Head of business Dan Roberts explains why the government's debt auction failed yesterday, and why the prime minister, Gordon Brown, disagrees with the Treasury and the Bank of England about plans for a further fiscal stimulus in next month's budget.
Middle East correspondent Rory McCarthy examines a report by Human Rights Watch accusing Israel of war crimes in Gaza. Meanwhile, the Israeli prime minister designate, Binyamin Netanyahu, has vowed to talk to the Palestinians.
Angelique Chrisafis reports from Paris on the vote this Sunday by the people of Mayotte, an island in the Indian ocean, on whether to become part of France.
The head of the Edinburgh international festival, Jonathan Mills, tells our Scotland correspondent, Severin Carrell, about some of the highlights of this year's programme.
Actor Nick Frost talks to Hannah Pool about his new film The Boat That Rocked.
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