The king and queen of the Netherlands will lead mourners as the first victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 disaster are repatriated from the Ukraine today.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will be in Eindhoven with relatives of the 298 people - including 10 Britons - killed when the Boeing 777-200 was apparently shot down by Russia-backed separatists over eastern Ukraine on Thursday.
The Dutch government had declared today a national day of mourning.
BA continues Israel flights
British Airways is to continue flights to Israel despite other airlines including easyJet suspending services to the war-torn country.
Some American and European countries have stopped Israeli flights after a rocket landed near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport.
But BA said yesterday it was carrying on with its twice-daily London to Tel Aviv services.
Inquest into Peaches Geldof death
A full inquest into the death of Peaches Geldof, who was found slumped dead on a bed at home after taking heroin, will take place today.
At the opening in May, the inquest heard that the 25-year-old's husband had found her in a spare room at the home they shared in Wrotham, Kent, on April 7, with one leg hanging down to the floor and the other tucked underneath her after she failed to answer the phone.
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham told the hearing in Gravesend that recent heroin use "was likely to have played a role" in her death.
NO MH17 direct link to Russia
Russia was responsible for "creating the conditions" that led to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, US intelligence officials said, but they offered no evidence of direct Russian government involvement.
The senior intelligence officials were cautious in their assessment, noting that while the Russians have been arming separatists in eastern Ukraine, the US had no direct evidence that the missile used to shoot down the passenger jet came from Russia.
The officials briefed reporters over intelligence related to last week's air disaster, which killed 298 people.
Glasgow set for Commonwealth games
The eyes of the world will fall on Glasgow today when the opening ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth Games takes place.
The spectacle, described by organisers as the most prestigious live event ever seen in Scotland, is being held at Celtic Park in the east of the host city.
A global television audience of more than one billion people is expected to tune in to watch the events unfold.
World deaths rise by one-third
The number of people killed in acts of terrorism across the world has risen by nearly a third in the past year, British experts have found.
UK-based risk analysis company Maplecroft found that over the last 12 months, global deaths have risen 30% compared to the previous five-year average.
The figures come as part of Maplecroft's Terrorism and Security Dashboard (MTSD), released today, which logs, analyses and maps every reported incident of terrorism worldwide - forming a global ranking of 197 countries on their risk of terror attacks.
Ex-singer seeks sentence reduction
Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins will contest his 35 year sentence today.
A panel of judges at Cardiff Crown Court will decide whether the convicted paedophile has grounds for appeal.
Although the 37-year-old is not challenging his 13 sex offence convictions, the disgraced rock star believes he was treated too harshly by sentencing judge Mr Justice Royce.
Dobson to step down at election
Veteran Labour MP Frank Dobson has confirmed that he will step down at the 2015 general election.
The former cabinet minister formally announced his decision not to seek a ninth straight general election win at a meeting of party members.
"I have decided to pack in when people are stopping me in the street to say they hope I am not going - rather than waiting until they ask why the hell I am still around," he said.
Reassurances on N-plant safety
Children currently living near Sellafield or Dounreay nuclear plants are not at an increased risk of developing cancer compared to peers in other parts of Britain, researchers have said.
People living close to nuclear power stations should take reassurance from the study, experts said.
The researchers found that children, teenagers and young adults who live near the two sites are not at an increased risk compared to the general population.
UK still exporting arms to Russia
Britain is continuing to export tens of millions of pounds worth of arms and other dual-use military equipment to Russia despite concerns Moscow is arming separatist rebels in Ukraine, MPs have warned.
The Commons Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) said that 251 export licences for the sale to Russia of controlled goods worth at least £132 million remained in force.
Despite a promise in March by the then foreign secretary William Hague to stop military sales to Russia which could be used against Ukraine, it said that just 31 licences had been revoked or suspended while Russia had been removed as a permitted destination on three others.
