The BBC's Alan Johnston says that the Indian capital Delhi appears to be losing its battle against pollution.

Notts, Somerset, Durham and Hampshire battle for the title in the final round of matches.

As the Beijing Olympics come to a close, China and the world wonder where the country goes next, reports Michael Bristow.

Despite fears in the run-up to the Olympic Games, the skies above Beijing have met clean-air standards, officials say.

Beijing opens the 2008 Olympic Games with a feast of light and sound inside the Bird's Nest stadium.

A group of US cyclists who wore face masks on arrival in Beijing have apologised to China's Olympic Games organisers.

Beijing tells firms and shops to stagger work times in a bid to cut traffic volumes for the Olympic Games.

Newcastle beat Fulham to ease their relegation fears as Middlesbrough and Sunderland also post crucial wins in the Premier League.

Middlesbrough may have topped a poll of the worst places to live in Britain, but one local is prepared to face down its critics. After all, what other town can lay claim to Picasso, the Proms and a delicacy known as the parmo?

England fall 18 runs short of India's 218-4 as they crash out of the World Twenty20 in Durban.

Chelsea go top of the Premier League as Man City surrender their 100% start to the season at Arsenal.

There was a time when riding a bike was about getting from A to B - not any more. For some it's become a moral and environmental crusade, but are cyclists getting too big for their boots?

BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell considers the EU's blueprint for a greener future.

Read the diaries of GB stars Sarah Holt and Chris Clarke at the Beijing World Juniors

As the Chinese city of Harbin struggles with a water shut-off following contamination fears, Nick Mackie reports on pollution problems in Chongqing.

Robbo tells Geordies to take reality check after Owen move

Hopes of finding hydrocarbon oceans on Saturn's smoggy moon, Titan appear to be dashed, scientists report in Nature.

Updates from BBC reporters and fans' views on the latest Ashes action

The Huygens space probe will be woken up from its slumber four hours before its January descent into the smoggy atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan.

The Cassini spacecraft has made one last flyby of Titan before it despatches the Huygens probe for a rendezvous with the Saturnian moon.