A SCHOOLBOY who diverted a plane seconds before it crashed into his school, wiping out a generation of local children, has returned to the primary 70 years after the ordeal. Current pupils at Alves Primary sat in awe as 76-year-old Norman Taylor recalled the day in 1942 when his well-tuned hearing saved the lives of more than 30 youngsters.

HAITI'S slow recovery from earthquake devastation has been blighted by disease and poverty, while a rise in violence and sex crimes has rocked the island nation. Even those who offer assistance are put in the firing line, with recent reports of aid workers being shot and murdered as they reach out with a helping hand. But, inspired by the bravery of Haiti's law abiding majority, a Moray woman has remained true to her promise to return to the country she first visited only weeks after the quake horror.