A gun attack in Helmand province, in which five British servicemen died, is being investigated. The killer was a "rogue policeman", according to the MoD, although the Taliban claimed responsibility, Gordon Brown told MPs.
Jon Boone reports from Kabul, while Paul Cornish, the head of international security at the Chatham House thinktank, assesses the questions the killings have raised about Nato strategy and the trustworthiness of the Afghan police.
The Guardian's resident chef, Allegra McEvedy, explains why she is backing a campaign to urge more British specialty food producers to get EU accreditation of the sort enjoyed by Parma ham.
We hear David Cameron outline the Conservatives' new EU policy at a press conference yesterday.
And Robert Booth explores the options for the British mercenary Simon Mann, back in the UK after being pardoned in Equatorial Guinea for his role in an attempted coup.
