Despite the environmental now being a mainstream topic, green campaign groups are still as relevant as ever.

England lose the second one-dayer in Indore by 54 runs against a Yuvraj Singh-inspired India.

As the price of petrol edges ever higher, can a change in driving habits use less fuel - and salve a car fan's conscience?

Bill Thompson wonders if his virtual presences are having a significant real world impact.

Two men are fined for kicking a hedgehog to death by using it as a football during a stag weekend.

The diaries we hear about are usually written by famous people who never intended they stay private. But what about the rest of us?

As spring gives way to summer, keen gardeners will be as busy as ever. But few will have studied their hobby with any rigour, instead picking up useful skills as children. Why do we value such domestic knowledge less than a formal education?

India's largest private airline Jet Airways buys rival Air Sahara, giving it a third of the domestic market.

Bill Frindall publishes his latest answers to your questions

Eco-tourism brings economic benefits but it can also bring ecological disaster, a conservation scientist argues.

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Should rules and penalties for altering the ball be changed?

Radio Five Live looks at the true price of 'cheap chic' on the High Street.

Scientists are using clumps of seeds found on an ancient hospital site to reconstruct medieval medical practices

Pete Clifton is on holiday - but reader Ed Moran has taken on the column, reviewing how the site covered the momentous events of recent days.

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Officials warn players after some cricketers condone certain types of ball-tampering.

Pope John Paul II reportedly said "Amen" before dying in the company of his most trusted friends.

The BBC's Gabriel Partos looks at the changing role of the UN war crimes court over the years.

A Conservative MP says the three-minute silence for the tsunami victims is "the worst kind of gesture politics".