Morning in Cappadocia: fairy chimneys and balloons overhead
Volcanic valleys, rock-cut dwellings and the balloons that lift off at dawn, told in photographs.
Read the full pieceHannah Okoye
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- Steam column surges skyward from a geyser basinWater and steam kept bursting from a rocky basin on a volcanic plateau for minutes on end.
- Northfield tram extension begins night-time test runs ahead of spring openingEmpty 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.
- Asher Valley wheat harvest beats five-year average despite a wet springFarmers 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.
- The Asher Valley rail trail: a gentle two-day cycling break along a former railwayA 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.
- Volunteer-built app maps step-free routes for wheelchair usersMore 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.
- Night sky and space: from the stars to Earth's lightsThe Milky Way, star trails and auroras photographed from the International Space Station.