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

A man from West Sussex is told to take down his Halloween decorations after neighbours complained.

A Dorset family is not allowed on a flight because of a "well thumbed" passport which the airport says is a security risk.

Internet users in Russia and Georgia attacked vital websites in each other's countries, in a virtual echo of battles being fought on the ground by troops and tanks.

A teenager is arrested after CCTV is released of the Cenotaph in Wolverhampton being defaced

CCTV is released of the Cenotaph in Wolverhampton being defaced ahead of VJ Day commemorations.

French protesters fed up with what they say is "invasive" advertising are defacing the country's billboards - and calling the police in advance to ensure they get arrested while doing so.

A wall painted in memory of a village flooded 40 years ago to provide water for Liverpool is repainted after being defaced.

A wall painted in memory of a village flooded 40 years ago to provide water for Liverpool is defaced.

Vandals use a pig's head and anti-Muslim slogans to deface the graves of Muslim soldiers in a French WWI cemetery.

A Zimbabwean is jailed for a month for tearing an election poster with President Robert Mugabe's picture.

Peacekeepers in Western Sahara have vandalised ancient rock paintings with graffiti, a UN official says.

A tourism promoter in Zimbabwe is arrested for allegedly defacing bank notes to use as business cards.

A serial graffiti vandal is cautioned for defacing walls, signs and even a police car in the Elmbridge area.

A memorial to the Dambusters squadron is targeted by vandals who pelted it with eggs and flour.

A 5,000 year old monument which marks the site of an ancient burial chamber is targeted by vandals.

Would-be prime ministers' wives have them. Lawyers have them. Doctors have them. But just how did tattoos get so acceptable?

All waterfront buildings and shacks in Nigeria's oil capital, Port Harcourt are to be demolished, officials say.

A police car is daubed with graffiti as an officer helps in the rescue of a man who had fallen in a storm drain.

A box office in Glastonbury takes down a poster advertising a UFO cult event because it features a swastika.