The way child poverty is measured is set to change, but can the government do it in a way that is not seen to be cynical, asks the BBC's Ross Hawkins.

Athletics coach Alberto Salazar issues an open letter to deny allegations that he violated anti-doping rules.

A female from the first wild beaver colony in England for hundreds of years has given birth to at least two young.

The Queen may have to move out of Buckingham Palace temporarily to allow maintenance work costing £150m to be carried out, royal officials say.

A court in the Netherlands orders the government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by 2020, in a class action suit launched by activists.

A woman who fled with her young son during a custody battle is told she "owes her liberty" to the boy's father, who has dropped the case against her.

The White House announces changes to how the US government handles hostage situations that involve its citizens.

A police marksman accused of killing a man during a surveillance operation was convinced the suspect was about to start shooting, a court is told.