Tornado - first since 1954 - signals freak downpour, opening craters in roads which swallow up cars.

Meet Minsalim Nimergazeev, orphan turned master craftsman from historic Tobolsk.

Pensioner from the UK says medical staff among best in the world after he fell suddenly ill on dream trip across Russia with his wife.

Prima ballerina was accepting the audience’s plaudits for her debut as Juliet, when she turned to find Romeo on his knee offering her an engagement ring.

Proposals have been made for high speed trains to run on two routes between Omsk and Novosibirsk, and Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk.

Renowned scientist says temperatures could 'rise twice faster' in Yakutia than the rest of the world.

Abnormally hot May weather resembles midsummer with air temperatures as high as +35C.

Television star is on the lookout for people who’ve quit the rat race for Russia.

Derek Doy, 71, was determined to fulfil his childhood dream, overcoming his heart trouble in Novosibirsk, to complete trip.