Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith tells me he welcomes the US supreme court's decision to block state killings by lethal injection. Our Washington correspondent Suzanne Goldenberg explains why the court made the ruling.
Paul Hamilos reports from Madrid on how Spain has reacted to yesterday's sentencing of three men for their part in the Islamist train bombings of March 11 2004. The theory that Basque separatists were behind the terrorist outrage was dismissed by the Spanish court.
Education editor Polly Curtis explains how Gordon Brown - in his first speech on education as prime minister - has put pressure on local authorities to close down or take over failing schools.
MediaGuardian's Chris Tryhorn explains why Hollywood scriptwriters are threatening to take industrial action; and the reaction to Heather Mills' outburst yesterday on breakfast television.
My papers review today finds horror at an authoritative report on the links between lifestyle and cancer.