigating a string of attacks with what is believed to be a high-powered catapult.

An girl who was catapulted into the air and seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver was ignored by passing motorists, police say.

A plan to support a moon mission using a giant slingshot is to be studied by researchers at Glasgow University.