Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, top seed Agnieszka Radwanska and Caroline Wozniacki lose at Eastbourne but Laura Robson wins.

Treasury Minister David Gauke defends HM Revenue and Customs' efforts to crack down on tax avoidance, saying it is "on the case" but there is still more to do.

European stock markets rally on Tuesday afternoon, buoyed by hopes of US central bank stimulus measures, falling UK inflation and positive company results.

The terrorism laws watchdog says plans for more secrecy in British courts can be made to work providing the final say is in the hands of judges

Negotiators at the Rio+20 sustainable development summit agree a deal to be ratified by world leaders later this week, the BBC understands.

Home Secretary Theresa May encourages all MPs to support Commons motion stressing to the courts that the right to a family life under the Human Rights Act is not "absolute".

BBC Director General Mark Thompson tells MPs the corporation has "lessons to learn" from its widely-criticised coverage of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

A teenager in the US state of Florida is recovering after his "miracle" survival of a spear being shot through his head, doctors say.