The Czech government has approved a bill to put the funding of public service media under direct political control. Critics warn that if passed, the bill would put a pillar of Czech democracy at risk.

A woman has been jailed for 12 years after killing her five-year-old step-daughter by placing her in a scalding hot bath.

Roman Lavrynovych, 22, of Sydenham, London, has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for plotting to damage property ...