Thursday, 18 August 2011

The First Post

The First Post

Ten things you need to know today

Thursday: The First Post's super-quick catch-up on the main news talking points

Bring back British Rail - a surefire vote winner

Neil Clark: Labour should pledge to re-nationalise railways and put UK on a par with other Europeans

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Corruption hunger striker has India's rulers rattled

Popular protests force government to allow Anna Hazare to stage fast in Delhi park

Cowboys & Aliens: not such a winning combo

Film of the week: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde hitch their wagon to a blockbuster that fails to deliver

Kiwis red-faced over All Blacks’ ‘no sex’ campaign

New Zealand’s rugby fans are being urged not to have sex during the World Cup, and they’re not amused

Mon dieu Depardieu! Actor pees on plane

Gerard Depardieu, unable to hold it in, uses an inadequately sized Evian bottle

Hacking scandal: where key players stand now

The Clive Goodman letter suggesting a cover-up has put spotlight back on the News of the World gang

All you need to know about 9/11 – except WHY?

Michael Bywater: A litany of cock-ups and confusion, but 10 years on from the attack, we are no wiser

How young is too young?

In pictures: Using young children as fashion models has revived the debate over sexualising children

Riot jail sentences ‘unfair and disproportionate’

As two men get four years in jail for Facebook posts, ‘tough justice’ is facing robust criticism