A witness on the train where Jean Charles de Menezes died tells an inquest police marksmen appeared panicked before the shooting.

England hand South Africa a devastating thrashing to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match one-day series.

Padraig Harrington seals his second successive Open Championship with a magnificent final-round of 69 at Birkdale.

As the International Whaling Commission meets to search for common ground between pro and anti-whaling nations, the BBC's Chris Hogg reports from a Japanese town showing no sign of giving up on its whale meat.

What started out as a missing person report back in November, 2006 was to become one of the police's biggest serial murder investigations.

How one charming and deeply-loved young man quietly spiralled to suicide.

A man admits having sex with four of five women he is accused of murdering in Suffolk, a court hears.

The US releases video of a US-Iranian stand-off in the Gulf, condemned by President Bush as "provocative".

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

The mystery of how we read a sentence is unlocked by scientists.

Thousands of fans take to the streets of DR Congo's capital to mourn veteran singer Madilu System.

India end day four of the second Test on 10-0, needing just 63 more to beat England.

Alexandre Vinokourov wins the first individual time-trial of this year's Tour by more than a minute.

Marion Bartoli and Richard Gasquet cause huge shocks on day 11.

Jamie Murray and Greg Rusedski beat the Netherlands to clinch victory for Britain in their Davis Cup tie.

Britain's Andy Murray beats the Netherlands' Raemon Sluiter in the opening rubber of their Davis Cup tie.

Australia are 626 ahead at stumps on day three of the first Ashes Test after dismissing England for 157.

BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on Bucharest's response to the UK's curbs on workers from Bulgaria and Romania.

Mobile TV is coming of age with a new service offering BBC One and ITV1. But how well does it work - and will it catch on?

Far from dulling young minds, computer games and TV fire kids' imaginations, says best-selling children's writer GP Taylor.