Harper to address Tory caucus amid Senate scandal

Conservatives gathered Monday night to mourn the passing of a key architect in their rise to power — and to brace for the toughest test Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has faced since taking office on a promise to clean up politics in the national capital.

Keith Boag: Have you heard about the murderous abortion doctor?

The gruesome trial and murder conviction of Philadelphia abortion provider Dr. Kermit Gosnell is unlikely to change American abortion law, Keith Boag writes. But it has U.S. journalists questioning their priorities and how they cover such a sensitive issue.

Low risk of tornadoes across Oklahoma for the rest of the day as rescue operations continue – @KFOR

Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51

A monstrous tornado almost a kilometre wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighbourhoods, destroying an elementary school and killing at least 51 people, with the death toll expected to rise.

Oklahoma tornado: Harrowing tales emerge from devastating twister

Irish government says it is not to blame for low rate of tax paid by Apple’s Irish subsidiaries – @Reuters

UK inflation falls to 2.4% in the year to April, down from 2.8% in March – @StatisticsONS

Woman told to make funeral plans after contracting rare form of pneumonia defies the doctors to walk down the aisle on prosthetic legs

US tornadoes: Yet more heartbreak for Oklahoma as another massive tornado touches down in highly populated suburb

Clutching a pink balloon after a trip to McDonald’s and buying sweets, the children ‘murdered by their father’ hours later