Phillips Idowu has to settle for silver in the triple jump after sailors Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson win Britain's 17th gold and David Davies picks up a silver in the 10km swim.

Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger reveals the band's plans for world domination, three years after their debut.

James Landale assesses UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown's three-day tour of the Middle East.

Are the slogans used by parties for the mayoral elections getting the message across to the voters?

Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, looks at how US fears over Chinese products reflect broader tensions.

BBC Scotland education correspondent Seonag MacKinnon on a council's claim to have virtually wiped out illiteracy in its schools.

It's aimed at five-year-olds so just why will adults be reading Janet and John this Christmas?

What is it that makes Goodwood so Glorious?

Freddie Flintoff is likened to a toddler and the stars hit out at Wimbledon

West Indies end day four on 301-5 needing 154 more runs to win the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford.

Literary critics and readers are being invited to judge if a Northern Ireland woman is the world's worst writer.

BBC Europe Editor Mark Mardell reports from Italy on a communist rally, the globalisation of human happiness and the euro.

Lowdown on the lesser lights who may win the USPGA

Be prepared. The political parties are looking for targets and it could just be you.

Welcome to the Lunchtime Bonus Question.

This week, a wedding of many hitches, Bambi bites back, and our pun-writing competition.

If the sporting fare on offer is dull the name of your club may offer some light relief.

Lou Reed adds his name to the list of musicians whose lyrics are earning the respect of the academic world.

A general knowledge test of GCSE pupils finds that many believed the KGB worked for Hitler and Budapest is the capital of Turkey.

The writings of schoolchildren are a rich source of humour, with exam papers providing some of the most hilarious examples.