Prime Minister urges patience over economic recovery
David Cameron has appealed for patience from workers not yet feeling the benefits of the recovery as he launches a drive to repatriate "off-shored" jobs.
In a fresh effort to blunt Labour's attack over stagnant living standards, the Prime Minister insisted there were "positive signs" that take-home pay was starting to rise.
But he warned that the scale of the banking crisis and recession meant more time was needed.
Philpott children deaths 'not preventable, says report
The deaths of the six Philpott children in a house fire started by their parents "could not have been predicted or prevented", a serious case review has found.
The report carried out by the Derby Safeguarding Children Board in the aftermath of the tragedy found that while various professionals who had contact with the family could not have foreseen the fire, there were chances to get to know the family better.
A statement from the board said: "The board concludes that the tragic deaths of the children could not have been predicted or prevented.
Killers challenge whole-life jail terms
The spotlight will be on controversial whole-life sentences when leading judges carry out test case reviews today.
A panel of five Court of Appeal judges in London will hear bids by two killers to challenge orders against them which mean they must spend the rest of their days behind bars.
The applications are being made by Lee Newell, who murdered child killer Subhan Anwar in prison, and murderer and rapist Matthew Thomas.
Older cancer patients 'written off'
Some cancer patients are being "written off" as being too old for treatment, a charity has warned.
Too many older patients are being assessed on their age alone and not their overall fitness, Macmillan Cancer Support said.
The comments come as new research from the charity and the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) found that tens of thousands of pensioners who have been diagnosed with cancer have survived for at least a decade.
MPs hit out at gag deals to cover up failure
A powerful group of MPs has hit out at "outrageous" examples of public sector bodies apparently paying employees to keep quiet about problems.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) highlighted evidence that so-called "gagging clauses" have been used to cover up serious failures in organisations such as the NHS.
But inadequate monitoring by the Government means it is impossible to say how many have been deployed - or whether they were appropriate.
Ukraine opposition urges truce with police
A senior Ukrainian opposition leader urged protesters to maintain a shaky truce with police after at least two demonstrators were killed in clashes this week.
But some in the crowd in Kiev appeared defiant, jeering and chanting "revolution" and "shame".
Emerging from hours-long talks with President Viktor Yanukovych, opposition leader Oleh Tyahnybok asked demonstrators in Kiev for several more days of a truce.
Large explosion rocks centre of Cairo
There has been a large explosion in central Cairo near the city's police headquarters, Egyptian state TV has said.
Its report says the blast, which happened early today, sent smoke rising above the Egyptian capital and that a large number of ambulances were on the way to the scene.
It says there was gunfire in the area immediately after the blast, which was heard in several parts of the city.
UK's top burglary hotspots revealed
The top 20 burglary hotspots in the UK have been revealed, with part of Manchester the worst in the country and 12 London postcodes in the list.
According to insurance claim figures, people living in the M21 postcode are most likely to have been hit, with 45.2 claims per thousand people.
But Herne Hill and Tulse Hill in SE24 in London were close behind with 41.8, and Muswell Hill in N10 chalked up 40.9.
