Declan Walsh reports from Islamabad as General Pervez Musharraf continues his crackdown on dissenters. He says the general has focused on lawyers and human rights activists rather than Islamist extremists. Meanwhile the main opposition leader, Benezir Bhutto, has yet to give her full backing to the lawyers, who are leading the demonstrations.
Foreign affairs columnist Simon Tisdall says the chaos in Pakistan creates huge problems for the west. He says it's also a blow to the authority of the US secretary of state Condolleezza Rice.
In Britain, the head of MI5, Jonathan Evans, has warned that the UK faces its gravest peacetime threat. Security editor Richard Norton-Taylor says the timing of Mr Evans' first public speech was no coincidence, ahead of today's Queen's speech.
Political commentator Michael White joins me from Westminster to look at the key bills in the Queen's Speech and the opportunities and challenges it presents the government. (Don't forget, you can hear a special edition of Newsdesk later today focusing on the Queen's Speech.)
Felicity Lawrence explains how multinational companies avoid paying tax on their profits by using offshore havens.
Rory McCarthy reports from Gaza on the problems facing students who cannot return to their courses because of the Israeli block on crossings from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory.
Chief football writer Kevin McCarra assesses the chances in the Champions League tonight of Liverpool, Chelsea and Celtic.
Haroon Siddique in his papers review looks at the truth about dandruff.
