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• UK banks' £37bn bail-out unveiled
  The UK government says it is to inject a total of up to £37bn into Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and HBOS.
• Brown: We'll be rock of stability
  The government must be a "rock of stability" for British people during the credit crisis, Prime Minister Gordon Brown says.
• Peers to vote on anti-terror plan
  The government is facing defeat in the House of Lords as it votes on its plans to extend the terror detention limit to 42 days.
• British troops 'should go home'
  The Iraqi prime minister has said British troops should leave Iraq because they are no longer needed to maintain security.
• Clegg warns of 'economic 9/11'
  Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says the global downturn could affect the security of Western countries.
• Mandelson in line for EU pay-out
  The new Business Secretary Peter Mandelson is in line for an EU pay-out after rejoining the cabinet.
• Brown's plan to save rainforests
  A new deal to protect the world's rainforests is proposed in a report drawn up for Gordon Brown.
• 'Progress made' in Iceland talks
  Significant progress has been made over frozen UK cash in failed Icelandic banks, say Treasury and Icelandic officials.
• Salmond issues economic warning
  The first minister of Scotland has warned it will be "extremely difficult" for the country's economy to keep growing.
• 'Blair intervened' on tobacco ban
  A Sunday newspaper claims Tony Blair did personally intervene in the Bernie Ecclestone affair despite claims to the contrary.
• Future's bleak for Norwegian MP who called on fortune tellers
  A Norwegian politician has said she will not seek re-election after running up a £4,590 phone bill ringing fortune-tellers at parliament's expense.
• Nick Robinson
  Banks can expect more demands from the taxpayer
• Happy talk
  Should politicians focus on making us happier not richer?
• Robert Peston
  Most extraordinary day in British banking history
• Mark Easton
  Credit crunch and the human stress factor
• Mardell's Europe
  French foreign minister out on the road
• Martha's week
  The stakes could not be any higher for Gordon Brown
• PM says banking crisis will ease
  Gordon Brown says he believes confidence in the banking system will be restored by global action "in the next few days".
• UK banking bosses 'should resign'
  A senior Conservative MP is one of the first opposition politicians to call for the resignation of top bankers involved in the financial crisis.
• Lib Dems demand cut in income tax
  The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats renews his demand for a 2p cut in income tax as part of a "radical" economic package.
• Mandelson to take seat in Lords
  Peter Mandelson is to take his seat in the House of Lords on Monday following his surprise return to the cabinet.
• Brown demands petrol price cuts
  Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls for falls in the price of oil to be passed on to consumers "as quickly as possible".
• UK 'ignored Iceland bank warning'
  The government is accused of ignoring warnings in July that Iceland's banks faced collapse.
• UK banks 'forced to seek £50bn'
  Major UK banks are being told they need to seek up to £50bn to boost their balance sheets, the BBC learns.
• Race open for new Lib Dem leader
  Nominations open for the next leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats after Mike German's farewell speech to the party.
• Livingstone backs mayor Met role
  Ken Livingstone defends the right of London's mayor to dismiss the Met Commissioner, while criticising Sir Ian Blair's exit.
• MoD computer hard drive missing
  Police are investigating the disappearance of a computer hard drive which could hold details of about 100,000 of the Armed Forces.
• New plan to combat Taleban
  The UK government mulls a radical plan to counter growing Taleban propaganda in Afghanistan, the BBC learns.
• Airport expansion gets go-ahead
  Plans to expand Stansted Airport to deal with an extra 10 million passengers get the go-ahead from the government.
• SNP renews election ballot call
  The SNP renews its appeal to Westminster to give the Scottish Parliament full responsibility for elections in Scotland.
• Darling in US for finance meeting
  Alistair Darling is flying to Washington to discuss ways to continue to tackle the global banking crisis.
• As it happened: Bank rescue plan
  Updates with all the key points, expert reaction and your views as the UK government unveils its bank rescue plans.
• Councils 'not reckless with cash'
  The government defends the actions of local authorities which invested more than £840m with now-failed Icelandic banks.
• Rescue plan for banks unveiled
  The UK government announces a package of measures to help the banking system which could total £500bn ($880bn).
• Bank chiefs quit after rescue bid
  The Scottish chief executives of two big banks step down after the announcement of a £37bn bank bail-out.
• Brian Taylor's political blog
  Dummy puff/betsan blog
• Stand-off could 'go on to 2009'
  The Stormont Executive might not meet before the end of this year, Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey says.
• Mark Devenport's political blog
  Dummy puff/betsan blog
• Tory voters against full powers
  People who vote Conservative are least likely to support giving the Welsh Assembly full powers, a survey shows.
• Betsan Powys' political blog
  Dummy puff/betsan blog
• The Cabinet: Who's Who
  Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Gordon Brown's Cabinet.
• Shadow Cabinet: Who's Who
  Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Tory leader David Cameron's Cabinet.
• In full: Lib Dem front bench
  Here is a spokesman-by-spokesman guide to the members of Nick Clegg's front bench team.
• A-Z of Parliament
  
• Inside Europe
  
• Political websites
  Links to parties and other useful websites covering UK politics.
• Guide to Parliament
  What is Parliament for and how does it work?
• In depth: The Blair Years
  Full coverage of The Blair Years