It was one of the worst weeks in the history of the Japanese stock market, reports the BBC's John Sudworth in Tokyo.

A US judge orders urgent medical attention for a Pakistani woman scientist in custody accused of links to al-Qaeda.

UK Apple fans struggle to get their hands on the updated model of the popular smartphone.

Acoustic indie band Noah and the Whale talk about playing in forests and being the "SuperTed Slipknot".

The BBC's Martha Kearney looks at the row over increasing the 42-day detention limit for terror suspects.

Ever wondered what happened to Wembley? They ended up being recycled and turned into four man-made hills.

How brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have made themselves the hottest siblings in Hollywood.

All the winners at the 2008 Bafta Film Awards.

Manchester City draw with fellow high-flyers Liverpool and Blackburn beat bottom side Derby in Sunday's Premier League games.

Troubled Merrill Lynch appoints New York Stock Exchange boss, John Thain, as its new chief executive.

Merrill Lynch parts company with its chief executive Stan O'Neal, saying the 56-year-old has retired.

German business software group SAP is buying smaller French rival Business Objects for more than 4.9bn euros.

Director Joel Coen talks about his new film No Country for Old Men in Cannes.

Ocean's Eleven stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt are to appear in a film by the Coen brothers, a report says.

The national network of working men's clubs is offering women full membership for the first time, allowing them to visit clubs across the country. So is there anywhere women can't go anymore?

Man Group, the world's largest listed hedge fund, is to sell its brokerage business to focus on managing money

Top executive salaries at FTSE 100 firms have risen seventeen times faster than their workers, the TUC says.

Newcastle hold on for a hard-fought draw against Eintracht Frankfurt to finish top of Group H.

Pay for top UK bosses has soared in 2005, outstripping by far that of average workers, a survey indicates.

The chief executive of the world's biggest listed hedge fund is quitting his role to focus on private philanthropy.