As John McCain closes the Republican convention in Minnesota with a rallying speech, our reporting team gauge reaction. And Ed Pilkington meets voters in Alaska, the home state of McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin.
Dr Steve Strand, from Warwick University, discusses his research into the differences in academic achievement between black Caribbean 14-year-olds and their white peers.
Business editor Deborah Hargreaves explains how some companies are doing rather well out of the economic downturn.
The Guardian's Jon Henley talks about the causes and effects of the escalation in house prices over the past few decades, ahead of his new TV series, The Price Of Property.
And Peter Walker visits a bookshop to find out if the new
Sony Reader, an electronic book that can store dozens of novels, signals
the end of the printed page.
