Celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar are getting under way in the Solent. The Queen will inspect an international fleet, and this evening a mock Napoleonic sea battle will be staged (although this time so as not to offend international sensibilities it's the reds v the blues, rather than the British v the French and the Spanish). We'll have photos aplenty, an audio dispatch from Patrick Barkham on board the Charles de Gaulle, and you can brush up on your history with our interactive guide to the 1805 battle.
Back on dry ground, the ID cards bill gets its second reading in the House of Commons. Despite some opposition from Labour MPs it's expected to pass.
We'll have lots more on the implications of yesterday's US supreme court ruling in the Grokster file-sharing case, including a Q&A from Bobbie Johnson on what the ruling means for peer-to-peer networks.
Here on Newsblog we're looking at President Bush's efforts to rally support for his Iraq policy ahead of an address to the nation tonight.
And at Wimbledon it's the women's quarter finals. Live coverage with Guardian Unlimited Sport from lunchtime.
