The Tories have named another 30 business leaders who back their plans to halt Labour's planned rise in national insurance. Our head of business, Dan Roberts, assesses the parties' policies on tax.
US diplomat Peter Galbraith, the former UN deputy special representative in Afghanistan, has suggested President Hamid Karzai is "mentally unstable". Jon Boone, our Kabul correspondent, says US-Afghan relations are at a low point.
The social networking site Bebo may be closed or sold off by its owner AOL. Media reporter Jemima Kiss says industry analysts aren't surprised.
Voters go to the polls in Sri Lanka today to elect a new parliament. Our south Asia correspondent Jason Burke reports.
Martin Wainwright looks at a scheme to attract a bird called the black redstart back to Britain's towns and cities.
David Cameron provoked criticism from safety campaigners yesterday when he was seen riding a bicycle without wearing a helmet. I asked cyclists what they think at Cycle Surgery, the Guardian's local bike shop in London's Kings Cross.
