The badger cull in Gloucestershire could be halted after a legal challenge from the Badger Trust which says plans to extend the culling period are illegal.

Tunisian security forces kill at least nine suspected Islamist militants who are blamed for a deadly attack on police patrols, officials say.

The brother of a British man among four people killed in the Alps in 2012 denies arranging the murders and says French police do not want to find a French culprit.

US banking giant JP Morgan is set for a record $13bn (£8bn) fine to settle investigations into its mortgage-backed securities, US media reports say.

Scientists are warning that the rabies threat to the UK has increased following changes to quarantine rules.

Any rent arrears amnesty as part of efforts to mitigate changes to the welfare system should be approached with caution, an economist says.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg indicates he has strong differences of opinion with his Tory coalition partners over free schools, a key plank of education policy in England.

Voters in Luxembourg are due to go to the polls in a snap election sparked by a secret service and corruption scandal.