As MPs begin a new parliamentary term, there's fresh turmoil over members' expenses. An independent auditor is contacting hundreds of MPs asking for more details about their expenses, and in some cases, to repay money to the taxpayer. But as political correspondent Allegra Stratton reports from our Westminster office, some MPs think the auditor has gone beyond his remit.
Environment correspondent David Adam outlines why the Committee on Climate Change, which reports to the government, has warned that the recession has hampered efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Severin Carrell, our Scotland correspondent, looks at plans by the Royal Bank of Scotland - now 70% owned by the taxpayer following a Treasury bail-out - to allow the public access to its extensive corporate art collection.
And Eoin Colfer tells Stuart O'Connor about his new book, And Another Thing, the sixth in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.
