The sight of two girls having a post-pub fight still has the power to shock, although it happens between men all the time. So why are women doing it and why are we so offended by it?

One of the creators of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons has died, but what is the game's legacy?

The Victorian Society is celebrating 50 years of trying to save the UK's 19th Century buildings. We love Victorian architecture now, but once upon a time their public buildings were being listed for demolition and their terraced houses were being gutted. What changed?

The BBC's Nick Bryant on the chequered relationship between India and Australia

Iran responds angrily after France's foreign minister warns of possible war over Tehran's nuclear programme.

China's growing love of dairy products is threatening to push UK prices up. But why are the Chinese drinking more milk and why does it affect the whole world?

Four Kenyan women set to tell stories about undergoing illegal abortion, pullout of a forum after threats from anti-abortionists.

The idea that politicians cannot ignore the more frivolous aspects of the web was the topic of a recent gathering of web thinkers.

They have been around for 150 years but many friendly societies are now close to extinction, BBC News finds out why.

The newspapers are united in their condemnation of government plans to create a database of personal information in Whitehall.

Is there such a thing as a distinctly African look? Send us your views.

Is MTV Base Africa having a positive or negative effect on Africa's indigenous music?

David Cameron's "hug a hoodie" plan is just the last in a series of announcements that have sparked controversy but caught the headlines.

David Cameron is in danger of morphing into Tony Blair as he gives his latest speech on family life, writes Brian Wheeler.

A Dutch architect takes the BBC's Aubrey Sumbuleta on a tour of his football-shaped house in Blantyre.

What would your local high street look like if it was designed by Prince Charles? Sean Coughlan reports.

Ken Clarke says there would have been a blood bath if he had pursued the changes made by David Cameron.

BBC Scotland Political Editor Brian Taylor looks at the resignation of Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy.

Does Australia's whitewash of West Indies mean they can reclaim the Ashes?

David Cameron is accused of being "rattled" after he says leaderhsip rival David Davis could not win an election.