News of the Conservatives' spending plans emerges in Westminster. Chief political correspondent Nicholas Watt says the Tories won't cut this year, but that they would like to slash up to 20% from public sector spending in 2011.
As Sarah Palin plays to the crowd at the Tea Party Nation in Nashville, Ed Pilkington meets delegates from the grassroots movement that calls itself conservatives against big government.
High speed rail plans mean Birmingham airport may soon be able to rival Heathrow. Dan Milmo has the details.
An historic Bohemian artists' colony outside Moscow may soon be demolished. It's also home to our correspondent Luke Harding.
And we've a sneak preview of electronic pop band Hot Chip's latest album. Music writer Rosie Swash meets the band.
