Neither the shadow chancellor, George Osborne, nor the business secretary, Peter Mandelson, are known to have broken any rules in their meetings with the Russian aluminium magnate Oleg Deripaska on his luxury yacht in Corfu. But, as our Westminster correspondent David Hencke explains, the affair may result in a tightening of party funding rules.
Israel looks set to have an early election after the leader of the ruling party was unable to form a coalition government. Ian Black, our Middle East editor, assesses the impact on peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
Suzanne Goldenberg reports from Ohio, a crucial state in the race for the White House, and one that's been hit hard by the economic downturn.
The Liberal Democrats' deputy leader, Vince Cable, talks to the Guardian's Stuart Jeffries about the economy, party funding rules, and the challenges facing the Lib Dems.
And the Rev Courtney Stewart, of the Bible Society of the West Indies, tells religious affairs correspondent Riazat Butt about his efforts to translate the Bible into Jamaican patois.
