Burnley boss Owen Coyle insists he will not dwell on his side's stunning Carling Cup win over Chelsea, with an important league game coming up.

Arsenal's youngsters produce another outstanding display to brush aside Wigan and book their place in the Carling Cup quarter-finals.

A letter sent from Edinburgh on Armistice Day which celebrates the end of World War I is released for the first time.

A sleepy trading centre in Kenya, where the father of US presidential hopeful Barack Obama was born, is planning a big party, writes the BBC's Juliet Njeri.

The funeral of murdered British aid worker Gayle Williams takes place amid tight security in the Afghanistan capital, Kabul.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie's plans to divorce feature in all of Thursday's papers.

Previously unseen footage of the Queen as a princess in the 1950s is discovered in the boot of a car.

Helen and Barrie Stephens write about their Paralympic experience in Beijing as their son Nathan competes in three events.

Three rotating trees installed in the middle of a busy city road junction are the latest addition to Liverpool's artistic landscape.

The children's TV classic the Banana Splits is getting a modern makeover, reviving memories of its sing-a-long theme tune. But have you ever noticed the startling similarity between it and Bob Marley's hit Buffalo Soldier?

Georgians rally behind President Mikhail Saakashvili as a show of unity against common enemy Russia, writes Caucasus analyst Daria Vaisman.

Madness singer Suggs is to take part in a week-long busking event to raise money for cancer research.

Pope Benedict XVI ends World Youth Day celebrations by asking young people to build a world free of greed.

The BBC News website publishes a selection of Nelson Mandela's most compelling quotes.

Church of England traditionalists vow to provide an alternative what they call a "false gospel" on issues like homosexuality.

Royalty, stars and thousands of revellers attend a concert to celebrate the birthday of former South African president, Nelson Mandela.

The Church of England's two most senior figures express concern at the "marriage" of two gay priests.

New Zealand close 64 behind at 177-5 in their follow-on after three days of the final Test.

An alcohol ban on London's public transport sparked a party on the Tube that got out of hand. What does such a ban say about British attitudes to public drinking and what's the law in other countries?

Julianne Moore and Gail Garcia Bernal turn in a taut, psychological drama which is a fitting opener for the Cannes Film Festival.