| TUESDAY 10 JULY 22:30 BST - BBC TWO FROM GAVIN ESLER Hello, IRAQCould a US troop withdrawal from Iraq be announced sooner rather than later? With his popularity ratings falling and his own Senators threatening revolt President Bush is under mounting pressure to announce a change of tack. Diplomatic Editor, Mark Urban assesses how the US strategy is changing and we're hoping to speak to one of the leading Republican rebels in the US Senate. FAMILYIs it now all about the family? As the Conservatives demand the tax and benefits system lose its "anti-marriage bias", Labour claim the Tory plans will discriminate against lone and unmarried parents. Our Political Correspondent, David Grossman looks at what could become one of the key battlegrounds of the next election. BOTTLED WATERPeople in New York are being encouraged to give up bottled water to help save the environment. City officials have launched an advertising campaign encouraging people to drink tap water - which they say cuts down on waste and saves on transport. What about us in Britain? We look at the environmental cost of bottled water and the cultural embarrassment in restaurants of asking for tap water. We'll speak to the drinks manufacturers live to see what they're doing to reduce their carbon footprint. BAEThese are difficult days for Britain's biggest arms dealer, BAE Systems. No sooner has the British government called off a Serious Fraud Office investigation into their arms sales to Saudi Arabia than the Americans have stepped in with their own inquiry. Meanwhile British fraud investigators are still looking into BAE's deals in six other countries, including billions of pounds in sales to South Africa. Peter Marshall has been investigating the South African deal - and how it's brought rancour and suspicion to the new democracy. Newsnight is at 10.30pm on BBC 2. Missed Newsnight?Click here to watch onlineNewsnight BlogAdd your comments to our correspondents' blogs: CLICK HERE | 
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