A study by Ofsted, the school inspections body, shows that inner-city schools have excluded students as young as four. Polly Curtis, the Guardian's education editor, explains.
Barack Obama held his first news conference in the White House rose garden, and criticised Iran for its violent handling of recent demonstrations. Our Washington correspondent, Ewen MacAskill, reports.
Simon Hoggart sketches the first day in the job for the new Speaker of the Commons, John Bercow
Even Clarence House is feeling the recession, as Charles and Camilla are reduced to wearing the same outfits more than once. Robert Booth outlines the new royal austerity.
Today marks the debut of the Guardian's Bike Blog and Bike Podcast, the first UK-based programme to cater to everyday cyclists. In the inaugural podcast, Sean Ingle interviews triple Olympic champion Chris Hoy.
