Credit Munch

No drama? With Hillary aboard? Forget it

The Clintons have a knack of turning politics into their own personal stage. The President-elect must be aware of that

• Gerard Baker

The children that Haringey did take into care

Did financial pressure mean that Baby P was left with his mother where others in less danger were removed?

• Camilla Cavendish

Britain doesn't dance to the elitists' tune

Whether it's the Strictly judges or David Blaine, we just love pricking the bubble of the pompous

• Martin Samuel

A free lunch for you is a painful cost for someone else

Beware governments bearing gifts and offering tax cuts. Remember that “society” isn't going to pick up the tab - you are

• Jamie Whyte

The risks of currency weakness

The depreciation of sterling gives some respite to UK exporters, but the effect on growth will be limited and a loss of investor confidence would be disastrous

BBC One and Two to be streamed live online

Decision to transmit BBC's two main television channels on the internet from next week throws new doubt on the licence fee

Closure gives respite from junk e-mails

McColo Corp, a Californian company accused of providing the gateway for much of the world’s junk e-mail, has been shut down

Hindu extremists offer rewards to kill Christians

Rewards of money, food and alcohol are being offered to mobs for violence, according to Christian aid workers in India

Watch out for Top of the Popes

Religion is predicted to dominate the Christmas charts

His Honour Robert Lymbery

Judge who caused a furore over his bailing of Winston Silcott, later accused of killing PC Keith Blakelock

Adrian Kantrowitz

Cardiac surgeon who performed the first heart transplant on a baby and the first in the United States