Commonwealth leaders are gathering in Malta for a summit at which discussions on a possible make-or-break deal at world trade negotiations in Hong Kong next month may be overshadowed by concerns about democracy in member nation Uganda, where a senior opposition leader has been arrested on treason charges ahead of elections. A civic memorial service is being held in Bradford this afternoon to remember Sharon Beshenivsky, the PC shot dead by armed robbers a week ago, and George Best remains close to death in hospital.
We're also looking at a report that claims unhealthy foods are twice as likely to be included in supermarket price promotions - those "two for one" offers that get shoppers piling their trollies high - as fresh produce. In China, the scale of the crisis in the city of Harbin is becoming clearer: Chinese media are reporting that 100 tonnes of pollutants poured into the Songhua river.
Meanwhile Culture Vulture will be considering the return of Take That (minus Robbie Williams); here on News blog I'll be finding out why Iranian blogging phenomenon Hoder Derakhshan is homeless; and Mark Tran has been playing Texas hold'em at Sir Richard Branson's house (he wasn't there) for the launch of Virgin Poker.
