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Ricky Ponting's first century on Indian soil puts Australia on top in the first Test in Bangalore.

A snail species from the Mediterranean is found in the UK at historic Cliveden House.

A new musical unveiled in the Vatican explores the life and times of the Virgin Mary, as the BBC's David Willey reports.

Saracens upset Ospreys and Cardiff Blues are beaten by Toulouse in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup.

Ryan Day beats Barry Hawkins in the wildcard round of the Masters at Wembley.

Top French coiffeur Alexandre de Paris, who styled the hair of Elizabeth Taylor and many other stars, dies at 85.

England and Tonga go head-to-head for a place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.

The BBC's Justin Webb has sympathy for minor candidates in the presidential race trying to get their voices heard.

Australia thrash Bangladesh by 10 wickets in a rain-reduced Super 8 match in Antigua.

Fifty balloon-festooned cars and one red Routemaster bus set out on a leisurely lap of Kensington to protest against the congestion charge extension.

Secularists in Turkey are increasingly suspicious over the Muslim headscarf issue, writes the BBC's Sarah Rainsford.

All the action as it happened as Britain's Andy Murray loses in straight sets to Marcos Baghdatis.

The Globe theatre in London prepares for a midnight staging of Shakespeare's bloodiest play, Titus Andronicus.

Facts and figures on the Group C game.

The BBC's Darren Waters reports from the 59th Cannes Film Festival.

Scandal-struck MP Mark Oaten says his "mid-life crisis" was caused by losing his hair. But when a man loses his hair can it really mean he's losing his way in life?

A look back at the most striking news photos of the week.

Some of the most striking images from around the world on 13 January 2006.

As Fawlty Towers reaches its 30th anniversary, we look at the enduring appeal of John Cleese's sitcom.

The BBC's Jamie Coomarasamy notes his observations in a diary as he travels with President Bush on his Europe trip.

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