The Guardian's political editor, Patrick Wintour, discusses the £2.3m it costs the country to keep one teenager in school past 16.
Robert Booth debates the extent of police bonuses for duties such as arresting criminals.
Yorkshire's director of cricket, Martyn Moxon, gives his reaction to Michael Vaughan's resignation as England cricket captain.
A new play at this year's Edinburgh Festival claims men like those behind the 7/7 attacks aren't monsters but in fact typical Englishmen. Our online arts editor, Andrew Dixon, is in the Scottish capital.
Lizzy Davies explains the tale of the 10-year-old bullfighter with 60 kills under his belt who is banned from appearing in France.
And Jonathan Watts takes a look inside the state-run training system where children as young as six are forced to follow a harsh regimen.
