The French government, under intense pressure to act after 12 nights of violence in urban centres across the country, has authorised local authorities to impose emergency curfews. We'll be rounding up reaction from the blogs and the French press, while our interactive guide illustrates how the unrest spread from Paris to other cities.
Hu Jintao, the Chinese president, visits Britain today amid much official fanfare and a welter of protests at his country's human rights record. Also on matters Chinese, you can get a sneak preview of the Royal Academy's China show here.
What impact would a Gordon Brown premiership have on Northern Ireland? No one seems to know, but the interested parties are busy wooing Brownites in anticipation, reports the Observer's Henry McDonald.
Also today, Rachel Weisz talks to our film site about her latest movie The Constant Gardener.
