Thaksin Shinawatra: Former Thailand PM jailed after return from exile

Thailand's most elected leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, has returned to Thailand after 15 years in exile. It comes hours before a vote in the country to elect a new leader. But shortly after his arrival the courts said he will serve a total of 8 years in prison

A two day meeting of the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - gets underway in Johannesburg. With around 40 countries wishing to join the group, leaders will weigh up expansion.

Here in the UK a former nurse is sentenced to a whole life prison term after murdering seven babies in her care.

And a study that says using MRI scans to screen men for prostate cancer could reduce deaths.