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Why did Shakespeare mistakenly describe the head of the hive as a king bee, asks Adam Gopnik - especially as he was in the habit of flattering the boss, and his boss was Queen Elizabeth I.

The number of people on the Sex Offenders Register in Wales rises by 20% between 2011 and 2012, the BBC learns.

The prime minister defends the Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's handling of the BSkyB takeover bid saying he acted "wisely and fairly".

Sixty homes prone to flooding in Ceredigion receive their own flood barriers, which fit in doorways.

Syria's President Assad denies any government role in the Houla massacre and calls it an "ugly crime", in his first public comments since the killings.

Shane Williams warns Wales 2012 Grand Slam wings George North and Alex Cuthbert of teenager Harry Robinson's challenge.

Thousands of parties are taking place all over the UK as part of celebrations to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Roy Hodgson is accused of disrespecting Rio Ferdinand after Gary Cahill's jaw injury.

Egyptian protesters occupy Cairo's Tahrir Square in an effort to capitalise on popular anger following the trial of ex-President Hosni Mubarak.

David Cameron has once again defended the conduct of his culture secretary in relation to News Corp's bid for BSkyB.

US TV actress Kathryn Joosten, best known for her roles in Desperate Housewives and The West Wing, dies at the age of 72.

A 35-year-old man is detained by Tayside Police in connection with the death of another man after an incident outside a pub.

Thousands of Egyptians have spent the night protesting in squares across the country, a day after former President Hosni Mubarak was jailed for life.

With the series won, England pace bowler James Anderson is rested for the third Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston.

A 41-year-old man who died following a collision involving two vehicles in Hillsborough, County Down, is named as Robert Hanna.

The Lebanese authorities deploy extra troops to the port city of Tripoli to keep the peace after Syria-linked sectarian clashes erupt there.

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend reaches its peak with a colourful River Thames pageant.

Hundreds of thousands of people are lining the banks of the Thames to watch the Queen cruise past on a royal barge escorted by a 1,000-strong flotilla.

A British soldier who died in southern Afghanistan on 1 June is named as Cpl Michael John Thacker, from 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh.

Mongolian ex-President Nambar Enkhbayar tells the BBC the authorities in his country are waging a politically motivated campaign against him.