Heart pill to banish bad memories
Scientists believe a common heart medicine may be able to banish fearful memories from the mind.

Brothers plan 24 hours atop Everest
Three Nepalese brothers are to try to break a world record by staying on top of Mount Everest for 24 hours, reports the BBC's Charles Haviland.

Polar bear skull defies DNA test
A scientist says she has been unable to extract DNA for analysis from ancient Scottish bear remains.

Henry VIII love letter exhibited
A letter from the womanising monarch to his second wife Anne Boleyn is to go on display for the first time in London.

Aznavour to become Armenian envoy
The French singer, Charles Aznavour, agrees to become ambassador to Switzerland for his ancestral homeland of Armenia.

Queen launches new-look website
The Queen's website has been relaunched at Buckingham Palace, in the company of world-wide web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

Michelle Obama makes Vogue cover
US President Barack Obama's wife Michelle appears on the cover of Vogue magazine - only the second time a First Lady has done so.

EU warns of 'pretty blonde spies'
The European Commission says it is being targeted increasingly by spies, who may include a "pretty trainee with long legs and blonde hair".

Tories admit to Wiki-alteration
The Tories admit a member of staff altered a Wikipedia entry on the artist Titian after a row between Gordon Brown and David Cameron.

Thigh slapping Maori style - Odd Box
An orchestra making whoopee and pregnant belly dancers - It can only be Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.

Mystery fireball captured on film
Mysterious debris said to look like a meteor or fireball in the sky has been captured on film over Austin, Texas.

Mass pillow fight in California
Hundreds of people have celebrated Valentine's Day with a pillow fight in San Francisco, California.

Dog turns into expert climber
A dog from Wolverhampton prefers to climb trees rather than go for a walk, according to its owner.

Withnail and I house for sale
A semi derelict cottage used as a location for the cult film Withnail and I is up for auction.

Mexicans seal new kissing record
Mexico claimed a world kissing record on Valentine's Day as nearly 40,000 people in the capital locked lips.

Lego living
The man who gets his 'kicks from plastic bricks'

So long Woolies
What do people actually buy in Woolworths?

No belly button?
Is a barely-there navel for cosmetic or medical reasons?

US v UK teeth
Why is there a transatlantic dental divide?

Style crime?
Can fake tan ever be seen as sophisticated?

'Gator gobbler
Python explodes after swallowing 6ft alligator