Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has agreed to help Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez improve urban planning.

House prices are falling at their fastest rate for nearly 18 years as potential buyers stay away from the market, figures showed today.

To shouts of "Yes we can," Democrats nominated Barack Obama yesterday as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, backed by his ex-rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton.

To shouts of "Yes we can," Democrats nominated Barack Obama yesterday as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, backed by his ex-rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton.

The message from Hillary Clinton to supporters in Denver was as neon as the tangerine pantsuit she wore to the ball. All that she stood for during her historic quest to be American's first woman president - equal rights for women, universal health care and economic equality - Barack Obama stands for too.