Pompeii joins Google Street View
Google adds Pompeii to its Street View service, allowing internet users to take a virtual tour of the ancient Roman city.

Susan Boyle sets US chart record
Susan Boyle tops the US charts with I Dreamed A Dream, setting a first-week sales record for a female debut album.

Iraq shoe thrower faces shoe-ing
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US President Bush is himself targeted by a shoe-throwing attack.

Irish eyes weeping at shrine
An "unprecedented" rise in the number of cases of an eye condition could be directly related to people staring at the sun at a holy shrine, an Irish eye surgeon warns.

Italian police smash Lamborghini
Italian police have smashed the force's most expensive vehicle - a 165,000-euro Lamborghini supercar.

Australia aims for 'green' sheep
Australian scientists are hoping to breed sheep that burp less as part of efforts to tackle climate change.

Council axes real Christmas tree
A Dorset council replaces its traditional town centre fir Christmas tree with a £14,000 fake one.

Jail boss scuppers freedom raffle
A raffle prize of a day's freedom offered to prisoners at a Lancashire jail is withdrawn after the governor finds out about it.

Jetman Africa-Europe flight fails
A Swiss man fails in his attempt to become the first person to fly solo across the Strait of Gibraltar using a single jet-propelled wing.

1507 gag
How America was named by this map... and a pun

Wind breakers
Which farm animals are the biggest methane makers?

Viz quiz
7 questions on the sweary comic as it hits the big 3-0

Walk on by
Five ways the High Street has changed in the past year

De-activate me
What happens when you bail out of Facebook?

Film bluffing
Your crib sheets for those who haven't seen classic movies