James Meikle tells the story of a doctor who came to the UK from Germany, and killed a 70 year old man by giving him ten times the recommended dose of painkillers.
Home affairs editor Alan Travis explains why airline pilots are preparing to mount a legal challenge to their compulsory involvement in trials of the government's ID card scheme.
As Pakistan becomes increasingly unstable, a new wave of refugees is fleeing the latest frontline; our reporter Declan Walsh has the latest.
Tom Kington in Rome reports on the new controversy surrounding Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi: his wife wants a divorce.