Getting rich quick - and having much more money than you ever need - will look as pointless as taking bodybuilding too seriously, says Clive James.

Burnley dump Arsenal's kids out of the Carling Cup and Derby put Stoke out with a last-minute penalty.

Arsene Wenger on throw-ins, plus Harry Redknapp and top chants

Elaborate bra straps. Designer trunks riding above low-slung jeans. The fashion for flaunting one's underwear may have more to do with conspicuous consumption than a decline in decency, says Lisa Jardine.

Chris Morris in Delhi says that malnutrition in India could stunt the country's progress in the same way as human rights issues have marred China's aspirations.

The woman responsible for two of England's finest stately homes is celebrated 400 years after her death.

The election of the Green Party's first leader marks a new tone in environmental politics, says the BBC's Carole Walker.

Four thousand staff at Crewe-based carmaker Bentley are going down to a three-day week as demand slumps.

The Foreign Office warns against all but essential travel to Zimbabwe, but according to the country's tourism chiefs, thousands of people from overseas still head there every year. So who are Zimbabwe's tourists and why do they go?

The downfall of a man who lived a life of fast cars and flashy suits comes to an end as he is found guilty of supplying drugs.

Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Aston Martin have all seen solid sales growth in recent years, and in spite of the credit crunch they remain optimistic about the future - though forthcoming environmental regulation from Brussels could prove challenging.

The Welsh Assembly Government is consulting on whether to cut the speed limit around schools to 20mph.

German techno group Scooter caused a shock by knocking Madonna's album off the top of the UK chart.

A coach hire company is put out of business and its owner banned from holding a public service operator licence.

A jury has dfound Ian Strachan and Sean McGuigan guilty of trying to blackmail £50,000 from an unnamed minor royal.

Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, reflects on the dangers of eloquence in the US political scene.

What's it like watching your child climb the pop charts while plunging the illicit depths of stardom? When the dream starts to unravel parents of pop stars are often left watching helplessly from the sidelines.

The BBC's Hasit Shah reports from Punjab on the plight of women abandoned after marriage to merciless men living abroad.

The government and the Tories unveil plans to give police more freedom to stop and search suspects.