The government is to propose that a special tax on graduates' income replaces university tuition fees in England. And BP has begun testing the new cap on its ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico to see whether it can stop the oil leak.
Coverage as US President Barack Obama makes a primetime TV address on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, live from the Oval Office of the White House.
Jonathan Trott races to his second Test century as England put Bangladesh to the sword in the first Test at Lord's.
Sheffield submits its bid to become the first UK City of Culture in 2013.
The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder reports from Imphal on the crisis in India's Manipur state as Naga protesters continue to block highways
Rand Paul of the Tea Party movement wins a Republican primary, while veteran Senator Arlen Specter loses his Democratic primary.
India flies in emergency supplies to the north-eastern state of Manipur after rebels from the neighbouring Nagaland state block key roads.
Voters are preparing to go to the polls in several US states in a round of primary elections seen as crucial tests for the future of both parties.
More than 70,000 gun owners and shooters converge on Charlotte, North Carolina, for the National Rifle Association convention.
Monty Python star and travel presenter, Michael Palin, backs Sheffield's bid to become the first UK City of Culture.
A former US student is found guilty of hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account and obstructing justice.
US politician Sarah Palin testifies against an ex-student charged with hacking her e-mail account in the last election campaign.
He is known as an intrepid traveller but Monty Python star Michael Palin has gone the extra mile for Queen's University in Belfast by funding drama scholarships in memory of an old friend.
US comics Steve Carell and Tina Fey on turning their talents to a big screen romp about a married couple going on a "date night".
US Republican politician Sarah Palin tells supporters of the conservative Tea Party movement government should be working for them - not the other way round.
Are the days of the portly politician gone? Why do politicians always seem to catch the fitness bug and how can they keep in tip top shape on the election trail?
All the key points, analysis and reaction from the General Election campaign on 11 April
A look at the high-profile but secretive whistle-blowing website Wikileaks.
Sarah Palin attacks healthcare reform at a rally of the US conservative Tea Party movement in Nevada.
The Coffee Party - a grassroots political movement in opposition to the conservative Tea Party - holds its first national day of meetings in the US, as Madeleine Morris reports.