After more than 5,000 gigs over 35 years, rock fan Ray Morrissey can claim to be Britain's most prolific concert-goer.

More Italians seem to be willing to brave death threats and testify against the Neapolitan-based mafia, the BBC's Pascale Harter says.

A leaked list purporting to name 10,000 members of the British National Party leads several of Wednesday's newspapers.

An enterprising Nigerian has released four volumes of "romantic" text messages, but are they just too cheesy?

China's efforts to portray a successful Olympics extend to threatening two protesting grandmothers with "re-education", the BBC's Michael Bristow reports.

As Madonna celebrates her 50th birthday, we look at the highs and lows of her career to date.

Shares in the casino operator owned by Macau tycoon Stanley Ho fall on their debut in Hong Kong.

Billionaire casino mogul Stanley Ho struggles to adapt to Macau's changing fortunes.

Andy Murray and Rafa Nadal are in superb form as they reach the fourth round, as defending champion Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic also advance.

England beat New Zealand by 114 runs in the first one-day international at the Riverside.

BBC News entertainment reporter Neil Smith reads Devil May Care, Sebastian Faulks' new James Bond novel.

Parents at a Medway girls' school lose their fight to stop plans for a sex shop near the school site.

US celebrity private eye Anthony Pellicano is found guilty of racketeering and conspiracy charges.

A Bollywood film director is to turn the case of murdered Briton Scarlett Keeling into a film, it has emerged.

After 61 years of Colorado Party rule, Paraguay is the second-poorest country in South America. What chance is there of a fresh start under the new President-elect, former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo?

A year after the body of British teacher Lindsay Hawker was found in a bath in Japan, the only suspect is still on the run.

Bars in Minnesota are adopting a thespian air after discovering that performers in plays are exempt from a smoking ban.

As a TV newscaster for almost 30 years, Carol Barnes was one of the best known faces on British television.

A DUP assembly motion that the Troubles should not be reclassified as a "war" is passed by 46 votes to 20.

A UK gossip website says it will censor paparazzi shots, citing "unease" at how Britney Spears is pursued.