1. The Campi Flegrei volcanic site near Naples could be building up a dangerous reservoir of magma.
2. Iraq’s Kurds have voted overwhelmingly for independence.
3. Closer to home, there were violent clashes between police and voters as a referendum held in Catalonia on independence got underway. Definitely one for year 13 to follow!
Alasdair Monteith, Steve Cook, Helen Denyer and Laura Sproule 