Sound career advice. The legal business is changing shape. Ever-growing profits are no longer guaranteed; nor, for some firms, is survival.

Daily Chart: attacks attributed to al-Qaeda. Our comprehensive briefing explains what the death of Osama bin Laden means for al-Qaeda, Pakistan, Afghanistan - and the West.

Tomorrow’s cover today: Osama bin Laden’s brand of brutal jihad is losing its appeal in the Arab world

Daily chart: public opinion on Osama bin Laden. Polling by the Pew Center shows that Mr bin Laden’s influence had been swiftly declining in many Muslim countries.

KAL’s cartoon: this week, the great escape.

Daily chart: average age at first marriage. Prince William, at 28, is somewhat younger then the average British groom. He marries a woman older than himself: something no future King of England has done since 1705.

Tomorrow’s cover today: America’s politicians are failing to tackle the country’s real problems. Believe it or not, they could learn from Europe.

Daily chart: which countries hoard the most gold? America’s 8,134 tonnes of bullion is the largest reserve in the world. But shown per head of population, Switzerland and Lebanon’s hoards look the largest.

KAL’s cartoon: this week, debt reduction.

Daily chart: which countries have the largest number of people per legislator? Of the world’s 22 most populous countries, Britain has by far the most parliamentarians per head. Only China has more legislators in total, and India has just over half as many to cover 20 times the population.