So few people turned up for broadcast to a rundown estate that it would have been as cheap to send them to see the real thing. [guardian regeneration news]

Does pouring money into cultural landmarks actually regenerate run-down areas? Andy Beckett went to the north-east to find out. [Guardian Unlimited]

Education: Half-term is hell - parents and children need proper summer holidays, not odd weeks off, argues Ros Coward. [Guardian Unlimited]