A couple have divorced after the wife saw the husband having online sex in the virtual world of Second Life. So how do avatars have sex?

Singer Beyonce says she can "take more risks" by adopting an alternative persona called Sasha Fierce for her new album.

India establish a 301-run lead after reaching 100-0 in their second innings on the third day of the second Test against Australia.

Distinguished French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio is awarded this year's Nobel Prize for Literature.

A bout of belated Beatlemania breaks out in Israel as Sir Paul McCartney prepares to perform - but his visit is not free of controversy.

A painting of Princess Margaret that hung on the wall of her Kensington Palace apartment goes on display at London's National Gallery.

Dr Tom Pike, from Imperial College London, shares his experiences of being part of the Phoenix Mars probe team.

The mayor of Aberystwyth, who featured in Monty Python's Life of Brian, wants a 30-year ban on the film lifted.

MPs are calling for an advert showing two men kissing to be reinstated after it was pulled following complaints. More than two decades after the first gay kiss on teatime TV, a kiss is clearly not always just a kiss.

Philipp Lahm scores a last-minute goal as Germany beat Turkey 3-2 in dramatic style to reach the Euro 2008 final.

Jean Michel Jarre explains why playing Oxygene on tour has brought him closer to understanding his musical roots.

Famous fans of Billy Fury remember the rock'n'roll star who died 25 years ago.

Some see them as a joke, a few even take them at their word, but to most of us spam e-mails that promise to "enlarge your manhood" have become an everyday pest. Simon Cox, of Radio 4's the Investigation, set out to discover who is behind them.

The BBC apologises for a Polish remark made by Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips.

Renowned French choreographer Maurice Bejart has died, a spokeswoman for his Bejart Ballet Lausanne company announces.

There are not as many movie icons out there as we think. What makes one? Well it's not talent - they just look pretty and our imagination does the rest.

A round-up of critics' reviews from the first night of The Police's world tour, in the Canadian city of Vancouver.

Devices hailed as the next generation of mobile phones go on display at the University of Dundee.

A new £7m visitor attraction dedicated to love, sex and relationships opens in central London.

Images from Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo as Brazil's annual carnival gets under way.