India thrash England by six wickets in the fifth one-day international at Cuttack.

Film director Guy Ritchie is best known for two things - his films and, of course, his well-documented relationship with Madonna.

It is the stuff of escapist fantasy. A tall, dark and handsome type sweeps a cream-and-roses Home Counties heroine off her feet. In its 100 years of publishing, the exotic alpha male has been a staple of the Mills and Boon romance.

As most papers report soaring costs, the Financial Times leads on a report which says the worst of the credit crisis could be over.

The story behind the image of revolutionary hero Che Guevara is one of idealism, iconography and consumerism combined, says the BBC's Stephanie Holmes.

Why there is so much demand in the UK for homes to buy.

Players to keep an eye on at the Champions Trophy in India

A look at what's making the headlines in Wednesday's morning newspapers.

A nation goes mad for BDO world champion Jelle Klaasen

The England cricket team's obsession with TV show Lovejoy has backfired

Why Brian Carney is the ideal Great Britain vice-captain

Send us your views on BBC Four's Alan Clark Diaries, starring John Hurt as the former Tory MP.

BBC News Online looks back at the highs and lows in the arts world over the 12 months of 2003.

The colourful past of Booker Prize winning author DBC Pierre has enlivened the sedate world of literature.

A simple remark can make or break a political career. What might "uranium from Africa" do for George Bush?

The first players of Star Wars Galaxies have had a frustrating time signing up.

Dirty Den enjoyed four years as EastEnders' most lovable bad boy. We look back at his time in the sqaure.

Was Phil Tufnell a loveable rogue or a man who threw his talent away?

The family of Wallis Simpson's secret lover react with disbelief to revelations of the affair, in secret documents published on Thursday.

A man is found guilty at the Old Bailey of raping two women in a London churchyard and six other attacks.