Were other MPs bugged?

The biggest story hanging over from the weekend concerns allegations that Labour MP Sadiq Khan was bugged when he spoke to a terror suspect in jail.

David Davis, shadow home secretary, will continue to push hard on this story. His line of attack: why did the police apparently breach a long-standing practice not to bug MPs?

And incidentally, what did senior members of the government know, if anything?

It also begs another question - have other MPs been bugged?

Indeed, there's word in the newsroom of one politician who claims to have been a victim themselves.

Whether they'll talk on the record remains to be seen. Our News at Noon team is standing by, in hope and expectation.

It's politics too on the other side of the Atlantic. The US is gearing up for Super Tuesday, when 22 states go to the polls to nominate Democrat and Republican candidates ahead of November's presidential elections.

If tomorrow is Super Tuesday then today, our programme editor insists, is "Super Monday".

And on this Super Monday, we've got Sarah Smith on the west coast and Jon Snow on the east coast.

Sarah's in California where the polls now have Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama neck and neck in the Democratic Party race. Oprah Winfrey and Stevie Wonder were on the stump for Obama and Sarah's team was there to catch it. "A nice bit of colour."

A few thousand miles to the east, Jon Snow has been on a Super Monday / Super Bowl expedition in New York with would-be Republican voters. Expect more colour later, as Manhattan hosts a ticker tape parade for the victorious New York Giants.

The Giants, for NFL virgins, were underdogs going into yesterday's game against New England Patriots, unbeaten until then.

Expect John McCain and Mitt Romney to claim Giants-like underdog status as they seek to bask in the reflected glory of franchise sports.

On two more continents tonight...

First, to Africa where Lindsey Hilsum continues to follow the near civil war in Kenya. Her report on Saturday suggests the violence shows no sign of abating.

Meanwhile, Alex Thomson is embedded with the military in Afghanistan. Tonight he reports on the performance of the Afghan police. "Could do better" appears to be the kindest verdict.

And while we're in Afghanistan, a quick plug for Alex's behind the scenes video blogs.

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