ObituaryWill CountsPhotographer who captured an enduring image of America's civil rights struggle in his home townIt was the fate of the photographer Will Counts, who has died aged 70 of cancer, to be principally known for a single image. He took it on September 4 1957, outside the central high school at Little Rock, Arkansas. It showed a black schoolgirl named Elizabeth Eckford, impeccably dressed in a white frock and carrying her school files, walking away from Hazel Bryan, a shouting, hate-filled, young white woman standing among other white students.

TV and radio blogDownton AbbeyDownton Abbey: What should happen in the final episode?Reports are rife that the end is nigh for the Crawleys and chums. But if the Yorkshire aristos truly are facing the axe, what plot-clinching twists can we expect for the final episode, and what would you like to see happen? It strikes me that rumours of Downton Abbey’s demise are much exaggerated. It was reported today that series six – due to air in the UK in September (series five is currently on PBS in the US) – will be the last gasp of the Crawley dynasty.

Global development This article is more than 2 months oldGirls in Africa quitting school over cost of living crisis, says charityThis article is more than 2 months oldCamfed calls for six-year plan to get 6 million girls into school, warning that drop-out rate is limiting children’s chances Governments and donors need to redouble efforts to encourage girls back to school across Africa after the cost of living crisis pushed many to spurn education for low-paid work or early marriage, a charity has warned.

History books This article is more than 8 years oldHenry VIII voted worst monarch in historyThis article is more than 8 years old‘Self-indulgent wife murderer and tyrant’ tops poll of historical writers, ahead of Edward VIII and Charles I King John I may forever be known as a Bad King following that seminal history textbook 1066 and All That, but according to history authors, it is Henry VIII who should bear the title of the worst monarch in history.

Mobile phones This article is more than 17 years oldHow I stalked my girlfriendThis article is more than 17 years oldFor the past week I've been tracking my girlfriend through her mobile phone. I can see exactly where she is, at any time of day or night, within 150 yards, as long as her phone is on. It has been very interesting to find out about her day. Now I'm going to tell you how I did it.