A Luton schoolgirl has just won her battle to wear a head-to-toe jilbab to school. The court of appeal decreed that Shabina Begum's school acted unlawfully in barring the 15-year-old because of her traditional Muslim dress, in a ruling on religious freedom that could have repercussions for multi-faith schools across the country.
"What is the BBC?" The question - asked by the prosecution in the Michael Jackson trial yesterday as documentary maker Martin Bashir took the stand - will be answered today by culture secretary Tessa Jowell as she unveils her green paper on the corporation. We're expecting it to provide for the scrapping of the board of governors and a tighter remit for programme makers. MediaGuardian.co.uk will be bringing us chapter and verse.
Here on Newsblog, Jane Perrone continues to monitor Steve Fossett's round-the-world solo record flight attempt, which you can keep up to date with here. Sarah Left, meanwhile, will be marking Yahoo!'s 10th birthday.
