Alistair Darling announces his pre-budget report today. It's expected to consist of a fiscal stimulus package of up to £20bn, including a VAT cut from 17.5% to 15%. Political commentator Michael White explains what the chancellor hopes to achieve.
Washington correspondent Ewen MacAskill looks at Barack Obama's plans to revive America's economy, and at the make-up of the president-elect's economics team.
Martin Wainwright reports from Smalley, Derbyshire, site of a new opencast coal-mine – one of 58 planned for the UK, despite warnings of the high environmental cost.
As Sark prepares for its first taste of democracy, Steven Morris reports from the bitterly divided Channel island.
And Colin Wiggins, the head of education at the National Gallery in London, explains why Titian's masterpiece Diana and Actaeon is worth £50m.
