Guardian Daily: North Korea to resume nuclear programme

North Korea has said it will resume its nuclear programme and vowed never to return to disarmament talks. Foreign affairs columnist Simon Tisdall looks at the challenges facing the US president, Barack Obama, and the international community in bringing Pyongyang in from the cold.

Political editor Patrick Wintour assesses the remaining questions facing Gordon Brown as Labour attempts to draw a line under the Damian McBride emails row.

As part of a Guardian series examining Britain's presence and Iraq, Colonel Tim Collins, acclaimed for his morale-boosting speech to UK troops ahead of the invasion of the Iraq, looks back on the military campaign.

Latin American correspondent Rory Carroll discusses the implications of President Obama's easing of US trade restrictions with Cuba.

And author Sebastian Barry discusses his novel The Secret Scripture at the Guardian Book Club.