New research shows a high abuse, neglect rate for premature and small birth weight babies in the U. K. According to a BBC feature, the reason is unclear but researchers speculate smaller children might provoke greater parental hostility.

Racist soccer fans that abuse their team's opponents can cause their club to be fined or lose points, according to a warning given by UEFA chiefs in an effort to clean up the game. UEFA chief executive Lars-Christer Olsson tells BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek show that points deductions have already been considered, although other options will be fully explored.

Baseball fan President George W. Bush receives a lesson in the game of cricket in Pakistan, during his tour of several Asian countries. During his lesson, he was accidentally hit by a ball in the shoulder. The sport, which is immensely popular in India and Pakistan, was first introduced by the British more than a century ago.

According to a recent poll, most Americans know more about Homer and the Simpson clan than they do about the US Constitution's First Amendment. In a survey, only one in four people could name one of the five amendments, whereas more than half could name at least two family members of the Simpsons.

The London Natural History Museum is exhibiting one of the largest giant squids ever put on display. BBC News reports that a trawler captured the squid off the coast of the Falkland Islands. Measuring 28 feet, it is one of the most complete squids ever found.