Residents of a small street called Lustful Court in the US state of Georgia are told to raise a petition if they want a less provocative street name.

Closing dozens of small embassies to save money would be a "false economy" as they do not cost much, says William Hague.

England cricket coach Andy Flower says he does not want players banned from using Twitter but says they must do so 'in the right way'.

Palaeontologists uncover a new dinosaur with what may be the earliest evidence of feathers.

Gunmen in Iraq have killed an Iraqi TV journalist - the second in as many days - while four other people were killed in two attacks in the capital Baghdad.

A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.

A man is found guilty of murdering his father, whose remains were found in concrete in a garden in Buckinghamshire.

The Scottish Secretary says he can give "no guarantees" about the future of two Scottish RAF bases.

Ferrari have avoided further punishment for using banned team orders, a Formula 1 disciplinary hearing in Paris has ruled.

John Higgins is cleared of all match-fixing allegations but admits bringing snooker into disrepute, resulting in a £75,000 fine and a ban until November.

The imam of an Islamic centre planned near New York's Ground Zero vows to name its financial backers amid accusations it is funded by extremists.

A Briton is thought to have drowned after going to the aid of his father, who also died, while the pair swam in the sea off Spain's Costa Tropical.

Parliament is to debate allegations that MPs had their mobile phones hacked into by News of the World journalists.

Roger Federer takes on Robin Soderling in the US Open quarter-finals after earlier wins for Caroline Wozniacki and Novak Djokovic.

US President Barack Obama is giving a speech on the US economy.

A 29-year-old soldier on foot patrol in Afghanistan was killed by a sophisticated explosive device which was hard to detect, an inquest hears.

A survey shows a majority of web users have suffered cybercrime, but many respondents were themselves less than honest.

United States Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin refuses to rule out pairing world numbers one and two Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at Celtic Manor.

One of the men convicted of killing 10-year-old Damilola Taylor is released from prison.

Property giant Connaught formally enters administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk.