National Express said yesterday it could no longer afford the £1.4bn London-to-Edinburgh rail franchise. Transport correspondent Dan Milmo looks at the implications for the government's rail policy.
As Sweden takes over the EU's rotating chair, Europe editor Ian Traynor considers how that affects Tony Blair's hopes of becoming Europe's first president.
Chief political correspondent Nicholas Watt reports from Westminster on an increasingly bitter row over public spending commitments.
Twenty-two environmental protesters are on trial at Leeds crown court accused of hijacking a coal train at Drax power station near Selby in North Yorkshire. Martin Wainwright talks to campaigners outside the court.
The French government has cut VAT on dining in restaurants in an attempt to boost the economy. Angelique Chrisafis gauges the reaction of diners in Paris.
As the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landings approaches, science historian Chris Riley looks at the legacy of the achievement.
