A Swedish man who was caught by Swiss police driving at 290km/h is facing a world-record speeding fine of SFr1,080m ($1m; £656,000).
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan is named the winner of the Golden Ball as the best player of the World Cup.
Australian band The Temper Trap discuss plans for their new album - and how they got rid of a urine-soaked tour bus.
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The vuvuzelas are the happy soundtrack of South African soccer. They're about joy, and the main emotion I felt today is that South Africans seem downright thrilled to be hosting the event.
In Freetown, Tim Butcher explains how a hotel made famous by the author Graham Greene came to symbolise post-colonial decay.
Migration from certain parts of the world can increase the risk of a child having autism, a study has suggested.
