US newsObituaryBubba Smith obituaryUS football star and actor known for his Police Academy roleSome fans of the popular Police Academy films might be surprised to discover that the actor playing the gentle florist turned recruit Moses Hightower was someone who inspired an entire college campus to wear T-shirts stating "Kill Bubba Kill", echoing the words chanted by thousands of supporters in Michigan State University's Spartan Stadium. Bubba Smith, who has been found dead aged 66, was one of American college football's most legendary defenders, a figure who inspired awe on the gridiron.

Morgan FreemanHollywood actor Morgan Freeman seriously hurt in crashThe Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman said to be in a serious condition after the car he was driving flipped over several times late on Sunday. Freeman was driving near his home in Charleston, Mississippi, at the time of the accident. The actor and a female companion were cut free by emergency workers before being airlifted to a hospital 90 miles away in Memphis, Tennessee.

Tunisia This article is more than 9 years oldMysterious lake in Tunisian desert turns from turquoise to green sludgeThis article is more than 9 years oldThe stretch of water, dubbed the Lac de Gafsa, may be the result of a rupture in the rock above the local water tableThe lake appeared in the Tunisian desert like a mirage; one minute there was nothing but scorching sand, the next a large expanse of turquoise water.

Helene Mayer of Germany, right, won silver in women’s fencing at the 1936 Olympics. Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann ArchiveHelene Mayer of Germany, right, won silver in women’s fencing at the 1936 Olympics. Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann ArchiveOlympic GamesAlmost 80 years after her silver medal in women’s fencing at the Berlin Games, Helene Mayer remains one of the Olympics’ enduring mysteries The photograph is at once both beautiful and revolting. Snapped in the fading sun of an August afternoon during the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, this picture is of a German woman standing regal on the medal stand, dressed in white, her posture perfect, her face locked in the stoic gaze of determination.

Movies This article is more than 13 years oldRow over Vince Vaughn's 'gay insult' in Ron Howard filmThis article is more than 13 years oldOffending scene cut from online versions of trailer for The Dilemma after gay pressure group protestsThe US release of Oscar-winning director Ron Howard's new comedy, The Dilemma, has been overshadowed by a row over a scene in which star Vince Vaughn uses the word "gay" as an insult.