Rafael Benitez admits Liverpool were not at their best as they qualify for the Champions League group phase by beating Marseille.

A serial killer and glamorous 1950s pin-up get married at a spooky ceremony in Dundee.

A Swindon man, arrested and jailed in the Philippines on adultery charges, says it was the scariest moment of his life.

American public information films weren't like the British ones. They were scary, for starters.

The BBC's Huw Williams finds out how the town of Arbroath is coping following body parts found on the beach.

For most people it's scary enough just to make the journey across the swaying bridge, but 15 fearless individuals will dangle from cliff faces to construct a brand new rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede.

Children are frightened by clown-themed decor in hospitals, a survey suggests. How did the smiley circus entertainers become a horror staple?

Decorating children's wards with paintings of clowns could be counter-productive, say researchers.

The BBC News website looks at the debate about obesity following a year of scary headlines.

A traffic junction in west London is named the scariest junction in Britain by motorists in a poll.

Britons are getting bigger and it's a crisis on the same level as climate change, says the government. Within 15 years most of us will be overweight, with our life expectancy cut by 13 years. Scary stuff, but do all the facts about this "ticking time bomb" really add up?

A TV ad warning of the dangers of bonfires is banned from early evening TV because it is too scary.

Pop star Melanie Brown will take part in the next series of US TV show Dancing With The Stars.

The Daleks are voted the scariest villains in the history of the science fiction drama Doctor Who.

Former Spice Girl Mel B gives birth to a "completely healthy" baby girl in Los Angeles, her spokeswoman says.

A Scottish amateur who will play with Phil Mickelson at the Masters admits the prospect is "scary".

Two men spark a manhunt when they abandon their campsite after hearing a "scary" noise.

The sinister side of Halloween is being exploited, say church leaders, when it could celebrate the triumph of good over evil. Can Halloween go cuddly?

"It's as scary as a ghost train for football bosses now"

The US congressional election battle is under way. And it's scary as Halloween.