European leaders have given a warm welcome to Gordon Brown's rescue plans for the global economy. This is an EU summit like no other for Brown, says the Guardian's Europe editor, Ian Traynor, as he charts the PM's transformation from villain to visionary.
As the US presidential race reaches the final 20 days, last night's televised debate was seen by some commentators as John McCain's last chance to regain the momentum he's lost to Barack Obama. Richard Adams reports from Washington on how the candidates fared.
The Toy Retailers' Association has released its annual list of the toys it expects to fly off the shelves this Christmas. James Meikle assesses the trends.
Aravind Adiga won the 2008 Booker Prize for his novel The White Tiger, a satire of modern India. The 33-year-old talks to Stuart Jeffries about his writing.
Martin Wainwright is taken on a nocturnal tour of the Palace of Westminster in search of its wildlife: bats and moths.
And the model Kelly Brook tells Hannah Pool about her role in Neil LaBute's West End play Fat Pig.
