US tastes Indian wedding spectaculars
The BBC's Brajesh Upadhyay in Washington reports on the growing popularity in the US for traditional Indian weddings.

Baby girl born after bus adverts
A 55-year-old woman who advertised for an egg donor on London buses gives birth to a healthy baby girl.

Wedding plan for 'bomb plotter'
The fiancee of a man accused of preparing to be a suicide bomber says they looked forward to a future together

First California gay couples wed
Same-sex couples in California exchange vows following a court ruling legalising gay marriage in the state.

IPL is cricket in a blender
Sports columnist Rohit Brijnath reflects on the successful first season of the Indian Premier League, the multi-million dollar cricket tournament.

Dallaglio's last stand
Lawrence Dallaglio bows out with one last Premiership title

Science probe for 'space pistols'
Scientists investigate whether a former US president's duelling pistols were really made from a meteorite.

Actress McElhone's husband dies
Actress Natascha McElhone is flying home from Los Angeles after the sudden death of her plastic surgeon husband.

A thoroughly modern royal wedding
The BBC's Daniela Relph on the royal wedding of Peter Phillips and his Canadian bride, Autumn Kelly, at Windsor Castle.

Premier League as it happened
Aston Villa hammer Birmingham, Newcastle beat Sunderland and Man City ease past Portsmouth in the Premier League.

At a glance: McCartney Mills ruling
Here are some of the key points made in the High Court ruling on the McCartney Mills divorce.

'Royal' chef axed by US network
A British chef who reportedly invented his knighthood has been dropped by his US TV employers.

Wife gives husband gift of life
A man describes his wife as the bravest woman in Scotland after she gives him 60% of her liver.

Crowds flock to monkey 'wedding'
Some 3,000 villagers attend an elaborate Hindu wedding ceremony in eastern India for two monkeys.

Gunman 'opened fire at wedding'
A gunman wearing a balaclava burst into a wedding reception and shot the groom, a court hears.

Coventry 0-5 West Brom
Roman Bednar scores two second-half goals as West Brom ease into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

Busby Babes remembered
BBC Sport's Jimmy Armfield on the talent lost at Munich in 1958

Texas thief steals bishop's crown
A thief breaks into a car in Texas and steals a valuable crown and other items belonging to a visiting Orthodox bishop.

A nice day for a webcast wedding
Dundee becomes the first city in Scotland to webcast civil marriages to happy relatives across the globe.

Waltzing to political pas de deux
Adrian Browne on the impact of an unexpectedly dramatic and surprising year in Welsh politics.