I plan to open 2012 Olympics as mayor, says Livingstone
· Critics dismissed as 'usual suspects in the media' · Suggestions of drink problem rejected
Britain defends its troops against criticism by Afghan president
Downing Street yesterday rejected claims by the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, that he had been wrong to allow the British to take over Helmand province because it let the Taliban return
Power, parties - and how to save the world
Alpine air and regal friends put a spring in PM's step
Free market faith will be tested as more bad news comes in, says Brown
Banks guilty of underpricing risk and undertaking too much off-balance sheet activity, PM tells World Economic Forum
Go East
Leader: It may be the volatility on Wall Street, or simply the desire to make a sweeping argument at the bar, but executives and experts at the World Economic Forum agree: economic power is shifting from the west to the east
Dark cloud of a US recession hovers over the snowy peaks of Davos
America is going to have a protracted case of pneumonia, says one, while another thinks the Fed did the right thing in slashing interest rates. Here we present the views of the global experts meeting in Switzerland
Merrill warns of approaching 'pandemic'
US stocks tumbled yesterday as Wall Street's fears of an imminent recession were aggravated by a warning from Merrill Lynch that the sub-prime mortgage crisis was turning into a global 'pandemic'
Soros: Britain cannot escape US recession
· UK vulnerable to reliance on financial services · OECD head pushes for Bank of England rate cut
