The death of a 23-month-old boy in Texas has moved the world closer to a swine flu pandemic. Chris McGreal reports from Washington on the US authorities' response to the crisis.
In Mexico, authorities are investigating the possibility the swine flu outbreak originated from Granjas Carrol, a farm near La Gloria village. A spokesman for the facility tells Jo Tuckman the farm is not to blame.
And Bad Science columnist Ben Goldacre assesses the media coverage of swine flu. Have journalists been exaggerating the risks?
As MPs prepare to vote on reforms to their expenses system, political commentator Michael White looks at Gordon Brown's handling of the issue.
Blogger Dave Hill considers one year of Boris Johnson as London mayor.
And Kevin Macdonald, director of the newspaper film State of Play, talks to Jason Solomons.
