£50m facelift for girls at St Trinian’s
Hurrah for bun fights, stink bombs and catapults made from knicker elastic. The rebellious pupils of St Trinian's are to return to cinemas in a series of multimillion pound remakes. By Angelique Chrisafis.
Power failure wipes out Ucas phonelines
A power failure has knocked out phonelines and computers at university admissions service Ucas during one of its busiest periods, a spokeswoman has confirmed.
Thousands watch online as wild goose chase takes its toll
Thousands of people have logged on to the website of Britain's Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust to follow the satellite-tracked progress of geese, writes James Meek.
Trees that bite the dust
Reforestation can sometimes aggravate global warming, writes Kate Ravilious
The future on a plate
Organic farming will not solve the crisis in food production, writes Henry Gee
Double chemistry revisited
Adolescent relationships cast long shadows in a sensitive TV documentary about a class reunion, but memories play tricks.
John Cocke
Computer scientist whose work paved the way for video games and mobile phones.
UK refused knighthood for Chaplin in deference to US
Documents reveal how Britain spurned comedian.
Fishing for aliens
There could be life in Europa's ocean - if we can get to it, writes Matthew Genge
BBC report on digital learning scheme ‘fundamentally flawed’
12.15pm: A report on the impact of the BBC's controversial £150m digital learning initiative has come under fire, writes Owen Gibson.
Teacher lands $1m film deal with first sci-fi novel
An English language teacher has landed a Hollywood deal which promises to make him $1m (£656,000) in what is thought to be the biggest coup for a first novel since The Horse Whisperer.
In a flap over Mars
Why launch dragonflies into space? Duncan Steel explains