Here in the office we're watching Tony Blair being thoroughly grilled by the Commons liaison committee, a twice-yearly session on policy: he has told MPs that the changing situation means nuclear power is once again a serious option.
On the international news front, Angela Merkel has been elected as Germany's first female chancellor, and Kenyans have rejected a draft constitution following a violent referendum campaign that has seen the deaths of at least seven people: we're hoping to find out the latest in an audio report from our Nairobi correspondent Jeevan Vasagar.
Over at Games blog Greg Howson has laid his hands on the new Xbox 360, and at Culture Vulture, Dorian Lynskey is disappointed by the John Peel tribute single.
