Britain's transport secretary, Lord Adonis, wants to unite the country with a high-speed rail network. Guardian transport correspondent Dan Milmo
explains why such a network has suddenly become such a top priority.
Former US president Bill Clinton has been sent to North Korea to secure the release of two US journalists. Tania Branigan, the Guardian's Beijing correspondent, reports on what the visit tells us about Barack Obama's strategy toward Kim Jong-il.
The pensions deficit of the FTSE 100 companies has reached £100bn. The Observer's business editor, Ruth Sunderland, surveys the damage.
Three Conservative candidates have competed for the right to represent Totnes in the next general election. Steven Morris reports on the results of the first-ever open primary election.
Britain's bees have been hit hardby both disease and the destruction of
their rural habitat. Hope for their revival may lie, oddly enough, in the city, thanks to Johannes Paul, who helped create the Beehaus.
