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The largest ever exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the human body goes on display this week in London. How accurate were they?

On board HMS Dauntless, on its way to the Falklands

A Labour MP claims former MSP Tommy Sheridan was wrongly convicted of committing perjury during his defamation action against the News of the World.

Political parties gear up for the final bout of campaigning for the local council elections in Wales, as an opinion poll suggests Labour could make gains.

The imprisoned Bahraini human rights and political activist, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, tells the BBC that he will continue his 84-day hunger strike.

A Brookeborough man who admitted stabbing to death a former Fermanagh GAA player has his plea of guilty to manslaughter accepted by the prosecution.

Family breakdown is one of the "most destructive scourges" in modern UK society, says High Court Judge Sir Paul Coleridge as he launches a campaign to champion marriage.

The NHS and social networking site Facebook have joined forces in an attempt to increase the number of organs being donated.

Parts of England are on high flood alert, with thousands of homes at risk following Britain's wettest April in over 100 years.

Seven people have been arrested on suspicion of funding terrorism, the Metropolitan Police say.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen vows to cast a blank vote in Sunday's presidential run-off, in a further setback for President Nicolas Sarkozy.

A campaign is being launched to take astronomy to Afghan children, drawing on the rich astronomical heritage of Islam.

24 hours of news photos: 1 May

MI6 failed to pass police a lot of Gareth Williams' belongings during the probe into his death, an inquest hears.

A judge warns a former police community support officer from Hull he faces a "significant" jail term for child sex offences.

Israel's former foreign minister and opposition leader, Tzipi Livni, announces she is resigning from the country's parliament, the Knesset.

Pundits from continent give their Hodgson verdict

The BBC News website picks up another award at the 16th Webbys while new entrants Pinterest, Google+ and Spotify get their first.

The Flashback Trojan could have netted its creators more than $10,000 a day, suggests analysis of the malware.

Olympic and Paralympic stars await London 2012