A collection of some of the best features from the BBC News website this week, with an injection of your comments.

"This is extraordinary," tweeted Louise. "Astounding story," added Elon Dann. No-one has swum the English Channel younger, and no-one ever will. In 1988, 11-year-old Tom Gregory did something few children of his age would even contemplate. And he attributes his successful swim to his inspirational coach John Bullet, the beating heart of Eltham Training and Swimming Club in south-east London. "I loved it," Tom says. "That club changed people's lives."

How an 11-year-old came to swim the Channel

'I'm still alive'
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"If someone hasn't already optioned this for a movie, they're seriously missing a trick," tweeted Richard Morgan. The murder of Noela was ordered by her own husband. But the hitmen from Burundi who had been paid to kill her backed out. Noela gave her husband a huge shock when she returned home - he had already told their friends she had died in an accident. "I knew he was a violent man," admits Noela. "But I didn't believe he can kill me. I loved this man with all my heart!"

Spared by the hitmen with principles

United States of Anger
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"Remarkably cogent piece," commented M Kop. Americans are becoming increasingly angry, if polls are anything to go by. Stagnant incomes, immigration and a fundamental mistrust of the government are just three of the suggested reasons. The Magazine's Vanessa Barford unpicks the forces which have combined to enrage people in the US.

Why are Americans so angry?

Coco's rules
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"The photos in this are brilliant," tweeted Alex von Tunzelmann. By World War Two, the craze for pyjamas was fading, with the swimsuit overtaking it as the female beach clothing of choice. Long before that, French fashion designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel had decided baggy pyjama-style trousers - complete with a loose-fitting shirt or a sleeveless top - could combine elegance and comfort.

When pyjamas ruled the fashion world

Giving sight

"An inspiration to us all," commented Noor un Nisa. In many countries donated corneas are in short supply, a situation aggravated by the fact that they have a brief shelf-life. But people in Sri Lanka are so eager to donate their eyes, the country has long harvested more than it needs and has been able to send the surplus to other countries.

The country that supplies eyes