Leaders from emerging nations are meeting their developed-world counterparts, at the G8 summit in Japan.

A senior police officer is calling for a specialist rape inquiry team to be set up in every force to help raise conviction rates.

A Conservative government would encourage schemes under which people would be paid to recycle, the shadow chancellor says.

The US says Russia's reaction to its missile shield plan is designed to make Europeans nervous about their involvement.

The BBC defends pay rises of up to £107,000 for executive directors, saying it must offer competitive salaries for top jobs.