Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 2 Apr 2012
- 1. FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY MARKED
- 2. KUTCHER TO PLAY STEVE JOBS
- 3. SUU KYI HAILS 'VICTORY OF THE PEOPLE'
- 4. BAN ON BLASPHEMOUS FILM OVERTURNED
- 5. BREIVIK 'WANTED TO BOMB OBAMA'
- 6. MILIBAND LAUNCHES LOCAL CAMPAIGN
- 7. CHARITY BOSS QUITS WELFARE POST
- 8. BRITISH YACHT MEMBERS SAVED
- 9. BANNING LEGAL HIGHS WRONG, SAY POLICE
- 10. HOT TICKET: KING’S SPEECH ON STAGE
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1. FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY MARKED
The 30th anniversary of the Falklands War is being marked by events on both sides of the Atlantic. A single candle was lit at Britain's National Arboretum and Argentina's President was due to visit the southern port of Ushuaia. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said Britain would "robustly" defend the islands against a fresh attack.
In pictures: Falklands War 30th anniversary
2. KUTCHER TO PLAY STEVE JOBS
Independent filmmakers producing a movie about Steve Jobs have hired Ashton Kutcher to play the late Apple co-founder. The casting of the star of Two and a Half Men could help the indie movie steal a march over a rival, as-yet unnamed, film which is being made by Hollywood studio Sony Pictures.
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Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in indie film
3. SUU KYI HAILS 'VICTORY OF THE PEOPLE'
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi has hailed a ''victory of the people'' after her National League for Democracy claimed a landslide victory in yesterday's by-elections. Suu Kyi, who is reported to have won comfortably in her Kawhmu constituency, said she foresaw "the beginning of a new era" in Burmese politics.
Aung San Suu Kyi celebrates Burmese election landslide
4. BAN ON BLASPHEMOUS FILM OVERTURNED
The film Visions of Ecstasy, banned in Britain in 1989 for being blasphemous, goes on sale today after the British Board of Film Classification overturned its original decision. When it was originally banned, the film, which includes sexual scenes, was considered so shocking that an MP called for the film negatives to be destroyed.
Easter week release for banned nun-meets-Jesus film
5. BREIVIK 'WANTED TO BOMB OBAMA'
The Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik planned to bomb President Barack Obama as he collected his Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, say police. The far-right extremist intended to drive a car packed with explosives as close as possible to Oslo City Hall, where the ceremony took place.
6. MILIBAND LAUNCHES LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Ed Miliband vowed to govern for the whole country and "not just the wealthy few" as he launched Labour's campaign for the local elections in England today. A senior party source told The Daily Telegraph that success in the May elections is "vital" for Miliband's continued leadership.
Cameron slaps down David Davis's Downton Abbey putsch
7. CHARITY BOSS QUITS WELFARE POST
The chief executive of the mental health charity Mind has quit his role in the Government’s Work Capability Assessment panel in protest at what he calls the “deeply flawed” method of assessing whether incapacity benefit claimants are fit to work. Paul Farmer said the Government refused to listen to his concerns.
8. BRITISH YACHT MEMBERS SAVED
Two British crew members seriously hurt when a "monstrous" wave crashed into their yacht during the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race have been pulled to safety by the US Coast Guard. The pair suffered multiple injuries during a storm in the Pacific Ocean, 400 miles off California.
9. BANNING LEGAL HIGHS WRONG, SAY POLICE
The Government's plan to ban 'legal high' drugs is doomed to fail, police chiefs have warned. In their submission to ministers, reported in The Times, chief constables also say that they will treat leniently anyone found in possession of one of the substances, in favour of "focussing their energies on serious criminality".
Police warn banning 'legal highs' won't stop young from taking drugs
10. HOT TICKET: KING’S SPEECH ON STAGE
A West End stage version of the 2010 Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech has opened at Wyndham’s Theatre. Ex-RSC boss Adrian Noble directs David Seidler’s play about King George VI’s struggle to overcome a speech impediment with the help of a maverick Australian therapist. Charles Edwards stars as the stuttering Bertie. “Delightful,” says The Arts Desk.
The King's Speech: stage play brings comic breath of fresh air
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