The boy band is back - or that is what a new batch of all-singing, all-dancing hunks is hoping.

It is time for the industrialised world to change its behaviour before the Arctic, its people and its wildlife are lost forever.

Tim Henman loses in five sets to Feliciano Lopez in the second round at Wimbledon.

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

Sketch writer Robert McNeil asks why politicians cannot stop smiling during election campaigns.

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

Driving at up to 300mph, as Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was when he crashed, is more like piloting a jet fighter than handling a car, says Andy Green, holder of the world land speed record.

A man treated for multiple sclerosis for 26 years now believes he has a condition which can be treated with aspirin.

Australian papers examine the fallout from revelations emerging from the oil-for-food inquiry.

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Galacticos and celebs rub shoulders at glitzy FIFPro bash

A gallery of your digital pictures from around Wales.

Mills and Boon romances are strong sellers the world over. But in Japan, the publisher has appropriated the manga comic format in order to attract a generation for whom a novel just won't do.

As Brussels seeks to erode Microsoft's dominance of the media-player market, BBC News Online looks at rival systems.

2004 promises controversy and comedy on TV, while some old favourites return to our screens.

A publishing company for men and boys launches as a response to "namby-pamby, touchy-feely" books.

This year's crop of tipped Christmas toys has a familiar look, pointing to a lack of inspiration in the industry, BBC News Online finds.

How has Channel 4's Big Brother 4 been for you? Have your say in the last week of the series.

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Send us your views on autumn's biggest television costume dramas, Doctor Zhivago and Daniel Deronda.