Wins for Rangers, Hibernian, Hearts and Inverness as Dundee United salvage a last-gasp point against Hamilton.

Polish people in Britain are being told the weather is a good subject with which to strike up a conversation with a stranger. But is it? The Magazine's Tom Geoghegan puts the theory to the test.

A US TV crew say they have found a series of footprints in Nepal which could belong to the mythical Yeti.

It is time to take radical action to curb rising population and consumption levels, or face "unspeakable consequences".

Despite all the hype, the latest James Bond film was beaten at the US box office by a film starring animated penguins. It follows the success of March of the Penguins, and as they top the bill in the BBC's Planet Earth.

This week a survey identified a different kind of music chart - a top 10 for music at funerals.

The Monitor is the home for some of our most popular features, including your letters, Punorama, the caption competition, and 10 Things.

A newly-found letter by CS Lewis shows he feared a screen version of his Narnia books would be "buffoonery".

Magazine readers have had much fun over the past week with 'rules' of modern advertising. Here creative director Cory Noonan, answers back.

The sight of a black bear languishing at the edge of a suburban swimming pool is a reminder of how wildlife is becoming part of the cityscape.

Archaeologists describe an ancient civilisation that was flourishing in Peru over 5,000 years ago.

Book critics review Yann Martel's Life of Pi.

Yann Martel's second novel is a whimsical tale of some charm but it lacks emotional weight and characterisation.

Send us your views on Dreamworks' 2-D animation film, Spirit.