Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has pulled out of Friday's election, thereby handing power automatically to corrupt leader Robert Mugabe. He has also called on the UN to intervene and prevent further 'genocide' from blighting the nation. Foreign Secretary David Miliband has been customarily scathing about Mugabe's regime ... yet… read more…

Robert Mugabe - never the most progressive of public figures - has labelled an American diplomat a 'prostitute' and insisted that any foreign interference in next month's run-off 'election' would not be welcomed with open arms. Not only that - he's apparently prepared to throw U.S Ambassador to Zimbabwe… read more…

We're assuming that you're reading this after recently arriving at your office for the Monday morning grind. Please accept our commiserations but rest assured that, despite the planet's usual state of discord, things seem to be pretty much in order. The best of the morning's stories are as follows: Following… read more…

So world's most popular man Robert Mugabe has finally conceded defeat, and is apparently looking for ways to save his sorry backside, including attempted immunity deals and other such guarantees. Here's a bitesite scan of what various meeja outlets have to say: Laying down the cards: The Guardian What's… read more…

"Handy Andy" and his alleged antics lead to questions asked over his future at ConservativeHome. Since Howard Flight had the whip removed and was deselected for saying, "tax cuts make me HOT, baby!" it's hard to see how the whips' office can ignore this one. Hair-shirts and self-flagellation a-go-go… read more…