Changes designed to standardise Portuguese spelling take effect in Brazil but other nations are yet to act on the controversial reforms.

One study lists the technology-driven slang entering into use, while another shows that makes for slower reading.

Man City and Queen of the South lose but Aston Villa win in their second qualifying round, first legs of their Uefa Cup ties.

Everyone can do an American accent... at least everyone thinks they can. But how many would pass muster with a Hollywood studio? The BBC's Stephen Robb took a lesson from one of the movie industry's top accent coaches.

A summary of conservative and liberal viewpoints on the issues causing growing divisions in the Anglican church.

As Nato-led forces try to establish security in Afghanistan, there's another mission to make sense of the place names for English-speaking people.

Portugal introduces contentious changes to the language, spelling many words the Brazilian way.

BBC Middle East correspondent Tim Franks sends the latest edition of his diary.

Mahela Jayawardene makes his 21st Test century as Sri Lanka frustrate England to reach 379-6 on the second day in Galle.

The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt reports from Addis Ababa on the increasing popularity of mobile phones which permit text messages in Amharic.

To mark Channel 4's 25th anniversary, here are 25 facts and figures to celebrate the milestone.

India reach 137-3 at the close of play at Lord's after Kevin Pietersen's century sets them 380 to win the Test.

Sri Lanka end New Zealand's unbeaten World Cup run and move to within sight of the last four with a six-wicket win in Grenada.

A young woman tells how she was told she had hearing loss.

The troubled sports car firm TVR is sold back to its previous owner, sparking anger among union officials.

An open day is being held to give jobs advice to workers made redundant from TVR in Blackpool.

Workers at troubled sports car maker TVR have been made redundant, union officials confirm.

The administrators for the firm which produced TVR cars says it is confident of finding a buyer for the firm.

BBC News website readers sent in their pictures of their beloved TVRs.

The story behind sports car maker TVR which now plans to switch production abroad.