Family doctors' pay has soared to above £100,000 a year since the Department of Health introduced the GPs' contract in 2004. Today the National Audit Office reports that the department's overspent by £1.76bn on GPs' pay, while their productivity has declined. Andy Fisher, co-author of National Audit Office report, says there have been some improvements in the service. Karen Jennings, head of health at Unison, says it's now time to raise the salaries of other health workers.
Suzanne Goldenberg reports from Ohio, where Barack Obama is eating in to Hillary Clinton's support ahead of Tuesday's primary election.
Arts correspondent Mark Brown tells me what a difference the donation by art collector Anthony D'Offay will make to Britain's national collection.
Justin McCurry reports from Tokyo on the state of US-Japanese relations after a series of scandals involving US troops stationed on the southern island of Okinawa, including the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl.
Martin Barnes, chief executive of charity DrugScope, welcomes elements of the government's new drugs strategy, announced yesterday. But he says there should be more effort to help addicts in the workplace.
John Hooper reports from Rome on why Italy's appeals court has outlawed touching one's genitals in public. Ahem.
And Identity Crisis star Rob Brydon talks to the Guardian's Hannah Pool about the state of British comedy.
