Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 13 Dec 2010

Our popular news catch-up service is posted Monday to Friday at 8.0 am. You can rely on it to keep you up to date through the working day with the main news talking points. STOCKHOLM SUICIDE BOMBER HAD UK LINKSThe suicide bomber who died in Stockholm on Saturday has been identified as Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, an Iraqi-born Swede with links to Britain. He was a sports therapy graduate from Bedfordshire University and had spent some time living in Luton in recent years. It is reported that he still has family living in Luton. Police yesterday searched a property in the area under the Terrorism Act 2000. Stockholm bomb blasts came after email warning MATT CARDLE WINS THE X FACTORWith stroppy Cher Lloyd finally dumped on Saturday and the boy band One Direction voted out on Sunday evening, The X Factor came down to a sing-off between the two contestants who could really sing - Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson. Matt, the 27-year-old decorator and pub singer from Essex (above), won - and it was revealed afterwards that he had topped the public vote every week since week one. His first single, a cover of Biffy Clyro's Many Of Horror (When We Collide), is released today. 'Stick the X Factor up your arse,' says loser Cher CHARLIE GILMOUR ARRESTED OVER STUDENT VIOLENCE Charlie Gilmour, the son of novelist Polly Samson and adopted son of her husband Dave Gilmour, the Pink Floyd guitarist, was arrested in Sussex yesterday on suspicion of violent disorder, vandalism and theft during Thursday's student protest in London. He had already apologised publicly for climbing on the Cenotaph. Police are looking for another 14 unnamed people following the disorder in central London. What about Alfie? Top cop owes him an apology too Pink Floyd guitarist's son swung from Cenotaph flag LIZ HURLEY 'BOWLED OVER BY SHANE WARNE'Model Liz Hurley announced via Twitter on Sunday that she is separated from her Indian tycoon husband Arun Nayar. It followed a News of the World 'scoop' which claimed she had spent two nights in a central London hotel with Australian cricketer Shane Warne, who is in town to film interviews for his new chat show, Warnie. Hurley tweeted: "For the record, my husband Arun & I separated a few months ago." CLEGG'S POPULARITY TAKES A DIVENick Clegg's support has disintegrated because of his turnaround on tuition fees, according to a new Ipsos MORI poll. The Lib Dem leader is considered untrustworthy by 61 per cent of respondents - just eight months since he was voted the best loved British politician since Winston Churchill. Of those who voted Lib Dem in the May general election, 46 per cent say they are now less likely to support the party. NEW CBI BOSS BACKS 50P TAXThe newly appointed president of the CBI - Britain's "voice of business" - has broken ranks with his colleagues even before joining the organisation next summer by supporting Labour's 50p tax for higher earners. Roger Carr told the Observer: "When things are difficult, everybody should make a contribution. Those who can make a bigger contribution should do so. So I do not think the rate is unreasonable." HOnEYMOON MURDER: 'NOT THE FIRST TIME'South African police are investigating whether the Bristol businessman Shrien Dewani, suspected of arranging his wife Anni's murder in a fake carjacking last month, might have done something similar before. Gen Bheki Cele, the South African police commissioner, has announced that police have reopened the case of Dr Pox Raghavjee, killed in a similar carjacking incident in King Williams Town in 2007. CHELSEA FAIL AGAIN; ARSENAL STAY TOPArsenal remain top of the Premier League after Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw at Tottenham on Sunday. Carlo Ancelotti - looking increasingly likely to be dumped by his billionaire Russian owner, Roman Abramovich, after a string of failures - watched in despair as Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes saved a penalty by Chelsea's star striker Didier Drogba that would have put the home side 2-1 up. 'KORAN BURNER' COULD BE BANNED FROM UKTerry Jones, the Florida pastor who threatened to burn copies of the Koran to mark this year's anniversary of 9/11, could be banned from entering Britain. He has been invited by the extremist anti-Islam group the English Defence League to address a demonstration in Luton in the New Year. Home Secretary Theresa May says she has had Jones "on her radar" for some time and has the power to block his entry into the UK. ELIZABETH SMART FAMILY GETS CLOSUREBrian David Mitchell, who kidnapped the Utah girl Elizabeth Smart and held her captive for nine months, has been found guilty of kidnapping nearly eight years after the event. Her father, Ed Smart, said: "I can't believe that justice has taken so long". The conviction has been welcomed by campaigners in a state where 29 per cent of women older than 18 have experienced some type of sexual assault, and only one in nine victims inform the police.

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