It's inevitably been billed as the trial of the century: Saddam Hussein is appearing before the Iraqi special tribunal charged with crimes against humanity. He faces the death penalty. So far he has spoken only to stress that he doesn't recognise the court's authority. Paddy Allen's interactive graphic guides us through the court complex, Simon Jeffery explains how the process of trying the former dictator works, and we've collected lots of background and archive material here.
In another court, in Darwin, Australia, Joanne Lees, from Brighton, has been cross-examined by the defence in the trial of Bradley Murdoch, accused of murdering Ms Lees' boyfriend Peter Falconio.
Back in Britain, our politics team is trying to find out which supporters of Ken Clarke are defecting to his rivals following his elimination last night from the Tory leadership race. Tony Blair may have a bit of fun at the Conservatives' expense when he faces prime ministers' questions shortly. As usual, we're covering it live.
And our football site is gathering reaction to Thierry Henry's achievement in becoming Arsenal's most prolific goal scorer ever.
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