Blogger Dave Hill outlines the allegations facing Ray Lewis, Boris Johnson's deputy. He explains what the affair could mean for the mayor of London … and for David Cameron.
Latin America correspondent Rory Carroll describes the operation to free Ingrid Betancourt from Farc guerrillas in Colombia. It's a severe blow to the rebels, who were using their prize hostage as a bargaining chip.
The Guardian has learned that the panel who approved Zaha Hadid's design for the London Olympic aquatic centre did so despite being aware of design problems that could send the cost of the building through the (curved timber) roof. Robert Booth has the details.
Kate Connolly reports from Berlin on Madame Tussauds' plans to exhibit a waxwork of Adolf Hitler in the German capital.
Scenes from Fritz Lang's 1927 masterpiece Metropolis, thought to have been lost forever since they were cut by the film's distributor, have been unearthed in Argentina. Xan Brooks explains their significance.
