Gordon Brown is celebrating victory in the Glenrothes byelection. Labour saw off a challenge from the Scottish Nationalists, providing the first signs of a recovery in Gordon Brown's electoral fortunes after his widely praised handling of the global banking crisis. Andrew Sparrow reports from the election count.
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee yesterday announced a 1.5% cut in the cost of borrowing, from 4.5% to 3%. Economics correspondent Ashley Seager applauds the decision - and says there'll be more to come.
Washington correspondent Ewen MacAskill looks at the transition from George Bush's presidency to Barack Obama, and considers the challenges now facing the defeated Republicans.
Luke Harding reports from Kaliningrad, where Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans to site missiles to counter American arms bases in former Soviet states.
As the EU's drugs agency's annual report reveals a potential heroin crisis in the UK, fuelled by a record opium harvest in Afghanistan. Andrew Horne, from the drugs charity AddAction, gives his response.
