Forgotten tour footage captures glamour of young Queen’s reign

From Iran's atomic research facility to a whaler off the Falkland Islands, the state visits of the 50s and 60s took the Queen and her family to some of the world's most extraordinary places. And wherever the royals went, the official camera teams were on duty. Now those film reels have been uncovered. Christopher Stevens reports

Last night a DVD saved my life

A teenager diagnosed herself with cancer after watching her illness depicted in the Cameron Diaz weepie My Sister's Keeper, writes Ben Child

ISPs told to come clean on broadband speeds

TalkTalk and BT the worst offenders in mystery shopping exercise that showed broadband companies often fail to offer a speed quote to potential customers. By Juliette Garside

A week on the web: Prince Charles reads the weather

Prince Charles tried his hand as a weather forecaster this week during a visit to BBC Scotland's studios. And he wasn't half bad. Here's the best of the online reaction (and some other weather-related stuff)