Work to clear the Menai Strait of an American pest shellfish is successful - but the hunt continues.

BBC Sport takes a considered six-year-old's look at a pulsating, streaker-interrupted women's FA Cup final

An elderly osprey could be about to lay her 50th egg at a Perthshire wildlife reserve, experts hope.

New Zealand win the final one-day match against England in Christchurch to win the series 3-1.

Lasith Malinga takes two late wickets as England close at 258-5 on day one of the second Test.

Yuvraj Singh produces a fine all-round display to lead India to victory over Pakistan in the third ODI in Kanpur.

Mick Jagger answers questions about his life and career from readers of the BBC News website.

"Romario's career might be seen as a something of a letdown"

BBC NI political correspondent Gareth Gordon reports on the political tales from the UUP car park to outside the meetings of the DUP.

Stuart Hine is the man people call when the think they've come across a distinctly un-British bug.

Naturists which have used a north Cornwall beach for more than 40 years are banned because of concerns that it is attracting gays cruising for sex.

Israel is deploying a range of old and new technologies as part of a psychological operations campaign in Lebanon, media report.

Streaking to infamy down SW19 way

Sir Menzies Campbell keeps his footing amid the treacherous ice fields of Harrogate on a walkabout.

Yuletide traditions are not what they seem, says historian David Cannadine in his weekly column.

A cat that was mistakenly packed off to France on a cargo ship flies business class back to the US.

The BBC's Adam Brookes is travelling with US President George W Bush to Asia and is keeping his diary for the BBC News website.

The battle for control of the London Stock Exchange appears to be hotting up, amid reports that Australia's Macquarie Bank could be close to tabling a takeover offer.

A passenger jet is delayed at Cardiff airport while airline staff trap two frogs found in the aircraft's luggage bay.

Lance Armstrong's announcement that he'll be hanging up his bicycle clips after this summer's Tour de France will doubtless have brought a sigh of relief from his rivals. After all, the Texan has won an unprecedented six in a row.