A Guardian/ICM poll today shows Labour narrowing the gap on the Conservatives. But chief leader writer Julian Glover says voters view David Cameron as a better leader than Gordon Brown.
Former Republican vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin's every move is analysed by the media, as she is widely believed to be planning a bid for the presidential ticket in 2012. She was a guest on Oprah Winfrey's TV show yesterday plugging her new memoir, Going Rogue. Ed Pilkington reports from New York.
Beijing correspondent Tania Branigan assesses America's relationship with China as Barack Obama continues his Asian tour.
Belle de Jour was the anonymous "diary of a London call girl" blog that became a best-selling book and then a TV series starring Billie Piper. After the author revealed her identity - fearing she would be unmasked by a tabloid newspaper - G2 columnist Tanya Gold says her claims to have had "no bad experiences" as a prostitute are not typical, and are part of a wider "sanitisation" of sex workers.
