Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 10 Oct 2011

tabak 'bored' after killing yeatesA jury has heard how landscape architect Joanna Yeates was strangled by her Dutch neighbour Vincent Tabak at her flat in Bristol last December. Prosecution barrister Nigel Lickley said that Tabak later texted his girlfriend to tell her he was "bored", and may have gone shopping with her body in the boot of his car. Tabak has admitted manslaughter but denies murder. CAMERON GIVES FOX MORE TIME David Cameron has defended Defence Secretary Liam Fox and said he should be given time to answer questions about his relationship with Adam Werritty to avoid a "trial by media". Fox today told MPs that Werritty was present during 18 overseas trips and had met him 22 times in Government buildings since he was appointed a Minister. Why Liam Fox is dogged by ‘gay’ insinuations Liam Fox affair might give comfort to David Cameron GERMANY AND FRANCE CLAIM EURO RESCUEChancellor Angela Merkel and President Nicolas Sarkozy claimed last night to have forged "important changes" to the way the eurozone will operate to bring the debt crisis under control, with closer economic co-ordination and bank recapitalisation, but refused to offer details until the G8 summit later this month. BLACKBERRY OUTAGE HITS MILLIONSMillions of Blackberry users in Europe the Middle East and Africa were left without services after problems at a datacentre in Slough. People with affected devices were left unable to browse the web and send emails or instant messages. The problems began at the facility run by RIM, the maker of the Blackberry, at around 11am on Monday. X FACTOR LOSES 2m VIEWERSThe first live edition of this year's X Factor drew almost 2 million fewer viewers than last year. The figures were the lowest since 2008. The show was watched by an average audience of 10.4 million on Saturday night. Last year the first live show attracted 12.2 million. Sunday night's results show attracted 1.5 million fewer viewers than last year. CAMERON OUTLINES IMMIGRATION PLANPrime Minister David Cameron has urged "everyone in the country" to help "reclaim our borders and send illegal immigrants home" by reporting them to the authorities. He also announced other measures to reduce immigration to 1980s levels and outlined plans to make forced marriages illegal. He said such unions were "little more than slavery". 24 DEAD AFTER RIOTS IN CAIRO At least 24 died yesterday in the worst rioting in Cairo since the fall of President Mubarak last February as Coptic Christians clashed with security forces (above). The Christians claim they have suffered repeated attacks by Islamic radicals and that the new regime has failed to offer protection. PM Essam Sharaf called for calm. In pictures: Cairo riots RUGBY DISGRACE CONTINUES AFTER DEFEATCentre Manu Tuilagi brought new embarrassment to the defeated England rugby team in New Zealand yesterday after being formally warned for disorderly conduct by police and fined £3,000 by England rugby officials for jumping from a ferry in Auckland and swimming ashore. The team, knocked out by France, returns to England today. Tuilagi’s ferry leap brings final ignominy to England MACCA'S CHEAP 'N' CHEERFUL WEDDING Sir Paul McCartney married American heiress Nancy Shevell, 51, at Old Marylebone Town Hall yesterday and went home to St John's Wood to celebrate in the back garden with a little help from his friends. It was the third marriage for the 69-year-old. Ringo Starr, his only surviving Beatles bandmate, wished him "peace and love". Who is Nancy Shevell? IRANIAN ACTRESS FACES 90 LASHES Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr has been sentenced to a year in jail and 90 lashes for performing in the film My Tehran for Sale, a joint Australian production which is about the persecution of artists in the Islamic Republic. The Tehran government says it is being distributed without "approval for screening", an opposition website reports. Iranian actress sentenced to 90 lashes for illegal film

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