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BBC calls time on inaccurate clock
The BBC has decided to remove a clock from its homepage after it emerged it did not necessarily tell the right time and failed to live up to the corporation's requirement for "accuracy".
New app to help find lost trolleys
A new smartphone app is tackling the problem of abandoned supermarket trolleys by allowing the public to report their exact location for collection.
Stinky feet may aid malaria traps
For decades, health officials have battled malaria with insecticides, bed nets and drugs. Now, scientists say there might be a potent new tool to fight the deadly mosquito-borne disease: the smell of human feet.
Cat detained on illegal mission
Inmates at a Russian prison thought they had found a purr-fect new way to smuggle mobile phones into jail - by using cats as a courier.
Road crash variations 'a mystery'
Scottish drivers seem the most likely in the UK to hit lamp posts, according to accident figures.
Germany's longest word cut short
A tweak to laws in a German state to conform with current EU regulations has caused an unexpected casualty - the longest word in the German language.
Harrods in Gaga protest court win
One of the world's most famous department stores has won a legal fight with fur trade protesters after complaining that families were "harassed" when pop star Lady Gaga visited to advertise perfume.
New Tate exhibit starts at the door
Visitors to Tate Britain will find themselves having to touch a new work on display - the gallery doors.
Plane salvage operation put on hold
An attempt to bring the only surviving German Second World War Dornier Do 17 bomber from its watery grave in the English Channel has been postponed for at least a week due to bad weather.
Family's joy at third set of twins
A mother who defied the odds by becoming pregnant with her third set of twins has given birth to girls.
German plane to be lifted from sea
The only surviving German Second World War Dornier Do 17 bomber is to be raised from its watery grave in the English Channel, the RAF Museum said.
Honest punters boost novel cafe
A novel cafe that lets its customers name their own price is expanding after proving honesty actually does pay.
MooMonitor keeps eye on frisky cows
An Irish man is vying to be crowned cream of the world's entrepreneurs for his frisky cow monitor.
Slopes open for rare June weekend
The still-white slopes in the Pyrenees of southern France opened for business on Saturday, turning a cold wet spring into a rare June ski weekend.
Bannockburn build-up letter found
A copy of a previously-unknown letter by Robert the Bruce imploring King Edward II to cease his persecution of the Scots in the build-up to Bannockburn has been discovered.
