Provisional data shows TB in cattle has fallen in the past six months.

BBC: Second badger cull licence issued

Provisional data from the Indian government's 2011 census states that about 25% of the country's population cannot read or write.

BBC: Unlettered fruit-seller's Indian education dream

The Registrar General for Scotland's provisional data on marriages by denomination showed humanist weddings were the third most popular ceremony.

BBC: More Scots wedding couples turn to humanist marriages

The provisional data from Eskdalemuir showed 32.8mm fell in June, 36.6mm in May, 74.6mm in April, 153.6mm in March, 48.8mm in February and 71.3mm in January.

BBC: Weather station data shed light on wet July