A 17-month-old baby boy has died in appalling circumstances, despite being seen twice a week by health or social workers. It happened in the London borough of Haringey, the authority that failed in its duty of care to Victoria Climbié eight years ago. Mor Dioum, the director of the Victoria Climbié foundation, is among those calling for a public inquiry.
Is nanotechnology safe? That's what the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution has been investigating. Prof Sir John Lawton, chair of the commission, says more tests are needed before we can be sure.
Baghdad correspondent Martin Chulov looks at how extremists are recruiting teenage girls as suicide bombers.
Middle East editor Ian Black reports on the political fortunes of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Iranian president's taking the flak for his country's economic woes.
And Tania Branigan in Beijing tells the tale of the Chinese police chief who has arrested 48 members of his own family.
