The BBC World Service spoke to Stan Greenberg, adviser to no less than five world leaders.
A Perth woman is charged after a dog suffering from a large tumour is dumped in a park and then has to be put down.
Seven families had to leave their homes when a fire started in a mid-terrace house in Essex.
Preferred sites for three "super schools" in County Durham are agreed by the county council.
A wave of bogus e-mails is targeting people aiming to meet Friday's tax credit renewal deadline, says Equifax.
BBC Sport looks back at the career of Sir Bobby Robson
Bad light ends play with England 116-2 in reply to Australia's 263 on day two of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
A chronology of key events
Peter Vaughan, the deputy chief constable of South Wales Police, will become the force's top officer in January.
A teenager is attacked and has his mobile phone stolen by two men who set a dog on him in a Teesside Park.