Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has said he will prevent the country becoming a key transit point for the international drugs trade. His comments follow the seizure by police of a plane loaded with cocaine at an airport outside the capital.

While he ponders who to pick for the England football team, Fabio Capello has also been busy in his other job - promoting spectacles.

One in seven universities is now using entrance tests as part of its selection procedures, a report says. The Universities UK (UUK) report says 14% of higher education institutions now use one or more written tests

Rapid immigration has damaged community relations in parts of England, a report by the Commons communities and local government committee says.

Feel the gloom. With more bad news on the economy this week, is there no comfort, no end to pessimism? Yes! The Magazine challenged statistical sleuths Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot to scour the data - and find us five reasons to be cheerful.

Nick Thorpe meets a Hungarian judoka who has returned to competition after a string of serious injuries - and a family tragedy. Wherever you look in Bernadett Baczko's flat, there are signs of her profession.