With only two days to go before the G20 summit in London the Guardian's Ian Traynor looks at how successful it is likely to be after an eve of summit "ambush" by Germany's Angela Merkel.
Severin Carrell assesses the political impact of the imminent collapse of the Dunfermline, Scotland's biggest building society - based on the doorstep of Gordon Brown's constituency in Fife.
Following revelations of her husband's adult film-watching habits at the taxpayer's expense, should Jacqui Smith resign? Allegra Stratton look at the home secretary's options.
The US hopes that success in Afghanistan could be found via Tajikistan as it tries a new supply route in the beleaguered state. Luke Harding has been checking it out for himself.
The man known as the "French Eminem" unites France's political left and right in an unprecedented move. Angelique Chrisafis explains how.
