It's the first full day of election campaigning, so we're expecting a lively prime minister's questions at 12pm. Michael White will be filing an audio report, and don't forget to bookmark our special Election blog for regular updates.
We'll be carrying obituaries of Prince Rainier of Monaco and the writer Saul Bellow.
Guardian Unlimited Film is not shaken but slightly stirred by news of a new James Bond actor, and Xan Brooks will be blogging here on that subject.
MediaGuardian.co.uk looks at the man behind the Vatican's slick press operation, and at the Daily Mail's decision not to carry an advertisement by an anti-monarchist group.
Thousands are queuing to pay their respects to the Pope as he lies in state at St Peter's Basilica. Do check out Stephen Moss's journey round the world finding out how John Paul II was regarded.
