Mick Brookes, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, tells the Guardian he believes Sats are political not practical.
We hear from our correspondent in Beijing, Tania Branigan, about China's security fears ahead of the Olympics.
Justin McCurry travels to Kamikatsu , Japan, to inspect the village that aims to be zero-waste by 2020.
Haroon Siddique sifts through 30,000 items catalogued by the National Trust in one of its homes.
The former England captain Graham Gooch gives us his reaction to Kevin Pietersen's promotion to England cricket captain. Our cricket correspondent Paul Weaver also gives his verdict.
