We may get a verdict today from a Milan court considering accusations that the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, bribed judges in the 1980s. A verdict is also expected in a case of a man accused of trying to shoot the French president, Jacques Chirac, in 2002. Full details on our special reports on Italy and France when we get the news.
In Britain, the leading fertility expert Lord Winston has called for the abolition of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
In his dispatch from south-east Asia, John Aglionby reports on how progressive thinkers are challenging the idea that religious moderation is the key to building democracies in Islamic countries.
Former Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell has signed for a Christian record label. With this revelation in mind, we'll be finding the best sites on Christian rock - read it here later today.
