Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 10 Sep 2010

Our popular news catch-up service, which until last week ran only on Monday mornings, is now daily. You can rely on it to keep you up to date with the main news talking points... Afghan KORAN protestor 'shot dead'An man protesting against the burning of the Koran by American pastor Terry Jones has reportedly been shot dead after an angry crowd attacked a Nato base in the north of Afghanistan. Rev Jones now says he has postponed his 'Burn a Koran Day' after US defense secretary Robert Gates personally phoned him. Alexander Cockburn: Jones's denouncers are all hypocrites BOJO TO STAND FOR MAYOR IN 2012 Boris Johnson is to announce today that he will stand again for mayor of London. There had been speculation that the serving mayor would stand aside in protest at his government's spending cuts, which Johnson says threaten the Crossrail project. But the BBC's political correspondent Norman Smith says Johnson has made up his mind to run. Boris gets on his bike in Olympic countdown MURDOCH SLAMMED DURING PHONE HACK DEBATERupert Murdoch has been criticised in parliament for promoting Rebekah Brooks (nee Wade) after she admitted illegal payments to police had been made by the News of the World. MP Tom Watson used parliamentary privilege to make the claims during a debate on the NoW phone hacking scandal – from which Murdoch has so far remained aloof. The Guardian's mad pursuit of phone hacking scandal News Corp 'circles the wagons' around Murdoch Phone hacking: if Coulson knew, did Murdoch know? DEPP TOPS RICH LIST AFTER ‘ALICE’Forbes magazine has published its annual rich list of the best-paid actors in Hollywood, and Johnny Depp is at the top. The magazine says Depp earned £50m for his role as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Ben Stiller placed second with $38m for Night in the Museum 2 while the only top-ten Briton is Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Will Depp star in new Doctor Who movie? OSBORNE CUTS £4bn MORE FROM WELFAREThe Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced he will pay out even less in benefits than previously planned, cutting another £4bn of welfare. He said he wanted to target "people who think it is a lifestyle to sit on out-of-work benefits" but an unnamed source told the Guardian that the plan "feels like an effort to get Andy Coulson off the front pages". The Mole: Clegg in the dock over "regressive" budget JUDGE CHALLENGES US 'GAYS IN MILITARy' POLICY A Californian judge has ruled that the US ban on gay men and women serving openly in the armed forces is unconstitutional and violates their rights. The US military has a controversial 'don't ask, don't tell' policy towards gay people. Judge Virginia Phillips yesterday granted an injunction after a group of gay Republicans brought a suit against the ban. Dutch fury at US general’s gay theory over Srebrenica MANAGERS KEEN ON ENGLAND JOBThe race is on to succeed England football manager Fabio Capello when he stands down in 2012. Three English managers working in the Premier League have said they would be interested in the role. Spurs boss Harry Redknapp, who is the bookies' favourite, said he would not turn the job down. The FA says the next manager must be English. Capello confirms he will step down in 2012 ZEPPELIN GUITARIST: £445 A COPY FOR MEMOIR Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is to charge £445 per copy for his new autobiography in a move one former fan decried as as "taking vanity publishing to new heights". Leather-bound, silk-wrapped and autographed personally by Page, the collector's editions apparently feature mostly photographs, with comparatively little annotation. 2007: Led Zeppelin reunion concert in pictures san francisco GAS EXPLOSION A massive explosion near San Francisco airport has killed at least three people and injured dozens. Thought to be caused by a natural gas pipeline which runs under the town of San Bruno, a huge fireball soared 1,000ft into the air and caused raging fires which have destroyed many homes. Casualties with serious burns are arriving at hospitals. San Bruno fire pictures GLAMOUR MODEL BENEFIT CHEAT FINEDA glamour model who claimed benefits while working as a TV presenter on porn channel Babestation has been fined £1,000. Lori Buckby, 25, was granted a carer's allowance to help look after her sick father despite living and working in London, earning as much as £4,000 a month, while he remained in Leicester with her grandmother.

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