A European court has ruled that the police are breaching the human rights of innocent people by storing their DNA on a database. Legal affairs correspondent Afua Hirsch explains why judges in Strasbourg reached the decision. Home affairs editor, Alan Travis, looks at the options for the home secretary, Jacqui Smith.
Economics editor, Larry Elliott, explains why the Bank of England cut the base rate of interest yesterday to 2% - its lowest level since 1951 - and what it means for savers and borrowers.
Karen Matthews was convicted yesterday of the kidnap of her nine-year-old daughter, Shannon. She led the police and the public to believe that her daughter was missing, resulting in a three-week search. Detective Superintendent Andy Brennan, who led the investigation, tells Martin Wainwright how he felt when Shannon was found alive.
Rory McCarthy reports from Hebron, in the West Bank, where a group of hardline Jewish settlers were evicted yesterday by Israeli riot police.
Chris McGreal reports from Harare on the cholera epidemic that has led the Zimbabwe government to declare a state of emergency.
