UK headlines
KIDNAPPED SAHIL FOUND IN PAKISTAN
The five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has been found safe and well, the British High Commissioner says.
EU URGES FASTER CUT OF UK DEFICIT
Government plans to cut the UK's budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will warn this week.
GPS 'OVERRUN WITH MINOR AILMENTS'
Doctors and health campaigners say too many people are going to see their GP with minor problems such as coughs and colds.
LOW-QUALITY NURSERY FOOD WARNING
Nursery food is poor and could be subjected to new nutritional guidelines, a government-commissioned report says.
SOCIAL CARE 'MUST BE MADE FAIRER'
The number of people excluded from social care in England will continue rising if the system is not revamped, experts warn.
CUT MINISTERS BY A THIRD, SAY MPS
The number of ministers should be cut by up to a third to reduce costs and make Parliament more independent, MPs say.
COUNCIL CHIEF PAY-OFFS CRITICISED
The average pay-off for council chief executives who leave their jobs is £256,104, a local government spending watchdog says.
INSPECTORS CONDEMN LONDON'S CPS
Chronic failings within the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in London are exposed in a damning report.
SPORTS FANS URGED TO DONATE SPERM
Sports players and fans in Manchester are targeted in a campaign to boost the number of sperm donors.
A SWIFT DECLINE - RSPB WARNS OF EFFECTS OF RENOVATING OLD HOMES
A survey of swifts suggests the species is at risk from improvement work being undertaken on old houses.
