Challenging visit to chilling scenes of Nazi death camp ; Journal reporter GRAEME WILKINSON joined A level students from across West Wales on a visit to the Nazi death camp Auschwitz

FROM the infamous square watchtower of Auschwitz-Birkenau, thedouble rows of electrified barbed wire vanish into the distance inboth directions.

Looking out across the vast Nazi death camp are A-level studentsfrom west Wales. They made the trip to Poland last month to see forthemselves the site where around 1.2million people were murderedduring the second world war.

Beneath them runs the railway line that carried the cattle trucksand inside the camp lie the heaps of bricks and rubble that were thegas chambers and crematoria.

Ioan Hughes, of Carmarthen's Ysgol Bro Myrddin, said: "I didn'trealise how vast Auschwitz is. For us to see it with our own …

Double-OT Win Sends Senators Home Up 2-0

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Joseph Corvo scored with a bouncing 40-foot shot 4:58 into the second overtime, lifting the Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.

Ottawa overcame its own history - winning the first two games of a series for the first time - and fought off the disappointment of Daniel Briere's tying goal with 5.8 seconds left in regulation that forced overtime.

Daniel Alfredsson, Wade Redden and Mike Fisher also scored for the Senators, who improved to 10-2 this postseason and moved within two wins of their first trip to the Stanley Cup finals. Ottawa pulled out the victory after spotting the …

Colon, Contreras shaky in White Sox loss

Bartolo Colon and Jose Contreras each pitched four rocky innings and the Chicago White Sox lost 13-3 to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.

Colon allowed seven runs and 11 hits against his former team. Contreras gave …

Meaningless win? Not to Bulls

It was a meaningless game that meant everything to the Bulls'confidence they still can beat the two-time defending championDetroit Pistons with playmaker Isiah Thomas in the lineup.

The Bulls got the victory they wanted, winning 108-100 Sundaybefore a standing-room Stadium crowd of 18,676.

They won with leading scorer Michael Jordan sitting out thefourth quarter to rest a sore right hand.

In fact, Scottie Pippen, who scored a game-high 28 points, wasthe only Bulls starter to play more than 30 minutes. Every Pistonsstarter except Bill Laimbeer played at least 31 minutes.

The victory enabled the Bulls to remind the Pistons theirroad to …

GINSENG: ENERGY TONIC FOR CANCER PATIENTS?

ABOUT 90 PERCENT of cancer patients suffer from fatigue, and ginseng may be just what the doctor ordered to help fend off low energy. Research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting reveals that American ginseng might safely increase energy levels and physical well-being. The …

Obama attracts votes across race, gender lines in Virginia, Maryland exit polls

Sen. Barack Obama drew strong support across race and gender lines in Virginia and Maryland, brazenly laying claim to many of the core backers of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Obama edged Clinton Tuesday for the white vote in Virginia, 52 percent to 47 percent, the Illinois senator's first victory with that group in a Southern state, while she carried whites by only 10 percentage points in Maryland, according to exit poll data. It was a blow to the New York senator who long has held a clear advantage with that group. In overall Democratic presidential contests until now, Clinton has usually used solid white …

Sophie, 12, raises cash for hospital

A Big-hearted 12-year-old set up a festive scheme to help her illgrandma.

Young Sophie Christie, from Stonehaven, wanted to make a donationto Ward 6 at Aberdeen's Woodend Hospital as a thank-you for lookingafter her grandmother Jean Gerrie.

The Mackie Academy pupil set about making and selling Christmascards for her friends, family and teachers.

She raised pounds70 which will buy gifts for the patients andnew Christmas decorations for the ward.

Sophie said: "I was surprised and delighted so many people wantedto buy them."

A CHARITY which raises funds for equipment for schools withdisabled children is to hold a second art auction.

Volunteers …