BBC World News

1. French cinema actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91

   The actress was a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s but became increasingly controversial after making homophobic and racist slurs.

2. The blonde bombshell who revolutionised French cinema

   The cocktail of kittenish charm and continental sensuality who swept away the cinematic cobwebs of the 1950s.

3. Polls close on first day of Myanmar's widely criticised 'sham' election

   Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta's power.

4. Three killed in Sweden as major storm sweeps across Nordic countries

   Thousands of homes in parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway have been left without power.

5. Spaniards hurl flour, eggs and fireworks in mock battle

   The annual food fight festival ''Els Enfarinats'' has left the Spanish town of Ibi covered in flour and egg shells.