Because of the economic crisis, the significance of the televised debate between the vice-presidential candidates is greater than it has been in previous campaigns. Our US reporting team assesses last night's performances of Sarah Palin and Joe Biden.
Sir Ian Blair's resignation yesterday came after a controversial three-year tenure as Metropolitan police chief. Crime correspondent Sandra Laville explains why the Tory London mayor, Boris Johnson, declined to support Blair.
Henry Paulson's $700bn bail-out of the financial markets is expected to be debated again by the US Congress today. Our economics editor, Larry Elliott, explains why the proposals won't work. Meanwhile, how is the crisis on Wall Street affecting businesses and consumers on the UK high street? Alexandra Topping goes to Hinckley, Leicestershire, to find out.
British Waterways has appointed a warden to keep warring cyclists and pedestrians apart on the UK's 2,000 miles of canals and tow paths. Matthew Weaver reports from Regents Canal in Hackney, east London.
Paul O'Grady, the TV chatshow host formerly known as Lily Savage, tells the Guardian's Patrick Barkham, why his autobiography (which has not been ghost-written) focuses on his childhood rather than his showbusiness career.
