By Laurie Copans MOUNT OF BEATITUDES, Israel -- A dirt path begins across the road from a bus-congested holy site on Israel's Sea of Galilee, winding up a hill covered with wild oat and thistle.

By ELWYN ROBERTS A BUS driver was yesterday convicted of indecently assaulting a young female passenger travelling alone on his bus. Daniel Wayne Jones, 21, had denied a charge of sexual touching but was convicted at Mold Crown Court.

By DEBORAH ANDERSON BUDGET airline bmibaby today unveiled a new route from Glasgow to the west of Ireland, with fares as low as GBP19. The route to Knock, County Mayo, will serve as a gateway for thousands of pilgrims who flock to a world-famous shrine.

Given all the problems we are experiencing with hospital superbugs, I am surprised at the lack of enterprise shown by those controlling the NHS.

A VATICAN airline set up to carry pilgrims to holy sites took off for the first time yesterday. Church officials and VIPs were on Mistral Air's inaugural flight from Rome to Lourdes in France.