The end is nigh for the UK's blasphemy laws as the government debates abolishing them. The Church of England's archbishops have voiced "serious reservations" over the method and timing of the government's plans and they have asked to be reassured about the central position of the Christian religion in Britain. Our home affairs editor, Alan Travis, explains.
One of Britain's top cops calls for an overhaul of the handling of rape cases. The Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard, John Yates, has told the Guardian that he wants to turn things around so there's more support for victims and an increase in rates of more convictions. The Guardian's legal editor, Claire Dyer, has the story.
Billions of pounds of private finance initiative projects approved by Gordon Brown - including the refurbished Treasury headquarters in Whitehall - have been moved offshore by their City owners to avoid paying tax on the profits. The shifting of accounts takes place once the buildings have been completed. The Guardian has learned that more than 50 PFI schemes have now been included in portfolios held in Channel Islands tax havens. Our Westminster correspondent David Hencke reports.
To infinity and beyond. A school in Walsall, in the West Midlands, has undertaken a project to prove to their pupils that physics is NOT boring. It involves dozens of rocket missiles and the use of a rugby pitch as a launch pad. We sent our northern editor, Martin Wainwright, along for take off.
We get an update on the Democratic race for the presidential nomination where, ahead of Super Tuesday Two, things are neck and neck between Barrack Obama and Hilary Clinton. Our Guardian America editor, Michael Tomasky, runs through the possible three outcomes.
Finally, we're on the trail of the hunt for hidden treasures lying within an Aztec funeral chamber in Mexico. It's believed to be the resting place of the
most powerful Aztec king ever to have been born. The Guardian's Jo Tuckman is in Mexico.
This podcast was produced following publication of an article with the headline Home Office and Treasury on March 4. A correction to that article was published on March 12, 2008.
