Britain has claimed 1 million sq km of Antarctica, reports Owen Bowcott. It's the latest in a series of submissions for under-ocean territory to be considered by the United Nations.
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Immigrants benefit Britain to the tune of £6bn a year, according to official government research. Home affairs editor Alan Travis says migrants were found to be more reliable and hardworking than British workers.
Ashley Seager explains how British law firms are profiting from poverty while claiming to support UN millennium goals on debt. Campaigners are calling for the government to act against "vulture funds" that prey on developing countries.
Chief football writer Kevin McCarra assesses England's chances ahead of their Euro 2008 qualifier in Moscow against Russia.
Books editor Sarah Crown says Ann Enright was a worthy winner of this year's Man Booker Prize. Her novel The Gathering beats favourites Ian McEwan and Lloyd Jones.
Steven Morris reports from Monmouthshire, where schoolchildren are taking up the ukulele instead of the recorder in their music lessons.
Actor Bill Nighy describes working with adults with learning difficulties in his latest film, Coping Strategies, which premiered last night in London.
Reviewing the papers, Haroon Siddique finds outrage at a new throne for Her Majesty.
