Prime Minister David Cameron will pledge to "renew a sense of fairness" in society as he addresses Conservative backbenchers later.

Macedonia says gunmen from Kosovo led the armed group which killed eight policemen in the northern town of Kumanovo.

Former MP George Galloway announces he has started legal proceedings to overturn his general election defeat.

The trial begin in Egypt of a policeman accused of killing unarmed female activist Shaimaa al-Sabbagh.

Andy Murray claims his first Masters title on clay by defeating Rafael Nadal in the final of the Madrid Masters.

The SNP's new intake of 56 MPs are making their way to Westminster for the first time since the party's huge success in the general election.

Children as young as 10 are smoking cigarettes, eating junk food and drinking energy drinks for breakfast to prepare for exams, a survey of 1,000 children suggests.

Scotland rated the best country in Europe in terms of legal equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.