The Guardian's Paul Kelso reports from Beijing on the start of the 29th Olympic games.
The former National Union of Mineworkers president Arthur Scargill on why nuclear power is a disaster waiting to happen.
Economics editor Larry Elliot on Britain's biggest fall in house price since 1983 and Barclays' billion-pound drop in profits.
Science correspondent Ian Sample unravels a new report that questions the effectiveness of infertility treatments.
Tensions in Bolivia in the run-up to a referendum on the president. Latin America correspondent Rory Carroll reports on the protests.
Street life and youth violence Sarajevo-style. Berlin correspondent Kate Connolly on a new play that has made it from Bosnia to Edinburgh.