Could adverts appear on the Colosseum?

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:25:53 GMT

The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs.

Trapped miners speak to families

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:54:48 GMT

The group of miners in Chile trapped underground for a month have been talking to their families on a video link.

Imran Khan on corruption in cricket

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:01:08 GMT

The former Pakistan cricket captain, Imran Khan, has said that if players are found guilty of spot fixing, they should not be given a life ban, which some officials are demanding.

Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:39:08 GMT

Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin.

Canada's wilderness cottage culture

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:48:21 GMT

During the summer months in Ontario, Canada, thousands of local people escape the heat - as well as the hustle and bustle of city life - by fleeing to their lakeside cottages in the wilderness.

Ian McEwan: Booker winner 'not my best'

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:25:47 GMT

Author Ian McEwan talks to Matt Stadlen about the exercise of writing, the importance of long, moody walks, the "thinginess" of James Joyce and getting to grips with quantum mechanics.

Making music from children's old toys

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:30:13 GMT

The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments.

The military 'junk' left in Iraq

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:13:34 GMT

Thousands of tonnes of US military equipment have been moved out of Iraq but plenty has been left behind - and not just for the troops who remain there.

'Worst earthquake I have ever felt'

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:02:36 GMT

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts.

What does the future hold for television?

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:19:14 GMT

Rory Cellan-Jones tries out 3D video equipment and looks at the latest ultra thin and bright OLED TVs.

Panda twins delight Japanese zoo

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:47:29 GMT

New-born twin giant pandas made their first public appearance at a zoo in Japan on Friday in Shirahama.

Canine Cinema gets audience howling

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:13:44 GMT

In an attempt to reach people who do not normally go to the cinema, Shetland film festival is targeting their pets.

Sharks swarm off Australian coast

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:07:49 GMT

Hundreds of sharks have been spotted off the Queensland coast.

Bath tub sailor - it's Odd Box

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:57:20 GMT

A man sailing the sea in a bath tub, mud sculptures and an ugly fish who finds love - it's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.

Probably the world's oldest beer

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:37:58 GMT

A team of divers say they have found the world's oldest drinkable beer in a shipwreck off the coast of Finland.

On board UK's newest attack sub

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:31:18 GMT

Commander Andy Coles shows BBC News around the control room of the Royal Navy's new attack submarine and talks about life on board.

Florence Cameron's Downing St debut

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:29:56 GMT

David and Samantha Cameron have introduced their new daughter, Florence, on the steps of 10 Downing Street.

'I was nearly six foot at 11 years old'

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:48:57 GMT

President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia, is now 12 years old and 5ft 9in (1.75m). But what's it like to be a young girl who's taller than the rest?

Mighty mouse study on St Kilda

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:08:23 GMT

Researchers begin a three-year study to uncover the secrets of St Kilda's super-sized field mice.

Rare tree flowers after 23 years

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:29:30 GMT

A rare Chinese tree has flowered for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex.

New traffic jam halts China highway

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:22:28 GMT

More than 10,000 vehicles are stuck in a 120km (75-mile) traffic jam on China's Beijing to Tibet motorway.

Miners to mark anniversary with wine

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:54:22 GMT

The 33 miners trapped in Chile will soon be able to share some wine.

Usain Bolt: The man behind the image

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:15:22 GMT

Usain Bolt tells the BBC's Leon Mann how he's coping with intense media attention prompted by his book launch.

Portugal's child sex verdict due

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:47:46 GMT

The panel of judges in a child sex abuse trial in Portugal is to deliver its verdict, more than five years after court hearings began.

Hurricane Earl now 'category two'

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:01:33 GMT

Hurricane Earl is downgraded to a category two storm as it nears the US East Coast.

The mint with a whole lot of food miles

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:14:43 GMT

A British discount store is buying in Polo mints from Indonesia even though the same mints are being manufactured just a mile up the road in York.

ICC chief executive on cricket charges

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:23:09 GMT

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended the three Pakistan players accused of being part of a betting scam.

School lottery system 'failed in aim'

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:28:27 GMT

A controversial lottery system for secondary school places in Brighton failed in one of its key aims, to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.

Marriage proposal to Chile miner

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:28:44 GMT

The BBC's James Reynolds has been at the San Jose mine in Chile, where he spoke to the partner of one of the trapped miners.

Rare pygmy hippo makes zoo debut

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:20:47 GMT

A rare male pygmy hippopotamus born in a Polish zoo two weeks ago has appeared in public for the first time.

Cavers dig for three county dream

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:05:18 GMT

Cavers Tim Allen and Hugh St Lawrence give BBC News a glimpse of the cramped conditions as they try to connect three English counties by an underground network of tunnels.

Making money from Peruvian bird poo

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:24:26 GMT

An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser.

My dad worked for the mafia

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:08:17 GMT

Jennifer Mascia gave World News America a first person account of her extraordinary childhood and her surprise at finding out about her father's mafia past.