In Ukraine, the supreme court is set to rule on the opposition's allegations of fraud in the disputed presidential election. Simon Jeffery will be keeping up with the latest from Kiev and monitoring the Ukrainian blogs.
In Washington, meanwhile, President Bush is expected to appoint a new head of homeland security, following the resignation of Tom Ridge and the turmoil in his security services. Mark Oliver will peruse the appointee's CV.
In Los Angeles, Dan Glaister is reporting on our World Dispatch section on the saga of how Britain's own Ross King (remember him from Pebble Mill?) snatched a TV weather job from the winner of a reality TV audition.
Had enough of the pre-budget report? Adam Jay hasn't, which is why he is listening to Tony Blair's big speech on the economy. He'll translate it for those of us who are less economically literate.
Here on Newsblog, we'll be soliciting your best office party horror stories and examining the thorny issue of swearing on television. Is there enough of it, and will the broadcasting of Jerry Springer: the Opera redress the balance?
