Henry Winkler, who played the Fonz on US sitcom Happy Days, is awarded an honorary OBE at the British embassy in Washington, for his work on dyslexia.

A woman with 10ft fingernails, a student who has a four-inch tongue and a Briton who owns 571 Daleks are among entries in the new Guinness Book of World Records.

Swiss bank UBS says unauthorised trading by a member of staff at its investment bank has resulted in a loss worth an estimated $2bn (£1.3bn).

Two senior Ulster Unionists, including the leader Tom Elliot, face disciplinary proceedings from the Orange Order for attending the Catholic funeral of murdered police constable Ronan Kerr.

A British soldier dies after being shot while on patrol with Afghanistan's police in Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence says.

The European Commission has predicted that economic growth in the eurozone will come "to a virtual standstill" in the second half of 2011.

The FBI is investigating computer hacking attacks on celebrities after photos which appear to show Scarlett Johansson nude were posted online.

London, Belfast, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Stoke Mandeville are revealed as the venues for London 2012's Paralympic torch relay.