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• China's stern warning to Google
  China's top internet official warns that Google will "pay the consequences" if it does not comply with censorship laws.
  
  
• Pension deficit at cashmere firm
  Kinross-based textile company Dawson International says its pension liabilities have more than doubled to £19.3m.
  
  
• The art of science
  Despite some reservations, the arts and science can combine and when they do it can create something beautiful.
  
  
• Contract boost for defence firm
  A County Durham company wins an £30m extension to a contract to supply tracks to armoured vehicles used by the Army.
  
  
• Does filling the empty nest make financial sense?
  Websites are offering to match guests with people whose children have moved out and have spare rooms.
  
  
• As it happened - Winter Olympics day three
  Canada's Alexandre Bilodeau finally wins his country's first home Olympic gold in the men's moguls, after Germany's Felix Loch wins an emotional men's luge title.
  
  
• Stirling Heads return to castle
  A one-off exhibition offering a close-up view of the 37 replica Stirling Heads is being held at Stirling Castle.
  
  
• Assembly backs Yar'Adua step-down
  Both houses of Nigeria's National Assembly pass a motion for sick President Yar'Adua to hand power to his deputy.
  
  
• Tax fears for holiday let owners
  Tax break changes for holiday lets could cost the South West thousands of jobs and up to £110m, tourism bodies warn.
  
  
• Gym owner Ted fighting fit at 83
  Among the rules at the traditional gym Ted Mckibbin opened 53 years ago are no steroids, and no posing.
  
  
• High fashion helps textile firm
  The Kinross-based firm Dawson International says its UK and US knitwear businesses have performed well.
  
  
• Concerns raised over bank access
  People are being wrongly refused basic bank accounts on the basis of their credit history, Radio 4's Money Box learns.
  
  
• Homage to Coverciano
  The BBC goes behind the scenes at the Italian Football Federation's famed technical centre - where Fabio Capello and Carlo Ancelotti were schooled in the arts of football
  
  
• Science and vision
  Britain still doesn't seem to take a broad science education seriously when it deserves to be at the very heart of learning, writes Lisa Jardine.
  
  
• Australian Open day one as it happened
  Andy Murray, Rafa Nadal, Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters all win on day one of the Australian Open, but there is a shock defeat for Maria Sharapova.
  
  
• Knight's tale works arrive home
  A set of nationally significant 19th Century paintings arrives in East Ayrshire after the local council raises cash to buy them.
  
  
• Cumbria flood diary
  Cockermouth residents Gemma and Hugh Carter talk about their experience of being flooded out for the second time.
  
  
• Brown is GQ's 'worst-dressed man'
  Gordon Brown is named the worst-dressed man of the year by the British edition of men's magazine, GQ.
  
  
• Iran government supporters rally
  Tens of thousands of Iranians stage pro-government rallies around the country, after recent violent opposition protests.
  
  
• Church birthplace to be restored
  A Lincolnshire building dubbed the birthplace of the Methodist Church could be restored to how it looked 300 years ago.