Nine-year-old with swine flu dies - A nine-year-old girl has died in Birmingham after contracting swine flu bringing the number of deaths in the UK to three. [Front Page News]

The Swiss are fighting a losing battle - The FT has noted:
An economic war has broken out between Switzerland and the rest of the world after the crackdown on Swiss banking secrecy, according to one of Geneva’s leading private bankers.

Russian exercises anger Georgia - Georgia condemns Russia's largest military exercises just over their border since their 2008 war as "pure provocation". [Front Page News]

Madoff faces sentencing in court - Bernard Madoff arrives at court to be sentenced for masterminding a $50bn investment fraud. [Business News]

NHS staff in Queen's honours list - A host of doctors, nurses and other NHS staff have been recognised in the the Queen's birthday honours list. [Front Page News]

Takeover fraud 'on the increase' - More people are losing control of their bank account or credit card to fraudsters, a watchdog has warned. [Business News]

Iranian elections: live | News | guardian.co.uk -
Iran's hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces a critical challenge to his leadership from his moderate rival Mir Hossein Mousavi in today's poll. Follow live updates from Tehran by our Middle East editor Ian Black

GM to close up to 1,100 dealers - Troubled US carmaker General Motors announces plans to close up to 1,100 of its US dealerships in a bid to avoid bankruptcy. [Front Page News]

Banned director runs loan firm - The UK's largest sub-prime loan broker is run by a man previously banned from being a company director for "serious misconduct", the BBC learns. [Business News]

Royal Mail profits almost double - Royal Mail sees its annual profits almost double, as all four parts of the business went into the black for the first time in 20 years. [Business News]