At the northern edge of Jerusalem, on the main road to the Palestinian city of Ramallah, three towering concrete walls are converging around a rapidly built maze of cages, turnstiles and bomb-proof rooms. When construction at Qalandiya is completed in the coming weeks, the remaining gaps in the 8m-high walls will close.

Real Madrid’s England star David Beckham on Tuesday won his appeal to have the red card he received on Sunday against Valencia rescinded by the Spanish league’s competition committee. Beckham went for an early bath after protesting against a decision by referee Arturo Dauden Ibanez three minutes from time and then sarcastically applauding his initial booking.

Many enthusiastic people are convinced of the potential for a monthly basic income grant to help South Africa’s poor. But would it? The jury is still out because the written evidence covers only bits and pieces of the problem. Also, much of the research has not been subjected to assessment by independent experts. Certain questions are still outstanding.