Social services in Sheffield and Lincolnshire have apologised to a family for failing to protect them from a father who repeatedly raped and abused them for 33 years. Helen Carter reports from Derby on the publication of the executive summary into a serious case review. SocietyGuardian's Patrick Butler gives his view of the case.
Eliza Manningham-Buller, former head of MI5 has claimed she didn't know about the mistreatment of terror suspects by American intelligence agencies. Chris McGreal reports from Washington on the US response, while security editor Richard Norton-Taylor looks at Manningham-Buller's speech at the House of Lords.
A wide-ranging audit of England's wildlife highlights the rate of extinction of British plants and animals. Dr Tom Tew, Natural England's chief scientist, outlines the ways we can best protect our species.
Some police forces face being branded racist by the equalities watchdog because of their excessive use of stop and search powers against people from ethnic minorities. Vikram Dodd has the details.
