Economics editor Larry Elliott assesses Gordon Brown's hopes that the worst of the recession may be over after unemployment dips below 2.5 million. It also provides an unexpected £17bn boost for the public finances.
Legal affairs correspondent Afua Hirsch looks at the appeal court's decision to free Munir Hussain, the businessman jailed for attacking a vicious burglar.
Guardian America's editor-at-large Michael Tomasky outlines the options for Barack Obama as he presses ahead with healthcare reforms despite the Republicans winning the Senate seat vacated by the death of veteran Democrat Ted Kennedy.
New York band Vampire Weekend are celebrating their first American No 1 with their album Contra. As Alexandra Topping explains, it's also a triumph for the independent British label XL Recordings.
And Ed Pilkington reports from the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, where gangs are tightening their grip in the absence of anyone who can enforce the law.
