The International Monetary Fund says Britain is entering recession. Our economics editor, Larry Elliott, who is at the IMF headquarters in Washington, says the government's bank bail-out - and the coordinated rate cuts by central banks - may not be enough to avoid catastrophe.
Will the stability plan necessarily mean tax hikes or cuts in welfare spending? Economics correspondent Ashley Seager assesses the impact on public finances.
And senior political correspondent Andrew Sparrow looks at how the government's handling of the crisis has affected the standing of Gordon Brown.
In other news, Chris McGreal reports from South Africa on divisions in the ruling African National Congress party.
And for our G2 features section, Hannah Pool interviews hip-hop DJ Tim Westwood.
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