Thousands gather in Bangkok for the cremation of the Thai king's sister, Princess Galyani Vadhana.

A Belfast man loses his appeal against being convicted of sexually abusing a teenager but gets a reduced sentence.

The conflict in Georgia has awoken fears of a new Cold War between Russia and its allies and the West, nearly 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. But will the animosity come back to haunt Western imaginations as it once did?

The BBC's Katty Kay goes to North Carolina, a Republican stronghold, where Democratic hopeful Barack Obama is making a bid for victory.

Britain's Andy Murray comes from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet in an incredible four-hour match on Centre Court.

The BBC's Mickey Bristow reports from Labrang Monastery on the edge of Tibet, scene of protests against Chinese rule.

Scientists at Durham University say sports teams wearing red are more likely to come out on top.

BBC political reporter Adam Fleming watches as Baroness Thatcher is unable to resist a photo-op.

On nights of widespread drunkenness in central London, an ambulance is mobilised to attend solely alcohol-related incidents. So what's it like aboard the "Booze Bus" on one of the busiest party nights of the year?

The earliest known full-length portrait of Queen Elizabeth I fetches £2.6m at an auction in London.

Pupils from a special school take part in a £10,000 tree-planting scheme in a Blackpool park.

The outlook appears bleak for the Atlantic bluefin, an evolutionary marvel too tasty for its own good.

It is time for the industrialised world to change its behaviour before the Arctic, its people and its wildlife are lost forever.

Thousands of mourners file past the open coffin of tenor Luciano Pavarotti in his home town of Modena, Italy.

The BBC's Andrew Whitehead looks back at how and why the British partitioned India 60 years ago to form Pakistan.

A rare 18th Century Jolly Roger pirate flag is restored to its former glory by conservationists.

Welcome to your memories of the decade that has passed into British mythology. But did it deserve to? Was it really as good as we think?

The prospect of "rural desertification" is an important issue in France's presidential elections later this week.

England beat Ireland by 48 runs in the Super 8s match in Guyana.

Sir Elton John performs to 20,000 fans at New York's Madison Square Garden to celebrate his 60th birthday.