Our Edinburgh cybercafe HQ shut its doors early last night as anarchists clashed with police nearby. Today many shops on Princes Street remain boarded up, but an atmosphere of normality has returned to the the city centre.
The debris has been cleared from the streets and park benches - which yesterday had been used by the protesters to attack the police - returned to their places. Up to 100 G8 protesters will today appear in court following violent clashes with police in the centre of Edinburgh.
Yesterday's disturbances have not disrupted the debates leading up to the G8 leaders' meeting tomorrow at Gleaneagles. Today Simon Jeffery attends the Global Warming 8 Conference at Edinburgh's Dynamic Earth centre. Speakers from developing countries will discuss the links between climate change and development.
On the site today, Christian Aid's Dominic Nutt argues that the G8 is responsible for African corruption and that we must continue to give aid.
Today is Make Poverty History's children's day. This morning Polly Curtis will be attending Unicef's C8 children's summit at Dunblane, and then the government-sponsored J8 ceremony at the Scottish parliament tonight. Last night Polly attended a ceilidh at Melville Castle - you'll be able to hear audio today, pipes and all.
Later today we'll have photographs of the "beacons of dissent" lit on hills south of Gleneagles.
In London, Mark Tran reports from G8 Business for Africa.
And our celebrity guest blogger Midge Ure tells of his preparations for tomorrow's Final Push concert at Murrayfield.
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