Tony Blair is in Budapest trying - unsuccessfully - to persuade his eastern European counterparts to agree to a cut in EU aid in return for a reduction in Britain's £3bn annual rebate from the EU money pot. It's all part of an attempt to secure a compromise deal at the EU summit later this month, as the PM tries to end his presidency of the union on a high note. The Tories have accused Mr Blair of a sellout after he failed to secure any reduction in farm subsidies, to which the French are implacably opposed. We'll be explaining the complexities in a Q&A guide.
The US has carried out its 1,000th execution since the reintroduction of the death penalty in 1976, and an Australian national has been hanged in Singapore, prompting a furious row between the two countries.
Jane Perrone is looking at the phenomenon of vanity Wikipedia editing; Sarah Crown reports from last night's Literary Review Bad Sex Awards; and you can check how your school did in the latest performance tables for 11-year-olds.
