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High oil prices and the global credit crunch mean that the economic outlook looks increasingly precarious. The American treasury secretary Henry Paulson is meeting Chancellor Alistair Darling in London to talk about the global downturn.

New European rules on pesticides could ban 80% of those used in British farming, supposedly leading to reduced yields. Dr Ian Denholm of Rothamsted Research Institute and Elliott Cannell from Pesticide Action Network debate the issue.

The London Festival of Architecture is holding a competition to see which architect practice can come up with the best jelly. Event organiser Sam Bompas, of the jelly company Bompas and Parr, and one of the judges, Professor Stephen Gage, explains how the event is supposed to explore the relationship between food and architecture.

On the high street, Marks and Spencer has reported a slump in sales - 5% down year on year. From the construction industry, there is even more evidence of a sharp slowdown. Taylor Wimpey, a giant in the industry, had said it was going to raise £500m to shore up its finances but has now announced that it has failed. Marks and Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose looks at the M&S results, while Nick Edwards, of Construction News, and businessman Sir Martin Sorrell respond.

The Chancellor is trying to restore public confidence in the banking system by offering savers greater protection. A major re-design of banking oversight is going ahead. How can British savers be best protected? Angela Knight, the chief executive of the British Bankers' Association, and Gillian Tett, assistant editor of the Financial Times, discuss the issue.

A book made of up of a collection of old eleven-plus tests from the 1940s and 50s is being published. Dr Martin Stephen, high master of St Paul's School in London, and John Bangs, head of education at the National Union of Teachers discuss whether this book proves that exams are easier today.

As the NHS reaches its 60th anniversary, the government is setting out its plans to reform the service, with the publication of a year-long review by health minister Lord Darzi. Health Secretary Alan Johnson explains the changes.

As the price of oil rises, stocks and shares fall. And most observers expect even worse to come.

We hear the latest on the presidential elections from John Simpson who is reporting undercover from Zimbabwe, and a resident of Harare shares her diary of events over recent days.

Has Gordon Brown followed his school motto and tried his utmost in his first year as Prime Minister? Headmaster Dr Anthony Seldon gives his end-of-year report.

Robert Mugabe will be re-elected as president of Zimbabwe today following a second-round presidential election in which only he is standing. We hear the diary of an ordinary Zimbabwean and John Simpson reports from inside the county.

The government is to propose a new law to promote the equal treatment of all groups in society. The law will also try to close the gender pay gap. Prof Bhupinder Sandhu, who chairs the BMA's equal opportunities committee says the quality of the care for the elderly needs to be improved and Harriet Harman, the minister responsible for the law explains how the legislation would work for employers.

The law says that adults must be vetted if they want to work with children. There is a strict legal procedure in place designed to protect children from abuse. But have we gone too far and created a climate of suspicion where, not only is an adult is afraid to give a child a hug, but society is lulled by a false sense of security? Professor Frank Furedi of Kent University has written a report that says we have. He discusses the issue with Esther Rantzen, who set up Childline.

Could the Chagos islanders finally be allowed to go home 40 years after they were forced out of their remote Indian Ocean archipelago? On Monday, the House of Lords will begin hearing a final appeal. About 2,000 of the islanders live in Crawley, West Sussex. Our reporter Oliver Conway met some of them.

A review into last year's flooding is expected to say that Britain is not taking flood prevention seriously enough. Nicola Stanbridge reported extensively from Gloucestershire in the summer of 2007 - and to mark the anniversary she has returned to meet some of those who are still suffering. The author of the report, Sir Michael Pitt, says the public must be given better advice.

School exclusion figures for England are due to be published. Does excluding kids work? Evan Davis speaks to Sarah Shaw, a single mother whose son had been excluded. The former chief inspector of schools Chris Woodhead says final decisions must be made by schools and Mal Davis, a head teacher from Willows High School, a comprehensive in Cardiff, discusses meeting the needs of the individual facing difficulty.

The UN Security Council declaration on Zimbabwe represents a significant move in the diplomatic pressure on Robert Mugabe. Everyone agreed that the violence there makes it impossible to hold free and fair elections at the moment. But what are the diplomatic prospects? The former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Lord Ashdown, considers what would work.

Local authorities in England have been told to review the way they use surveillance powers to investigate suspected crime. The head of Local Government Association Sir Simon Milton says councils must use their powers with care

Morgan Tsvangirai has withdrawn from the Zimbabwean election, saying that the party could not ask people to cast their vote, when that vote will cost their lives. It had been a dilemma to take part in the run-off Presidential vote, and a dilemma to withdraw, handing power to Robert Mugabe and the generals supporting him. Peter Biles reports from Johannesburg and Lord Malloch Brown discusses what can be done now to ensure fair elections in Zimbabwe.

Why do we get so excited about Wimbledon? Maybe it's because we never win but live in hope. But maybe we will win this year. It starts on Monday.

Law lords ruled that defendants in criminal trials must have a legal right to know the identity of witnesses who are given anonymity to testify against them.

The Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said the EU is not stuck in a quagmire following the Irish rejection of the Lisbon treaty and voters wanted to see it tackle global issues.

Shell tanker drivers are being offered a pay rise of 14% over two years just as the Chancellor calls for pay restraint in both the public and private sectors. Economics editor Hugh Pym reports on echoes of the calls made by ministers during the industrial disputes of the 1970s. John Cridland, the deputy director of the CBI, and William Keegan, senior economics commentator of the Observer who covered those turbulent times, discuss the current crisis.

London's mayor Boris Johnson has maintained that Londoners would not have to pay more for the Olympic Games in 2012. He admits that while there is a dispute over who is going to pay for any 'over-run' he says that the games will be kept within the £9.3bn budget.

The MCC says Kevin Pietersen's activities with his bat can continue. The England batsman scored two sixes against New Zealand on Sunday with a switch-hitting shot, changing his stance and his grip after the ball was delivered to play like a left-hander instead of the right-hander that he is. Former England captain Graham Gooch and the former Middlesex captain and England bowler Angus Fraser give their views.

Ahead of his first Mansion House speech this evening, Chancellor Alistair Darling calls for restraint in private and public sector pay, in a bid to curb inflation.

The latest inflation rate will be published later- it is expected to rise above 3% when the figures for May are released by the Bank of England. It could mean that the Bank's governor will be forced to write to the Chancellor explaining why the rate has exceeded the government's target of 2%. Former Chancellor Lord Lawson gives his views on the figures.

Britain's decision on whether to ratify the Lisbon Treaty or not comes to the House of Lords. But should the Lords nod it through now that Ireland has said no? Lord Owen explains the kind of treaty he would like to see and Baroness Ashton on why Britain is voting.

The Scottish government is set to announce that the minimum age for buying alcohol from off-licences will be raised from 18 to 21. Gavin Partington, from the Wine and Spirit Trade Association and Peter Fahey, chief constable of Cheshire discuss the plans.

For the second time in a week, secret government documents have been left on a train. Last week, a senior intelligence official was suspended after losing top secret papers about Iraq and al-Qaeda. Ben Wallace, Conservative MP, and Mike Grannatt, former head of the government information services, discuss whether civil servants who leave secret documents lying should around be prosecuted.