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• 'Implant alert' diverts US plane
  A US plane bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, makes an early landing in Maine after a woman claims to be carrying a surgically implanted device.
  
  
• Facebook shares decline further
  Shares in Facebook drop another 9% amid reports financial regulators may review whether there was a selective disclosure of information to investors.
  
  
• Solskjaer pulls out of Villa race
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he is no longer interested in becoming the new Aston Villa manager.
  
  
• Official 'offers 2012 tickets'
  A senior Olympic official is suspended after a BBC investigation revealed he was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of 2012 tickets for cash.
  
  
• Spain's Villa to miss Euro 2012
  Spain striker David Villa will miss Euro 2012 this summer as he struggles to regain fitness after a broken leg.
  
  
• Chronic pain under-treated - NICE
  Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being "under-treated" for their pain, according to new guidance from NICE.
  
  
• Cannes 2012: Reporter's Diary
  Brad Pitt says he would rather play a killer than a racist
  
  
• VIDEO: World's 'rarest' cognacs on sale
  One of world's largest private cognac collections has gone on sale in Holland, including bottles dating back to the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte.
  
  
• Abductions raise Lebanon tension
  Tensions rise after rebels in northern Syria kidnap 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims on their way home from visiting holy sites in Iran.
  
  
• TV remote control inventor dies
  The inventor of the television remote control, Eugene Polley, dies of natural causes, aged 96, in a Chicago hospital.
  
  
• Bomb 'targets Colombia ex-leader'
  A bomb is found hidden in a lamp at a theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ahead of a speech to be given there by Colombian ex-President Alvaro Uribe.
  
  
• US city marks tornado anniversary
  The US city of Joplin marks the first anniversary of the country's most deadly tornado in 60 years with several ceremonies.
  
  
• VIDEO: Official 'offers 2012 tickets'
  A senior Olympic official was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of tickets to the London 2012 Games for cash, an undercover BBC London investigation reveals.
  
  
• VIDEO: Tweeter 'sorry' for Muamba slur
  A man jailed for making racist comments on twitter after the footballer Fabrice Muamba's collapse says he is sorry for his actions. Liam Stacey, from Pontypridd, served half his 56-day prison term.
  
  
• House collapses after explosion
  Officers investigate the cause of an explosion which leads to a house collapsing and two people suffering minor injuries.